Lovely, bubbly actress-singer Lynne Marta, best known for her roles in FOOTLOOSE & JOE KIDD and her personal/professional relationship with actor-singer David Soul, passed away from cancer on January 11th, 2024. She was 78.
Marta made her acting debut in an episode of GIDGET opposite Sally Field.
Her most recent film credit was the role of Mrs. LeDoux in the 2002 thriller TIME OF FEAR with Nick UNDER SIEGE Mancuso.
She was a guest star staple of 1970's TV.
My Marta film and TV faves include: Robert Duvall's charming mistress Elma, who is very friendly with JOE KIDD (Clint Eastwood), Lulu Warnicker in FOOTLOOSE, hot Harper-Smythe in the failed 1973 Gene Rodenberry pilot GENESIS II, Lynda Petty, Richard's wife, in 43: THE RICHARD PETTY STORY opposite Richard Petty as himself, one of the pretty but shallow Cloyd sisters (along with sexy Christina Hart) in RED SKY AT MORNING, Celia in the epic 1976 mini-series ONCE AN EAGLE, one of the Love, American Style players on the series of the same name and her many guest spots on her former lover/singing partner David Soul's hit series STARSKY & HUTCH.
Paul Koslo, Marta and Duvall
Elma, so pleasant and easy....going
Koslo interupts Clint's and Lynne's face time in KIDD
With Darren McGavin and Richard Petty in 43
FOOTLOOSE
Besides writing the song ''Nobody Loves You Quite Like You Do'' and singing it on STARSKY AND HUTCH, Marta performed with Soul on the duet ''Black Bean Soup'' , the flipside of his big hit ''Don't Give Up On Us''
With Soul on STARSKY AND HUTCH
Marta and Hart (HELTER SKELTER, CHARLEY VARRICK, THE BUNNY CAPER) on
the RED SKY set
GENESIS II with Alex Cord
Marta's other credits include: THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY, Charlene on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, THE OUTSIDER, DAN AUGUST, THE MANHUNTER, CANNON, YOUNG DR. KILDARE, THE ROOKIES, OWEN MARSHALL COUNSELLOR AT LAW (I believe she met Soul shooting the Love Child episode), CHARLIE'S ANGELS, COLUMBO, LAW & ORDER, GUNSMOKE, THE F.B.I., IN THE GLITTER PALACE, Tina Long on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, INSIGHT, KOJAK, the rotten HELP ME... I'M POSSESSED, ADAMS OF EAGLE LAKE, CARIBE, CITY OF ANGLES (the Wayne Rogers series), MEDICAL CENTER, THE ROCKFORD FILES, HOMEWARD BOUND with Soul, BLOOD BEACH, VEGA$, MATT HOUSTON, KNIGHT RIDER, OUR HOUSE, THE FIRST POWER, A CASE FOR MURDER, SLEEPING WITH THE DEVIL, ER, CROSSING JORDAN, DIAGNOSIS MURDER, BARNABY JONES, THE MONKEES and more.
THE MONKEES
Marta with Peter Falk on COLUMBO
With Ken Howard on THE MANHUNTER
Did you know...?
She was an earwitness to the murder of MY SISTER SAM actress Rebecca Schaeffer.
Marta at work:
Clip from STARSKY & HUTCH
Soul & Marta sing
Trailer for JOE KIDD
Clip from THE ROOKIES--with William Windom
Marta sings ''I'm Restless'' from the 1985 TV film STARCROSSED
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