Marcia Strassman
Biography
Marcia Strassman was an American actress and singer who took over the role of Ethel Hofflinger from Liza Minnelli in the Off-Broadway musical Best Foot Forward. In 1967 she signed with Uni Records and released a debut single, The Flower Children, that reached the top 40 in several West Coast markets without becoming a national hit. She returned to acting and won the part of Julie Kotter on the ABC comedy Welcome Back, Kotter in 1975, playing the character for four years. Her television work also took in guest spots on The Rockford Files and The Love Boat and the lead of Lenina Crowne in a 1980 production of Brave New World. She played Rick Moranis's wife in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992), and later appeared as Nancy Sterngood on Tremors. She died in 2014.
66years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Marcia Ann Strassman
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 34 years1980 to 2014
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A role that slipped away
In the Off-Broadway musical Best Foot Forward, Strassman took over the role of Ethel Hofflinger, succeeding Liza Minnelli in that part.
A first
Strassman's 1967 debut single "The Flower Children" was a regional hit, reaching number 4 in San Diego and number 2 in San Francisco, but stalled at number 105 nationally in the United States.
Marcia Strassman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid1992 Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fias Diane
IMDb rating 4.950K votes
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rick Moranis's page
Robert Oliveri's page
Amy O'Neill's page
Online
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