Anne-Marie Martin

Career

In her early career, Martin was credited under the name Eddie Benton, most notably in the unsuccessful series pilot/telefilm Dr. Strange (1978), for which she was paid $2,000 a week. Martin had previously auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. She was also a regular on the short-lived 1977 series Rafferty opposite Patrick McGoohan and appeared in the equally short-lived Time Express in 1979.

In the early 1980s, she appeared in a Highway to Heaven episode in which she and Victor French traded bodies. Martin co-wrote, with Crichton, the screenplay to the 1996 film Twister. The couple separated in 2001 and divorced in 2003.

Martin went on to pursue her love of horses and ride competitively. She rode for Team USA in the World Championship competition for Icelandic horses.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1978 Dr. Strange Clea Lake As Eddie BentonTelevision film 1980 Prom Night Wendy As Eddie Benton 1981 Savage Harvest Wendy 1981 The Boogens Jessica Esford 1996 Twister Writer 1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Stella Breed Episode: "Twiki is Missing" 1984 The Young Ones Victorian Principle Episode: "Time" 1984 St. Elsewhere Mrs. Dowd Episode: "The Children's Hour" 1982–1985 Days of Our Lives Gwen Davies Series regular 1986 Highway to Heaven Linda Blackwell/Mark Gordon Episode: "Change of Life"