Lynne Marie Stewart, the actress known for playing Miss Yvonne on Pee-wee’s Playhouse, died on February 21, 2025, at age 78. CBS News reported her death based on information from her spokesperson, Bette Smith. CBS News and the Television Academy list the same date.
What happened to Lynne Marie Stewart?
According to CBS News’s February 23, 2025, report, Stewart sought medical attention after feeling exhausted. Her spokesperson said doctors found a tumor near her liver and gallbladder, and described Stewart’s death as quick and unexpected. Those details come from the spokesperson’s account; the report does not establish a more specific diagnosis, such as a cancer type, through medical records. CBS News
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How old was Lynne Marie Stewart?
Stewart was 78. The Television Academy lists her birth date as December 14, 1946, and her date of passing as February 21, 2025. A California Arts Council meeting notice gives her age as 76, but that conflicts with those dates and CBS News’s contemporary report, which also says she was 78. Television Academy · CBS News · California Arts Council
Who did she play on Pee-wee’s Playhouse?
Stewart played Miss Yvonne, known as “The Most Beautiful Woman in Puppetland.” She first played the character in the 1981 stage production The Pee-Wee Herman Show and later reprised the role in the television series Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which CBS News says ran from 1986 to 1991. CBS News · Television Academy
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What other roles and work was she known for?
For a different generation of sitcom viewers, Stewart was recognizable as Bonnie Kelly, Charlie’s mother, on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, according to CBS News. The Television Academy describes her career as nearly 150 movie and television credits, including work on M*A*S*H*, Laverne & Shirley, American Graffiti, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, The Running Man, and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. These are selected credits, not a complete filmography. CBS News · Television Academy
Smith praised Stewart’s skill, telling CBS News, “She was a genius with her craft.” CBS News
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