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Lorna Patterson

Acting Born Oct 1, 1956 Whittier, California, USA 16 credits

Biography

Lorna Patterson is an American film, stage and television actress and, more recently, a Jewish cantor. As an actress, her best-known roles were as Randy, the singing stewardess, in Airplane!, and as the lead in the television series Private Benjamin.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Murder, She Wrote

as Edie Lorraine
Film

Airplane!

as Randy
Film

Ella Enchanted

as Nikki Evashevsky

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Edie Lorraine
  • Hotel (1982) as Nancy Stanton
  • Airplane! (1980) as Randy
  • Major Dad (1989) as Sgt. Tammi Rae Perkins
  • Private Benjamin (1981) as Judy Benjamin
  • Working Stiffs (1979) as Nikki Evashevsky
  • Goodtime Girls (1980) as Betty Crandall
  • Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987) as Dr. Susan Rand
  • Nick & Noel (1993) as Leslie (voice)
  • The Impostor (1984) as Julie
  • Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)
  • Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (1981) as Laurie Morgan
  • The Lovebirds (1979) as Janine Burley
  • Beane's of Boston (1979) as Shirley Brahms
  • The Hangup (2025) as Kevin's Mom