Lynne Marie Stewart was born on December 14 1946 in Los Angeles. She began her career as one of the legendary comedy troupe The Groundlings, which is where she met Paul Reubenes (best known for his character Pee-Wee Herman) and Phil Hartman. She made her film debut in 1971 in the movie Drive, He Said. In the Seventies she appeared in the movies American Graffiti (1973), Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973), I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now (1975), Tunnelvision (1976),l I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), Cracking Up (1977), Loose Shoes (1978), and The Last Married Couple in America (1980). She was a regular on the short-lived sitcom Husbands, Wives & Lovers. She appeared on the TV shows Temperatures Rising; The F.B.I.;, Karen, Hawaii Five-O; M*A*S*H; Quincy, M.E;, Alice;, America 2-Night;and CHiPs.
It was in 1980 that she originated the role of Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land, in Paul Reubens's stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show. HBO taped The Pee-wee Herman Show and aired it as a special the following year. The Pee-wee Herman Show would lead to the development of the live-action, Saturday morning show Pee-wee's Playhouse on which Lynne Marie Stewart once more played Miss Yvonne. She also played Miss Yvonne in the TV special Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse. In the Eighties she was a voice regular on the Saturday morning cartoons The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Superman, and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.. She was one of the cast of the sketch comedy show On the Television. She guest starred on the shows Madame's Place, One Day at a Time, Laugh Trax, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, American Playhouse, The Duck Factory, Dynasty, Remington Steele, TV 101, A Peaceable Kingdom, Night Court, and The Golden Girls.
During the Eighties Lynne Marie Stewart appeared in the movies Pandemonium (1982),Young Doctors in Love (1982), Weekend Pass (1984), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1986),\Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Summer School (1987), The Running Man (1987), Moving (1988), and Big Top Pee-wee (1988).
In the Nineties she was a regular on the show Night Stand. She was a voice on the animated cartoon Life with Louie. She guest starred on the shows WIOU, Empty Nest, In the Heat of the Night, Batman: The Animated Series, Reasonable Doubts, The Ring of the Musketeers, Herman's Head, Hope & Gloria, The Tick, Dream On, Suddenly Susan, Caroline in the City, The Secret World of Alec Mack, Alright Already. Almost Perfect, Working, and The Brian Benben Show. She appeare din the movies Double Trouble (1992), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Twin Sitters (1994), The Crazy Sitter (1994), Dunston Checks In (1996), Guinevere (1999), and Silicon Towers (1999).
It was in 2005 that Lynne Marie Sewart began playing Bonnie Kelly, Charlie's mom, on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Earlier in the decade of the Naughts she was a regular on Son of the Beach. She guest starred on the shows Spin City, The Brothers Garcia, According to Jim, Arrested Development, Significant Others, Grey's Anatomy, The Bad Girl's Guide, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Very Funny Show, American Body Shop, and State of the Union. She appeared in the films Enough (2002) and 50 Ways to Lose Your Lover (2004). She was a voice in the animated movie Barnyard (2006). She appeared as Miss Yvonne in the 2010 revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway.
In the Teens she continued to appear on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She appeared on the shows Dating After Divorce, Austin & Alley, Good Luck Charlie, Child of the '70s, Benched, 2 Broke Girls, Go-Go Boy Interrupted, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Nobodies, The Cook Kids, and AJ and the Queen. She appeared in the movies Bridesmaids (2011), Sparks (2013), We've Got Balls (2013), and Hickey (2016)/. She was the voice of Aunt Harriet in the animated movies Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. Two-Face (2017). In the 2020s she continued to appear on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Lynne Marie Stewart was an incredibly funny woman, one of the funniest comedic actresses to work in television and on film from the Eighties to the 2020s. She was wonderful as Miss Yvonne, consistently cheerful while at the same time engaging innuendo (although they were toned down for Pee-wee's Playhouse. Among her other roles was Barbara, the cheating girlfriend of Squiggy in two episodes of Laverne & Shirley and a nun in an episode of The Golden Girls She had a gift for playing characters who, no matter how briefly they appeared, were always memorable. She was a fantastic talent.
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