Actress Lynne Marta died Thursday at the age of 78 in her home in Los Angeles following a cancer battle.
Marta’s friend Chris Saint-Hilaire confirmed her passing to The Hollywood Reporter.
Marta spent four decades in show business, with her most prominent work coming in the movies Footloose and Joe Kidd; and on the TV shows Love, American Style, Starsky & Hutch, Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I. and Medical Center.
Marta, who was born October 31, 1948 in Somerville, New Jersey, had also been features on a number of shows produced by the late Aaron Spelling, including The Mod Squad, Charlie’s Angels, The Rookies, Matt Houston and Vega$.
She also had worked on a number of series produced by the late Quinn Martin, such as The Streets of San Francisco, Dan August, Cannon, Caribe and The Manhunter.
Actress Lynne Marta died Thursday at the age of 78 in her home in Los Angeles following a cancer battle. Pictured in 1977