LYNETTE
LYNETTE BERNAY
     Also Credited as Lynn Bernay and Lynne Bernay
        8/18/1931 - 12/9/2008
NBC'S MATINEE THEATRE
Bettie  "Journey Into Darkness" 3/26/1957 Reran 3/6/1958
THE DOCTORS  Sheila Robbins  "To Live or To Dive"  5/3/1963
and
Television Special Â
INSIDE BEVERLY HILLS  Dancer  1956
movies
GUYS AND DOLLS  Dancer   1955
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK  Girl at Strawberry Springs Dance  1956
THE SAGA OF THE VIKING WOMEN AND THEIR VOYAGE TO THE WATERS OF THE GREAT SEA SERPENT    Dagda   1957
I BURY THE LIVING  Elizabeth Drexel   1958
GHOST OF THE CHINA SEA   Justine Woolf   1958
I MOBSTER   Eve  1959
VALLEY OF THE REDWOODS  Jan Spencer   1960
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM  Maria  1961
NIGHT OF EVIL  Linda Dietrich  1962
DRIVE, HE SAID  Dance Instructor  1971
STEELYARD BLUES  Bar Waitress   1973
LENNY  Girl in Dressing Room   1974
BROADWAY
MICHAEL TODD'S PEEP SHOWÂ Â 6/28/1950 - 2/25/1951
GUYS AND DOLLSÂ Â Â 11/24/1950 - 11/28/1953Â Â Replacement -- Dancer/Ensemble
CAN-CANÂ Â 5/7/1953 - 6/25/1955Â Â Replacement --Â Model, Dancer, Inchworm Understudy --Model
MISTER PRESIDENT  10/20/1962 - 6/8/1963   Dancer; East Indian Team Marching; Understudy -- Leslie Henderson Â
READY WHEN YOU ARE, C. B.  12/7/1964 - 2/13/1965  Standby -- Annie; FranÂ
ME AND THEEÂ Â Â 12/7/1965Â Â Â Understudy -- Lela; Alice Carter
THEATER
HARRY, NOON AND NIGHT  1965   Prostitute  Pocket Theatre  NYC
MUZEEKA    1968   Evelyn Landis  Provincetown Playhouse
Left acting and moved on to Costume Design/Wardrobe Department Work.
Family Ties
Sister --Â Â Carol Schwirck
Marriage --  Ted Jordan   Divorced
From the Santa Fe New Mexican Newspaper...
Lynn Bernay, 1931-2008: Friends say actress, dancer was 'larger than life'
December 13, 2008
Lynn Bernay, a dancer, actor and film costumer who had lived in Santa Fe off and on since the mid-1980s, died of brain cancer Tuesday at age 77.
Bernay, a former Hollywood insider, helped students discover writing and painting as forms of expression in a class she taught at the Santa Fe Community College with her friend Carol Cellucci. She coordinated Clothesline 2005, a fashion show presented by the Santa Fe Art Institute for the Southwest Design Conference, which drew national designers to Santa Fe.
Bernay was born and raised in New York City. In 1947, prior to graduating from high school, she began a professional dance career as a Radio City Rockette. She danced in Can Can and other musical hits on Broadway, and in the movie adaptations of Guys and Dolls and The Pajama Game.
Bernay also danced through the '50s and '60s in Singing in the Rain, and the Alan Freed series, Don't Knock the Rock, among others. She danced at the Copa Cabana and in most of the well-known TV variety shows back then including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Jackie Gleason Show
In an interview for a community college publication, Bernay said she was in love with Gene Kelly. "I had seen all of his movies so I ran away to Hollywood to meet him." She said she took a tour bus to the MGM lot, hid in the ladies' restroom until the bus left and then found the set where Kelly was filming Singing in the Rain. She introduced herself to him and said she wanted to dance in his movie. According to the story, he asked if she could do the Charleston. When she showed him she could, she started work the next day.
In her early 30s, she moved on to acting, playing, she said, bad girls, housewives, good girls and hookers. Looking to reinvent herself yet again, she became a production manager for her friend Jack Nicholson, which led directly to a new career as a costume supervisor and designer. Bernay designed feature films including Home Alone and Hearts of the West. She also designed TV movies in New Mexico.
"All who had the opportunity to work with her will remember Lynn as a bold, decisive, innovative and imaginative force. Her creativity, energy and zest for life made her seem, at times, larger than life," said her friend Richard Lange.
Bernay was also an accomplished painter, printmaker and mixed-media artist. Her work often addressed social and political issues and is in collections including several Hilton Hotels, Mobil Oil Corporation, Cincinnati Airport, and the Quail Run Development.
Bernay served as a volunteer teaching art to children in South Africa; she brought solace to patients at the cancer center at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center; and was a Big Sister to several young children.
"She had the mouth of a sailor, the soul of an artist, the face of an angel, the compassion of a saint, the courage of a lion, and a heart as big as the world," Lange said. "Milton Berle described her as 'one of the funniest women I know,' something her friends can attest to, as they recall rolling on the floor and convulsing with laughter at her humor."
Bernay is survived by her sister, Carol Schwirck; her brother-in-law, Steve; niece, Jessica Letson and husband Ben; grandnieces Hope and Kelly Letson.
A memorial to celebrate her life will be held at 1 p.m. Dec. 21 at a location to be determined. An open house will follow at Bernay's home, 43ll Lost Feather, in the Nava Adé neighborhood.
LIBERTY PART TWO...
