# Lynn Borden

Lynn Marie Freyse (March 24, 1937 – March 3, 2015) was an American film and television actress. She was known for playing Barbara Baxter in the final season of the American sitcom television series Hazel.

## Life and career

Borden was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Evelyn and Bill Freyse, a cartoonist, and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Borden attended the University of Arizona, where she performed in theatre and studied drama and psychology. Borden graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1958. In 1957 she had won the Miss Arizona pageant and been a runner-up in the Miss America Pageant.
Borden began her screen career in 1962 with an uncredited role as a party guest in the film Days of Wine and Roses. In 1965 she was cast as Barbara Baxter for the final season of Hazel. After the series ended in 1966 Borden appeared in other television programs, including The Fugitive, Get Smart, Fantasy Island and The Dick Van Dyke Show. She also starred and co-starred in films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Frogs, Black Mama White Mama, Walking Tall, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Savannah Smiles. Borden retired in 2006, last appearing in the police procedural television series CSI: NY.

## Personal life

Borden married Chris Borden in 1958. They divorced in 1963. Borden married Roger Brunelle in 1982, the marriage lasting until her death in 2015.

## Death

Borden died in March 2015 after an extended illness in Encino, California, at the age of 77.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Party Guest | uncredited |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | Starlet in Restaurant | uncredited |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Minor Role | uncredited |
| 1964 | Roustabout | College Girl | uncredited |
| 1968 | The Wrecking Crew | Miss Long Distance | uncredited |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Cutter | |
| 1972 | Frogs | Jenny Crockett | |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Kate's Girl | uncredited |
| 1972 | The Weekend Girl | Connie | TV movie |
| 1973 | Black Mama White Mama | Matron Densmore | |
| 1973 | Walking Tall | Margie Ann | |
| 1973 | This Is a Hijack | Diane | |
| 1973 | Breezy | Overnight Date | |
| 1974 | The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton | Miss Pinkey | TV movie |
| 1974 | Dirty Mary Crazy Larry | Evelyn Stanton | |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Party Girl | |
| 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Carol Callier | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Susan's Mother | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | General Hospital | Iris Jackson | unknown episodes |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Bus Passenger | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The New Phil Silvers Show | Factory Worker | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Second Model | 1 episode |
| 1965–1966 | Hazel | Barbara Baxter | Main cast (season 5) |
| 1967 | My Three Sons | Helen Mitchell | 1 episode |
| 1967–1968 | Family Affair | Marie/Marcia/Model | 3 episodes |
| 1967–1969 | Get Smart | Girl/Miss Parker | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | The F.B.I. | Jess Devlin | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Ironside | Gloria James | 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Mod Squad | Judy Belson | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Magical World of Disney | Miss Pinkey | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | McCoy | Grace Bishop | 1 episode |
| 1975 | McMillan & Wife | Sharon Joyce | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Police Story | Bette | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Petrocelli | Susan Kurry | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Enid Jordan | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Dog and Cat | Mavis | unknown episodes |
| 1977 | Starsky and Hutch | Roxy | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Nancy Preston | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Centennial | Vesta Volkema | 1 episode |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Gloria | 1 episode |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Elderly Woman with Dog | 1 episode |