Lyn April Parnes, born on April 8, 1925, in New York City, New York, to Max and Evelyn Parnes, began her journey in the entertainment industry with bit parts on and off Broadway, even touring with the Pajama Tops ensemble before making her way to Los Angeles.
In Los Angeles, Parnes landed a notable role in the 1961 film "The 7th Commandment", a feature distributed exclusively to drive-in vendors, in which she portrayed the femme-fatal Terry James, who takes the fall for an auto accident after her boyfriend, suffering amnesia, deserts the scene.
Although Parnes' portrayal of Terry James is considered one of the most lost pieces of cinematic history, her icy and bad-girl image continues to be cherished by avid cult film enthusiasts.
In addition to her acting career, Parnes also attempted to sell her own screenplay writings, including "The Composite", which she hoped to get the attention of Alfred Hitchcock.
In the 1980s, after decades of being out of the Hollywood circuit, Parnes relocated to Half Moon Bay's Burlingame, California, where she became an honored member of the Toastmasters organization.
Tragically, Parnes battled uterine cancer twice, first in the mid-60s and again in the late 90s, before succumbing to the disease on October 25, 2007, at the age of 82.
