Lynne Marta

American actress (1945–2024)

Brick Huston

(m. 1968; div. 1976)

Lynne Marta (October 30, 1945 – January 11, 2024), also credited as Lynn Marta, was an American actress and singer.^[1]^[2]

Career

Marta's first screen credit was in 1966 in an episode of the comedy series Gidget. She was a regular on the syndicated variety program The Lloyd Thaxton Show^[3] and on the anthology series Love, American Style (1969-1974).^[3]^: 626 Her career was largely as a guest player on episodic television, and she often made multiple appearances on the same series as different characters (including The F.B.I., Cannon, Medical Center, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, Trapper John, M.D.,and Vega$).

During the mid-late 1970s, she appeared (as different characters) in three separate episodes of Starsky & Hutch. She appeared in episodes of ER; Caroline in the City; Designing Women; Gunsmoke; Matt Houston; Law & Order; Charlie's Angels; The Rockford Files; Kojak; Marcus Welby, M.D.; CHiPs; and The Rookies. She also appeared in the daytime soap operas Passions, The Young and the Restless, and Days of Our Lives.

Personal life

Born in Somerville, New Jersey, on October 30, 1945,^[4] Marta was one of two daughters born to George Marta, a first-generation Italian-American, and his wife, Ruth.^[5]

From 1968 to 1976, Marta was married to fellow TV actor Brick Huston, who died in 2018.^[6]

In 1983, People magazine reported that Marta and actor David Soul had an "open relationship".^[7] The article explained, "All through the Starsky and Hutch years David and Lynne lived together but spent time with other people."^[7]

Marta was an earwitness to the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989.^[8]

Marta died from cancer in Los Angeles, on January 11, 2024, at the age of 78.^[4]

Filmography

1971: Red Sky at Morning as Venery Ann Cloyd
1972: Joe Kidd as Elma
1972: 43: The Richard Petty Story as Lynda Petty
1973: Genesis II as Harper-Smythe
1975: Adams of Eagle Lake as Cindy
1975: Starsky & Hutch as Cheryl
1976: Help Me... I'm Possessed as Melanie Blackwood
1976: Once an Eagle as Celia Harrodson
1977: In the Glitter Palace as Ricki
1978: "CHiPs" as Beth Holmes
1980: Blood Beach as Jo
1980: Homeward Bound as Mary Jo Lawson
1984: Footloose as Lulu Warnicker
1985: Crime of Innocence as Lucille (uncredited)
1990: The First Power as Nun
1990: Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown as Frances
1990: 3 Men and a Little Lady as Morgan, School Teacher
1993: A Case for Murder as Marti Stevens
1993: Message from Nam as Nurse #2
1996: Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Matron
1997: Sleeping with the Devil as Judge Eberhardt
2002: Time of Fear as Mrs. LeDoux

References

^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Ancestrylibrary.com.
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^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 616–617. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Mike (16 January 2024). "Lynne Marta, Actress in 'Joe Kidd,' 'Footloose' and 'Love, American Style,' Dies at 78". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ George Marta obituary, legacy.com. Accessed July 31, 2022.
^ "Lynne Marta, Actress in 'Footloose' and 'Joe Kidd,' Dies at 78". Yahoo Entertainment.
^ ^a ^b Darrach, Brad; Diliberto, Gioia (April 18, 1983). "The Souls' Dark Night". People. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ FRED LEESON. "BARDO'S SISTER SENSED TROUBLE BEFORE ACTRESS WAS SHOT", The Oregonian (Portland, OR), September 28, 1991, FOURTH, LOCAL STORIES, pg. D04. NewsBank; accessed September 11, 2018.