![]() ![]() Marta was taken back to her roots, as she played the role of a Norwegian Mom in a single episode of “Murphy Brown” (1994). She stepped back from full-time acting, but guest-starred in several TV shows such as “Mannix”(1972), “Project U.F.O” (1978), “Remington Steele” (1982) and “Trapper John” (1985). Marta then started raising her own family, all while appearing in over 40 TV commercials. The series was renamed “Lost In Space”, and she held the role from 1965 through 1968, and later appeared in a cameo role in its 1998 sequel. She initially refused the part, but agreed after a series of discussions. While filming the movie, she met Irwin Allen who was dead set on having Marta play Judy Robinson in his science fiction series, “Space Family Robinson”. Then in 1965, Marta shot to stardom when she played Lorelei the mermaid in “Beach Blanket Bingo”. In 1963 and ‘64, Marta was cast in several TV shows, including “The Dick Powell Theatre”, “The Eleventh Hour”, “Mr. The following year, she played Christine Staples in “Leave it to Beaver” and a dual role as Marjorie Stone/Jiffy Snack Girl in two episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, one of which was directed by Hitchcock himself. In 1960, she landed her debut feature role playing Bonnie in “The Loretta Young Show”. When Marta started her professional acting career, she adopted ‘Marta Kristen’ as her stage name. She was cast in Hugh Whitemore’s “Pack of Lies” (1989) in Theatre Palisades, and subsequently played the role of Emily Stilson in Arthur Kopit’s play, “Wings”, which won an award. In the latter years of her career, Marta took less film roles and became more active in the West Coast theaters. She also featured in “The Other” and “The Three Sisters”, both in Westbeth Theatre Center. While in New York City, Marta was cast in many theater productions, including a revival of William Saroyan’s “The Time of Your Life” in Cubiculo Theater. Marta has mentioned that the theater was and will always be her first love. Harris still helped Marta find an agent, who helped kick start her professional career. However, Marta’s mother discouraged her, so the role went to Sue Lyon instead, certainly an opportunity missed. ![]() He asked her to audition for the titular role of “Lolita”, which he was billed to produce. While eating hamburgers with a boyfriend in a Santa Monica drive-in restaurant, Marta was discovered by American film producer James B. She lived with a guardian until she matriculated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16. Soderquist and his family went to California during his sabbatical, where Marta enrolled into Santa Monica High School, and remained there even when her parents returned to Detroit the following year. She also took a drama course at the Detroit Civic Theatre. When Marta turned 14, she was cast in summer productions of “Taming of the Shrew” and “Little Women”. Her father’s colleague, on seeing Marta’s talent, referred her to the Will-O-Way Theatre in Birmingham. She attended Farmington Elementary School, where she discovered a love for acting, and at age 10, Marta starred in a comedy which she co-wrote with two friends. Upon moving to the US with her adoptive parents, Marta quickly adapted to the American culture and environment. Marta’s adoptive father, Harold Oliver was a Professor of Education at Wayne University, Detroit, but Bertha’s career has not been disclosed. A post shared by beauties yesterday and forever 1949, she was adopted by an American couple- Professor Harold Oliver Soderquist and his wife Bertha, who renamed her Marta Annalise Soderquist, after Marta Bentzen, the Norwegian social worker who helped them fast-track the adoption process. ![]()
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