Marta Martin
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Marta Alicia Martin is an American
television and film actress.
. She is of partial Mexican American
heritage on her mother side. She is one of four children. She relocated to California
at the age of 19. She married singer-songwriter, producer Shawn Amos
in Lanikai, Hawaii on June 21, 1999. The couple have three children and reside in Los Angeles
.
co-starring Bruce Campbell
. Her roommate during her first years in Los Angeles was soap opera
and CSI: Miami
star Eva LaRue
. They remain best friends to this day.
Martin spent much of the 1990s guest-starring in a variety of network sitcoms and dramas, including NYPD Blue
, Dharma & Greg
, Players, and Ned and Stacey. She was part of the original cast of the ABC
drama Brothers & Sisters, before the cast was overhauled prior to premiering.
Her most recent television work was the 2007 Lifetime
movie Christmas in Paradise co-starring Eureka
star Colin Ferguson
. She co-starred in the 2009 film release Skills Like This which won the Audience Award at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television and film actress.
Personal life
Martin was born in Medina, OhioMedina, Ohio
In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males...
. She is of partial Mexican American
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
heritage on her mother side. She is one of four children. She relocated to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
at the age of 19. She married singer-songwriter, producer Shawn Amos
Shawn Amos
Shawn Ellis Amos is an American songwriter, singer, record producer, web personality and content creator, and pop culture commentator....
in Lanikai, Hawaii on June 21, 1999. The couple have three children and reside in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Work
In 1987, Martin came to Los Angeles on a Greyhound bus with $500. After a series of odd jobs, she landed her first film role (performing under the name “Marta Alica”) in the film MindwarpMindwarp (film)
Mindwarp is a 1992 post-apocalyptic science fiction movie, starring Bruce Campbell as Stover, Angus Scrimm as the Seer, Marta Martin as Judy, Elizabeth Kent as Cornelia, and Wendy Sandow as Claude...
co-starring Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor. As a cult movie actor, Campbell starred as Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L.A. and Sundown:...
. Her roommate during her first years in Los Angeles was soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
and CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
star Eva LaRue
Eva LaRue
Eva Maria LaRue is an American model and actress. She is best known as Doctor Maria Santos on All My Children, and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami, portraying Detective Natalia Boa Vista of the Miami-Dade Police Department.-Early life:LaRue was born Eva Maria LaRuy in Long Beach, California to...
. They remain best friends to this day.
Martin spent much of the 1990s guest-starring in a variety of network sitcoms and dramas, including NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
, Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
, Players, and Ned and Stacey. She was part of the original cast of the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
drama Brothers & Sisters, before the cast was overhauled prior to premiering.
Her most recent television work was the 2007 Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
movie Christmas in Paradise co-starring Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
star Colin Ferguson
Colin Ferguson (actor)
Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal....
. She co-starred in the 2009 film release Skills Like This which won the Audience Award at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival.
Filmography
- Star Trek (2009)
- Christmas in ParadiseChristmas in ParadiseChristmas in Paradise is a 2007 Lifetime television movie starring Charlotte Ross, Colin Ferguson, Devon Werkheiser, Josie Loren, Kenton Duty and Aria Wallace about two families who find companionship during a Caribbean Christmas holiday, only to have their idyllic vacation disrupted by an...
(2007) - SharkShark (TV series)Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
(1 episode, 2007) - Skills Like This (2007)
- EyesEyes (TV series)Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enforcement would fall short...
(1 episode, 2007) - Brothers & Sisters (1 episode, unaired pilot 2007)
- CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
(1 episode, 2004) - CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
(1 episode, 2004) - Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(1 episode, 2003) - CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(1 episode, 2002) - City of Angels (1 episode, 2000)
- Any Day Now (1 episode, 1999)
- NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
(2 episodes, 1994–1999) - Dharma & GregDharma & GregDharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
(1 episode, 1998) - Team Knight RiderTeam Knight RiderTeam Knight Rider is a syndicated television spin-off series of the Knight Rider franchise that ran between 1997 and 1998. TKR was created by writer/producers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman, based on the original series created by Glen A. Larson, who was an executive producer...
(2 episodes, 1998) - Players (2 episodes, 1997)
- Diagnosis MurderDiagnosis MurderDiagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
(1 episode, 1997) - Silk StalkingsSilk StalkingsSilk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
(1 episode, 1996) - JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
(1 episode, 1995) - Ned & StaceyNed & StaceyNed & Stacey is a US television sitcom that aired on the FOX network from 1995 to 1997. It starred Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing. The major thread of the series was that the two were brought together in a marriage of convenience—Ned Dorsey needed to be married to get a promotion at...
(2 episodes, 1995) - Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995)
- Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(1 episode, 1995) - Danger TheatreDanger TheatreDanger Theatre was a half-hour comedy anthology series for television, produced by Universal Studios and originally aired on the American Fox network in 1993....
(1 episode, 1993) - MindwarpMindwarp (film)Mindwarp is a 1992 post-apocalyptic science fiction movie, starring Bruce Campbell as Stover, Angus Scrimm as the Seer, Marta Martin as Judy, Elizabeth Kent as Cornelia, and Wendy Sandow as Claude...
(1992) - Monday Morning (1990)