Bonni Lou Kern was an American actress.
One of the original Mouseketeers on the pioneering television program The Mickey Mouse Club, Kern starred alongside Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgess, and Sharon Baird when the show debuted on October 3, 1955, on the ABC television network.
Kern had the leading role in the first episode titled "Save Bonni Lou Kern!," cementing her name in Disney television history. The 14-year-old would spend two seasons on the popular television program.
She also appeared in the spinoff film Save the Wonder Mousketeers!, and worked as a puppeteer on The Muppet Show and The Great Muppet Caper (1981).
Kern died September 28, 2020, in Wooster, Ohio. She was 79.