Franceen Cornfield is a Canadian Actress who appeared as Cherry (Balloons) an auditioning stripper at the Bare Facts Club, where Mork and Mindy go to investigate threats being made against Nelson in Season 2's Dial "N" for Nelson.
Biography[]
Franceen is from Montreal in Quebec. Her married name is Franceen Cornfield McBroom. [1]
Career[]
Franceen's onscreen career consists of two credits both for TV shows, with Mork and Mindy being her screen bow. [2] [1]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Dial 'N' for Nelson | Cherry |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Come Along With Me | Nurse |
Mork & Mindy[]
Franceen played Cherry, a stripper whose stage name is Cherry Balloons, due to the part Balloons play in her act. With Mindy going undercover as a fellow stripper (Miss Mindy Rose Lee, 'The Boulder Bombshell') and Mork as her agent, they meet Cherry at the auditions for the Bare Facts club.
Cherry is quickly ruled out as a suspect in the threatening phone calls to (and attack on) Nelson, both due to her somewhat limited intellect, and the fact that she shows no concern whatsoever about the place being closed. The reason it seems that, Nelson is being attacked. When she's called to perform by Ron the club manager, Cherry shows off her act, bursting the balloon's covering her body to the beat of the music, until a bored Ron calls a halt to the audition. Cherry remains to watch the others audition, including Mindy's reluctant abortive attempt, and Mork's attempt to fill in for her. Clearly amusing her.