Lynne Marta

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

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 and on the anthology series Love, American Style (1969-1974). 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 and death Born in Somerville, New Jersey, on October 30, 1945, Marta was one of two daughters born to George Marta, a first-generation Italian-American, and his wife, Ruth.

From 1968 to 1976, Marta was married to fellow television actor Brick Huston, who died in 2018.

In 1983, People magazine reported that Marta and actor David Soul had an "open relationship" in the 1970s. The article explained, "All through the Starsky and Hutch years David and Lynne lived together but spent time with other people." Soul died seven days before her.

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

Filmography

1971: Red Sky at Morning as Venery Ann Cloyd 1972: Joe Kidd as Elma 1972: 43: The Richard Petty Story as Lynda Petty 1972: The Rookies as Andrea 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 1977: Barnaby Jones as Lorraine 1978: "CHiPs" as Beth Holmes 1978: The Rockford Files - Heartaches of a Fool S5 E1 as Carrie Strayhorn 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