Marta Kristen
Marta Kristen (born February 26, 1945 in Norway ), actually Birgit Annalisa Rusanen , is an American actress .
Life
Kristen was born in Norway to a Finnish and a German daughter. Her father died in World War II and her mother put her up for adoption . In 1949 she was adopted by an American family from Detroit who named her Marta. Ten years later, she moved to Los Angeles with her family and attended high school in Santa Monica .
In the early 1960s she received various guest roles in television series such as Dr. Kildare and Solo for ONKEL , before she received one of the leading roles in the series Lost Between Strange Worlds in 1965 , which she played in 84 episodes until 1968, and through which she became known nationwide in the USA. After the series ended, she first turned to the upbringing of her daughter, who was born in 1969, and played only a few roles during the 1970s and 1980s, mainly in series. She had feature film roles in men like the tigers and sador - rulers in space . She made a cameo in the remake Lost in Space .
Kristen is a second marriage and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
watch TV
- 1960: My Three Sons (My Three Sons)
- 1961: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Alfred Hitchcock Presents)
- 1963: Dr. Kildare
- 1964: Solo for ONCEL (The Man from UNCLE)
- 1965: Lost Between Alien Worlds (Lost in Space)
- 1972: Mannix
- 1978: Project UFO
- 1982: Remington Steele
- 1985: Trapper John, MD
- 1985: Fame - The Road to Fame (Fame)
- 1987: Agent with a Heart (Scarecrow and Mrs. King)
Movie
- 1973: Men like tigers (Terminal Island)
- 1980: Sador - ruler in space (Battle Beyond the Stars)
- 1996: The glow of violence (Harvest of Fire)
- 1998: Lost in Space
Web links
- Marta Kristen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Marta Kristen in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Official Homepage (English)
- Marta Kristen in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kristen, Marta |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rusanen, Birgit Annalisa (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Norway |