Education
Born in Decatur, Illinois and raised in Santa Monica, California, she attended Santa Monica High School.
Born in Decatur, Illinois and raised in Santa Monica, California, she attended Santa Monica High School.
Acting career Her first film role was The Manitoba in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956). Her other film roles included The Mugger (1958),, Goodbye Columbus (1969),,, and Chuck Russell"s cult film where she played the role of Amanda Krueger, the mother of killer Freddy Krueger. Her last film role is in.
Martin starred on Mr.
Sunshine. Other well-known roles included the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds and the soap opera Santa Barbara. She had a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show as Mistress
Lauder. She made many guest appearances on various television series, including Ben Casey, The Untouchables, The Twilight Zone, two episodes of " The Fugitive ", Star Trek: The Next Generation as Victoria Miller in the season 1 episode "Haven", and Rose, the secretary of murderer Alex Brady in the Columbo television movie, Murder, Smoke and Shadows.
In 1965, she played co-murderer Beth Fuller in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Fatal Fortune". She appeared on two episodes of The Golden Girls: first as the mean-spirited and nasty Frieda Claxton, who was told to drop dead by Rose Nylund, which she did.
One month after her appearance on The Golden Girls, she appeared as Valerie"s mean chain-smoking Aunt Josephine on The Hogan Family. Personal life Death She died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at her Malibu home.
She was 82. Martin suffered from emphysema.