Marcia Strassman
| Marcia Strassman | |
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 Strassman in 1975. |
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| Born | Marcia A. Strassman April 28, 1948 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, television personality, activist, singer |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Marcia A. Strassman (born April 28, 1948) is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which was shown at several Disney theme parks through mid-2010.
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[edit] Career
Strassman was born in New York City. Among her earliest acting credits was an appearance in an episode of The Patty Duke Show. In 1967, she became a recording artist for UNI Records. Her debut single, "The Flower Children", was a top 40 hit in many West Coast U.S. markets, most notably hitting #4 in San Diego and #2 in San Francisco; the track also hit #2 in Vancouver, Canada (both at CKLG 730 AM and CFUN 1410 AM in July 1967). However, the single failed to break out nationally in either country, stalling at #103 (U.S.). Strassman's followup release, "The Groovy World of Jack & Jill," charted in Denver but virtually nowhere else.[1] A third single, 1968's "Star Gazer" (produced by Kim Fowley), failed to chart anywhere and brought Strassman's brief recording career to a close.
Returning to acting after a gap of a few years, Strassman landed the recurring role of nurse Margie Cutler in the earliest episodes of M*A*S*H. She appeared in six episodes.
She landed her best-known role as Julie Kotter in Welcome Back, Kotter in 1975. The series lasted for four years. Strassman also appeared as a guest star on such '70s fare as Time Express, The Rockford Files, The Love Boat, and other prime time dramas.
In 1980 she starred as Lenina Disney in a BBC production of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
In 1989–90, she had a costarring role in the 21 Jump Street spinoff, Booker. Strassman also had movie roles in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). In 1994, she reprised her role from those movies in the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!. She later went on to play Nancy Sterngood, in the short lived TV show, Tremors (TV series) (2003).
[edit] Personal life
Strassman married director Robert Collector in 1984 but they divorced in 1989.[citation needed] They had a daughter in 1987.[citation needed]
