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 has 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 has 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, Marta was one of two daughters born to George Marta, a first-generation Italian-American, and his wife, Ruth.

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

Marta was an earwitness to the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989.

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
• 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