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Lynn Benesch, born Lynn Benish in Westchester, New York, aka Lynn Chester, is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Meredith Lord Wolek on the daytime drama ''One Life to Live'' from 1969 to 1973.〔''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984'' Vincent Terrace〕〔''Daytime TV'' August 1987 interview.〕 In 1972 she won praise for her portrayal as a mother who had twins and one was stillborn; this led to addressing the issues around postpartum depression which was still struggling to be understood as a legitimate medical concern.〔''The One Life to Live'' Gerry Waggett〕 She briefly reprised the role in 1987, when her character's sister Victoria Lord, having an out of body experience, took a trip to Heaven and reunited her with deceased loved ones.〔''The soap opera encyclopedia'' Christopher Schemering〕 As Lynn Chester her theatrical credits include "Wait Until Dark" with Shirley Jones and "Star-Spangled Girl" with Anthony Perkins as well as the television series "General Hospital". A gifted singer and songwriter, she appeared with Skitch Henderson, and Wayland Pickard, with whom she co-wrote original songs which she performs in BBC-5's American import, radio soap opera "Milford-Haven" music episodes.〔Judith Robinson, "Whatever Happened To Lynn Benesch?", ''Soap Opera Digest, February 12, 1985.〕 She was a kindergarten teacher before going into acting and when younger she put on shows for Vietnam vets who were confined to a VA hospital in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with a childhood friend. ==Filmography== According to All Media Guide/New York Times: * ''The Doctors'' as Nora〔''The encyclopedia of TV science fiction'' Roger Fulton〕 * ''One Life to Live'' (1969-1973, 1987) - as Meredith "Merrie" Lord〔''The complete encyclopedia of television programs, 1947-1979, Volume 2'' Vincent Terrace〕〔''Total television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present'' Alex McNeil〕 * ''Comedy Tonight'' (1970)〔''Experimental television, test films, pilots, and trial series, 1925 through 1995'' Vincemt Terrace〕 * ''Planet of the Apes'' (1974)〔''Planet of the apes as American myth: race, politics, and popular culture'' Eric Greene〕〔''Planet of the apes: an unofficial companion'' David Hofstede〕〔''Science fiction television series: episode guides, histories, and casts and credits for 62 prime time shows, 1959 through 1989'' Mark Phillips, Frank Garcia〕 * ''Gunsmoke'' (1975) - as Zoe〔''Television westerns episode guide: all United States series, 1949-1996'' Harris M. Lentz〕 * ''Happy Days'' (1976) - as Miss Franklin〔''John Willis' Screen world'' 1979〕 * ''The Next Step Beyond'' (1978) (sequel series to ''One Step Beyond''〔''An Analytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond, 1959-1961'' John Kenneth Muir〕〔''Science fiction, horror and fantasy film and television credits'' Harris M. Lentz〕 * ''How the West Was Won'' (1978) - as Mina〔''Television drama series programming: a comprehensive chronicle, 1975-1980'' Larry James Gianakos〕 * ''Rhoda'' (1978)〔''Television, 1970-1980'' Vincemt Terrace〕 * ''The Great Brain'' (1978)〔''The motion picture guide, Volume 3'' Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross〕 * ''Starsky and Hutch'' (1979) - as Candy Reese * ''Hanging In'' (1979) - as Mona * ''Hunter's Moon'' (1979)〔''Motion picture players' credits: worldwide performers of 1967 through 1980 with filmographies of their entire careers, 1905-1983'' Jeffrey Oliviero〕 * ''Little House on the Prairie: What Ever Happened to the Class of '56?'' (1980) - as Amy Phillips Sawyer〔"TV guide", Volume 28, 1979〕 * ''The Sophisticated Gents'' (1981) - as Renee Marcus〔''Variety international show business reference, 1983'' Mike Kaplan〕 * ''Command 5'' (1985) - as Ann Bryan〔''Movies made for television: the telefeature and the mini-series, 1964-1986'' Alvin H. Marill〕 * ''The Young and the Restless'' (1986) - as Beverly Stark * ''Daytimes' Greatest Weddings'' (2004) - as Meredeth Lord Wolek 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lynn Benesch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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