SARAH WILSON
GOSSIP GIRL   Corinne  2009
AS THE WORLD TURNSÂ Â Â Liberty Ciccone Snyder # 2Â Â March - September 2010
and
AMERICAN ODYSSEY  Receptionist  (2 Episodes) 2015
LIMITLESS   Jessamyn Eubanks  (2 Episodes)  2015; 2016
movies
A LITTLE HELP  Amanda  2010
SURVIVING FAMILY   Terry Malone  2012
THE CATALYST   Becky  2016
ONE FALL   Claire  2016
BONESHAKER   Selfie   2016
SERUM   Lucy   2016
BECKS   Mercede   2017
THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS   Jennifer   2018
Upcoming
THE ANGLE OF THE WORLDÂ Â Â TBAÂ Â Post Production
THEATER
OF HUMAN BONDAGE
THE DINING ROOM
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
SPEED THE PLOW
OLEANNA
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
JITTERS
AWAKE AND SING!
TRAVESTIES
AS YOU LIKE IT
THREE SISTERS
BLACK COMEDY/THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND
CRUEL AND TENDER
THE COSMONAUT'S LAST MESSAGE
IL GIARDINO SERVER CHAD
JAMES LEON
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL   Chad the Il Giardino Server  March 2026
and
SEXY BEASTS  James the Beaver  (1)  2021
FROGGERÂ Â Â 2021
Upcoming
STRANGE ANOMALIES   Cedric  TBA  Completed
PodCast
ACTING LIKE AN ACTORÂ Â Â 2023
movies
THE RECKONINGÂ Â Â Â 2021
MUDCAT   DeJon  2022
EXILE   Francois  2022
BARBIE  Lifeguard   2023
THE RESELLERS   Randy   2024
THINGS LIKE THIS    Ben  2025
ME VS ME  Ray     2025
Upcoming
YOLA     Ahari   TBA   Completed
QUARTER  High School Sweetheart  TBA   Post Production
GETAWAY  Max   TBA   Post Production
A KILLER HIGH SCHOOL REUNION  Deron  TBA  Post ProductionÂ
HARSH REALITY: SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE  D. J.  TBA Pre Production
Music Video
TATE MCRAE: IT'S OK, I'M OK   Police Officer     2024
PHOTOGRAPHED WALLOW'S FIRST MINUTES IN OFFICE
JOHN BRANTLEY COLE, JR
   Also Credited as John Cole; John Brantley Cole
        2/10/???? - Present
PORT CHARLES   Unknown Role   Unknown Year
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS   Unknown Role  Unknown Year
TIME OF YOUR LIFE   Customer  1999
PASSIONS   Hawaiian Fireman  2006
GENERAL HOSPITAL   Andrew Chan  2009
           Mr. ___ Kwan    2009
MISTRESSES    Dr. ___ Platt  2013
GENERAL HOSPITAL   Photographer (Willow, Drew & Laura)  3/2/2026
and
24  Army Corporal Robson   2007
THE CASTING COUCHÂ Â Â 2014
BOO, BITCH!   Dr. Vu   2022
OUTDATED    Nathan   2023
PILOTS/PROPOSALS
THE DOCTORÂ Â Â Emergency Room Nurse # 3Â Â 2011
movies
THE MEET
THE MYSTERY MAN  Susie   1999
THE KABUKI JOINT   Trace   2003
I-SEE-YOU.COM Human Resources Executive  2006
WHAT TO DO AFTER BEING FIRED  John  2006
CLASS   Dr. Mana   2010   (Made for T. V.)
MONEYBALL   Young Jongewaard  2011
Upcoming
POSER    Salesperson   TBA   Filming
THEATER
DINOSAUR MOUNTAIN    Marco   AFT Tours
WEST SIDE STORY  Chino   Arkansas Repertory Â
WEST SIDE STORY   Chino  Lone Star Enterprises
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT   Casey  Center Stage NYC
THE DEATH ZONE    Dorje  The Blank Theatre  Los Angeles
PINAFORE! 2007 Boss; Sailor Johnny   Celebration Theatre Â
INTO THE WOODS   Wolf; Prince   Excalibur Theatre
PINAFORE!   Guest Artist   Kodak Theatre
HOOKING UP NICHOLAS
ZACHARY MARGULIES
   Also Credited As -- Zachary Margolis
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS  Justin  April 2026
and
LIFE'S LEMONADE   Grover  2015
SLEEP TIGHT   Ben  (2 Episodes)  2016
SUNNY FAMILY CULT   Young Roger (1 )  2018
AMERICAN CRIME STORY   Aide  (2 Episodes)  2021
QUANTUM LEAP   Technician  (2 Episodes)  2024
PodCast Â
BLACKOUT   Max   2021
PILOTS/PROPOSALS
GONE HOLLYWOOD  Intern Isaac   2019
DISINHERITEDÂ Â Â -- Picked Up
movies
CHAPERONESÂ Â Â Â
JEFF THE KILLER
3:13  THREE THIRTEEN  Joey Front  2014
BOYWOODÂ Â Â Pool Boy # 2Â Â 2015
GO TO SLEEP    Jeff   2016
SUNNY FAMILY CULT   Young Roger  2017
GIRL ON THE SIDE   Jason   2019
ENDLESS VIDEO   Jason   2020
THEATER
MACBETH   Banquo  Shakespeare's Globe Education
THE HIDDEN PEOPLE   Semangelof   Guthrie Theatre
@DRW50 @Franko @Paul Raven @jam6242 @Bright Eyes @Brolden @robbwolff
Several DAYS Dayplayers up next, with Lloyd Bridges tomorrow or Friday -- lots of credits there!
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