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Celeste Yarnall

Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born July 26, 1944Died October 7, 2018 (74 years)
Celeste Jeanne Yarnall (July 26, 1944 – October 7, 2018) was an American actress. She was an amazing woman of many talents who has been very successful in a diverse number of fields. There appears to be nothing she cannot do when she puts her mind to it. Apart from her initial career as model, spokesperson and actress, Celeste has also managed several talented screenwriters, segued into the commercial real estate business, become a championship Tonkinese cat breeder, run her own successful company, hosted a radio show, produced a "How to" video and regularly appears as a speaker/lecturer.

At a time when many people would be thinking of an easier life, Celeste studied for and received her Ph. D in nutrition in 1998 and now serves as adjunct professor of nutrition at the Pacific Western University. In addition, Celeste has written two best selling books: 'Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Cats', and 'Natural Dog Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Dogs'.

As a model and actress, Celeste was renowned for her beauty and very becoming figure, being named the Foreign Press' Most Photogenic Beauty of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. She was also the National Association of Theater Owners Most Promising New Star of 1968. Celeste is currently featured as Miss April in Cedco Publishing's popular wall calendar for 2002. The April 2002 issue of 'Femme Fatale' magazine also features a detailed article about Celeste.

For Elvis Presley fans, Celeste is remembered as "Ellen", the beautiful young woman Elvis romanced with the song, "A Little Less Conversation", in the film, Live a Little, Love a Little (1968). As Elvis fans know, the track was recently re-mixed by progressive music producer/DJ, Junkie XL, and is currently topping charts around the world.

As one of the "swinging chicks of the 1960s", Celeste was not only interviewed by Thomas Lisanti for his fascinating book, "Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema (Interviews with Twenty Actresses from Biker, Beach and Elvis Movies)", but an eye-catching photograph of her was also used for the front cover. Celeste lives and bases her health care practice for cats and dogs in Los Angeles and lives in her new home in Westlake Village.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • Knots Landing
  • Sisters
  • The Velvet Vampire
  • The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
  • Femme

Known For

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
  • The Velvet Vampire
  • Beast of Blood
  • Live a Little, Love a Little
  • Eve
  • Midnight Kiss
  • Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman
  • Shrink Rap
  • The Cure

Filmography

2020
Unbelievable!!!!! · as Celeste
2007
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men · as Special Wedding Guest
2005
2003
Shrink Rap · as Gloria
1993
Midnight Kiss · as Sheila
1993
Born Yesterday · as Mrs. Hedges
1992
Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Mrs. Pemberton
1991
Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Gwendolyn
1991
Ambition · as Beverly Hills Shopper
1991
Driving Me Crazy · as Volvo Boss
1991
Sisters (TV Series) · as Rita Zaylor
1991
Daughters of Privilege · as Beautiful Woman
1990
Funny About Love · as Delta Gamma
1987
Fatal Beauty · as Laura
1979
Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Caroline Craig
1973
Scorpio · as Helen Thomas
1972
The Mechanic · as The Mark's Girl
1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler · as Ballerina
1971
The Velvet Vampire · as Diane Lefanu
1971
McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Miss Jones
1971
1970
Beast of Blood · as Myra J. Russell
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Florence (segment "love And The Postal Meeter")
1969
The Survivors (TV Series) · as Cast
1969
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) · as Ethel Miller
1968
1968
Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Marna Whelan
1968
Eve · as Eve
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Ilsa
1967
Mannix (TV Series)
1967
Captain Nice (TV Series)
1966
Star Trek (TV Series) · as Yeoman Martha Landon
1966
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Miss Devine
1965
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Wilhelmina
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Julie
1965
Gidget (TV Series)
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Andrea Fouchet
1964
Bewitched (TV Series)
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree · as College Girl
1963
A New Kind of Love · as Woman (uncredited)
1963
Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Blonde
1963
The Nutty Professor · as College Student
1960
Insight (TV Series) · as Viola
1960
My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Ginny Stewart
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Katie Kelly
1952

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