Martha Smith

Early life and education Smith was born on October 16, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Farmington, Michigan. She was an honor student and received recognition in "Who's Who of American Students."

At age 17, Smith enrolled at Michigan State University to study psychology. The accompanying bio revealed her aspirations to become a filmmaker, stating she was already producing small films in Detroit and considering film school in California.

As a television actress, Smith is best known for her role as Agent Francine Desmond, part of the regular cast on the CBS adventure series Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She appeared in all four seasons from 1983 to 1987, alongside Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner. In 1982, she was cast as Sandy Horton on the NBC soap opera series Days of Our Lives.

Smith also guest-starred as Walt Driscoll's wife on Dallas, and as Swamp Thing's wife (Linda Holland) on the 1990 series Swamp Thing, from DC Comics.

Smith had guest appearances on several 1980s and 1990s American television game shows, including The $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid with Dick Clark, Super Password, Celebrity Hot Potato, Body Language, and The New Hollywood Squares.

In 2008, Smith recalled her experience working on the comedy classic: "Having just returned from the Chicago reunion event at Hollywood Boulevard, I can say it's never ceased to astonish me just how deeply this movie has carved itself into the American psyche. It's hard to know which is more impressive: the AFI Top 100 Funniest Films List, the induction into the Library of Congress National Film Registry or my personal favorite accolade – the parody issue of Mad Magazine."

Smith appeared on the HGTV real estate television series Selling LA one of Keller Williams's brokers. The third episode of the first season described her as having "an A-list Rolodex of busy clients, including legendary drummer Matt Sorum, former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses and member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver".

Her professional recognitions include the Gold Circle Award for Top Production and Keller Williams Agent of the Month (2011), Platinum Award for Top Production placing in the Top 15 out of approximately 350 agents (2012), and Global Realtor designation with IRES (2012). In 2023, she was ranked #3 Top Sales Agent of the Month in March and #9 Top Closed Volume Individual Agent out of over 700 agents for the year. where she acquired fluency in French and Italian.

Smith has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Noel Blanc, son of legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, on May 15, 1977. The marriage lasted nine years, ending in divorce in 1986.

On May 7, 2000, Smith married musician Keith England, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band, Montrose, and The Tubes. They met while performing together in a cabaret act in 1999. The couple resides in Beverly Hills, California and, as of 2025, have been married for 25 years. Smith has no children from either marriage.