Celeste Yarnall

Celeste Jeanne Yarnall (July 26, 1944 – October 7, 2018) was an American actress primarily of the 1960s and 1970s. She started her career on television before moving to feature film roles.

Celeste Yarnall
Yarnall in 1967
Born
Celeste Jeanne Yarnall

(1944-07-26)July 26, 1944
Long Beach, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2018(2018-10-07) (aged 74)
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
OccupationActress
Years active1962–2018
Spouse(s)
  • Sheldon Silverstein
    ​
    (
    m. 1964; div. 1970)
    [1]
  • Robert Colman
    ​
    (
    m. 1979; div. 1990)
    [1]
  • Nazim Nazim
    ​
    (
    m. 2010⁠–⁠2018)
Children1
WebsiteCelesteYarnall.com

Career

A native of Long Beach, California, Yarnall was discovered by Ozzie Nelson and his son Ricky[2] in 1962 and appeared on their show The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. She was named Miss Rheingold 1964[3] (the last person to hold that title)[2] while modeling and appearing in TV commercials. She made her film debut in The Nutty Professor (1963) and, after appearing at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, was spotted by producer Harry Alan Towers, who scouted her to appear as the central character in his film Eve. She also appeared as a "Scream Queen" who is terrorized by a headless monster in the horror film Beast of Blood (1971).

Yarnall was known for her role as Yeoman Martha Landon in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple" (1967), a series she would return to in Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2006). She was cast in a small role opposite Elvis Presley in Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), as a party-goer wearing a glittery silver mini-dress and briefly a white fur coat, who captures Presley's attention and prompts him to sing "A Little Less Conversation". After she attended the Cannes Film Festival in 1968, the National Association of Theatre Owners named her "Most Promising New Star" for 1968, and the Foreign Press Corps named her "Most Photogenic Beauty of the Year".[2] In 1971, she starred as the titular vampire in Stephanie Rothman's low-budget film The Velvet Vampire, of which Dave Kehr of the Chicago Reader said, "Given the genre (horror) and the budget (extremely low), it may seem perverse to say that Stephanie Rothman's 1971 film is among the best women's films ever made, but so it is." [4]

Personal life

Yarnall was married to Sheldon Silverstein from 1964 until 1970, with Silverstein, she had her only child, a daughter, Camilla Yarnall (born 1970), and to Robert Colman from 1979 until 1990.[5] On July 2, 2010, she married British artist Nazim Nazim in Ventura, California.

Later years and death

When her acting career diminished, Yarnall began to work in real estate. Despite warnings about limited opportunities for success, she earned a six-figure income in her first year with a real-estate firm. By 1982, she owned Celeste Yarnall & Associates, which a syndicated columnist described as "one of L.A.'s top office real-estate firms."[6]

In 1998, Yarnall achieved a doctorate in nutrition, following which she taught nutrition at Pacific Western University. She also became a breeder of Tonkinese cats and wrote two books: Natural Dog Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Dogs and Natural Cat Care: A Complete Guide to Holistic Care for Cats.[5]

Yarnall died in Westlake Village, California on October 7, 2018, aged 74, from ovarian cancer which she had been diagnosed with in 2014.[7][8][9][10]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1963The Nutty ProfessorCollege StudentUncredited
1963A New Kind of LoveUncredited
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeCollege GirlUncredited
1966Around the World Under the SeaSecretary
1968EveEve
1968Live a Little, Love a LittleEllen
1969Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceSusan
1970Beast of BloodMyra J. Russell
1971The Velvet VampireDiane LeFanu
1972The MechanicThe Mark's Girl
1973ScorpioHelen Thomas
1987Fatal BeautyLaura
1990Shattered DreamsMadge
1990Funny About LoveMadge
1991Driving Me CrazyVolvo Boss
1991Driving Me CrazyBeverly Hills Shopper
1993Born YesterdayMrs. Hedges
1993Midnight KissSheila
2003Shrink RapGloria
2007The Two SistersNurse Louise Brennan
2012Elvis Found AliveCeleste Yarnall
2018Unbelievable!!!!!
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietGirlEpisode: "Rick and the Maid of Honor"
1962-1963My Three SonsGinny Stewart2 episodes
1966The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Andrea FouchetEpisode: "The Monks of St. Thomas Affair"
1966BewitchedStudent NurseEpisode: "And Then There Were Three"
1967Star Trek: The Original SeriesYeoman Martha LandonEpisode: "The Apple"
1968It Takes a ThiefIlsaEpisode: "Locked in the Cradle of the Keep"
1968Hogan's HeroesNanny / Wilhelmina2 episodes
1968Land of the GiantsMarna WhelanEpisode: "The Golden Cage"
1968BonanzaKatie KellyEpisode: "Queen High"
1969MannixTawnySeason 3-Episode 01: "Eagles Sometimes Can’t Fly"
1971ColumboGloriaEpisode: "Ransom for a Dead Man"
2007Star Trek: Of Gods and MenSpecial Wedding Guest

References
  1. "Celeste Yarnall". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  2. "Celeste Yarnall parlayed 'photogenic beauty' into career as 1960s love interest and cult star". National Post. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  3. "Tapped". Daily News. New York, New York City. December 20, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  4. Kehr, Dave. "The Velvet Vampire". Chicago Reader.
  5. "Celeste Yarnall, 74". Classic Images (522): 48. December 2018.
  6. Kleiner, Dick (October 1, 1982). "Starlet Finds Niche". Journal Gazette. Illinois, Mattoon. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 24. Retrieved December 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Evans, Greg (October 9, 2018). "Celeste Yarnall Dies: 'Star Trek' Actress & Elvis Co-Star Was 74". Deadline. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  8. "Celeste Yarnall's Cancer Battle -- In Her Own Words". StarTrek.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  9. "Remembering TOS Guest Star, Celeste Yarnall, 1944-2018". Startrek.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  10. "Celeste Yarnall, Alluring Actress of the 1960s, Dies at 74". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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