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Cornell's first major role was as Sara Rush, "a ditzy, big-breasted blonde",<ref>{{cite book| first=Elana| last=Levine| title=Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0B1y4YV5ji8C&q=cornell| page=162| publisher=Duke University Press| date=January 9, 2007| isbn=978-0-8223-3919-9}}</ref> on ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'' from 1980–85.<ref>{{cite book| first=Marla| last=Brooks| title=The American Family on Television: A Chronology of 121 Shows, 1948–2004| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qOUyBwAAQBAJ&q=too+close+for+comfort| publisher=McFarland| date=March 12, 2015| page=132| isbn=978-1-4766-0690-3}}</ref> In 1982, at the height of the sitcom's popularity, Cornell was described by [[sexologist]] [[Robert T. Francoeur]] as providing a modern example of "classic female stereotypes in the mold of [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Jayne Mansfield]]".<ref>{{cite book| first=Robert T.| last=Francoeur| title=Becoming a Sexual Person| url=https://archive.org/details/becomingsexualpe0000fran/page/474/mode/2up?q=cornell| publisher=Macmillan| year=1982| page=474| isbn=978-0-0233-9220-7}}</ref>
 
Cornell appeared in single episode roles on numerous television series over the years, including ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'',<ref>{{cite book| first1=David| last1=Hofstede| first2=Jack| last2=Condon| title=Charlie's Angels Casebook| publisher=Pomegranate Press| year=2000| isbn=978-0-9388-1720-8}}</ref> ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' (the pilot episode)<ref>{{cite web| title=Quantum Leap 20th Anniversary Convention| url=http://www.leapback2009.com/gueststars.htm#Lydia| website=The Leap Back 2009| date=December 31, 2009| access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'',<ref name=knight>Huth, Joe F. and Richie F. Levine. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=5fgxxijqTb8C&pg=PP1&dq=Knight+Rider+Legacy:+The+Unofficial+Guide+to+the+Knight+Rider+Universe&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtyMyvha72AhVDkYkEHbr5AQYQ6wF6BAgFEAE#v=onepage&q=cornell&f=false Knight Rider Legacy: The Unofficial Guide to the Knight Rider Universe]" iUniverse (January 1, 2004) p. 200. {{ISBN|978-0-5952-9848-8}}</ref> ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'',<ref name=duke>{{cite book| first=David| last=Hofstede| title=The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VHV5iZH9uG4C&q=cornell| publisher=St. Martin's Griffin| year=2005| isbn=978-0-3123-5374-2}}</ref> ''[[The A-Team]]'',<ref>{{cite book| first=Jon| last=Abbott| title=Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dc0TF0GHAmAC&q=cornell| publisher=McFarland| date=September 12, 2009| page=153| isbn=978-0-7864-5401-3}}</ref> ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'', ''[[Simon & Simon]]'', ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'',{{sfn|Abbott|2009|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Dc0TF0GHAmAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Stephen+J.+Cannell+Television+Productions:+A+History+of+All+Series+and+Pilots&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu6bimh672AhURk4kEHX01DcQQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=cornell&f=false 212]}} ''[[Hardball (1989 TV series)|Hardball]]'',<ref>{{cite book| first=Vincent| last=Terrace| title=Television Character and Story Facts: Over 110,000 Details from 1,008 Shows, 1945–1992| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jUbAQAAIAAJ&q=cornell| publisher=McFarland| year=1993| page=193| isbn=978-0-8995-0891-7}}</ref> ''[[Black Scorpion (TV series)|Black Scorpion]]'',<ref>{{cite book| first=John Kenneth| last=Muir| title=The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dx6hBAAAQBAJ&q=cornell| edition=2nd| publisher=McFarland| date=August 21, 2008| page=155| isbn=978-0-7864-3755-9| url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' and ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''. She also appeared as a guest on episodes of television game shows, such as ''[[Battle of the Network Stars]]'', ''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Super Password]]'' and ''[[Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour]]''.
 
== Filmography ==