Marcia Strassman (born April 28, 1948 in New York City, United States) is an American actress best-known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and its first sequel.
Among her earliest acting credits was an appearance in an episode of The Patty Duke Show.
In 1967, she became a recording artist for UNI Records. Her debut single, The Flower Children, was a top 40 hit in many West Coast U.S. markets, most notably hitting #4 in San Diego and #2 in San Francisco; the track also hit the top 40 in Vancouver, Canada. However, the single failed to break out nationally in either country, stalling at #103 (U.S.). Strassman's followup release, "The Groovy World of Jack & Jill," charted in Denver but virtually nowhere else. A third single, 1968's "Star Gazer" (produced by Kim Fowley), failed to chart anywhere and brought Strassman's brief recording career to a close.
Returning to acting after a gap of a few years, Strassman landed the recurring role of nurse Margie Cutler in the earliest episodes of M*A*S*H. A regular character who was also shown in the opening title sequence when the series began, she disappeared from the show and was cut from the title sequence after appearing in just six episodes.
She landed her best-known role as Julie Kotter in Welcome Back, Kotter in 1975. The series lasted for four years. Strassman also appeared as a guest star on such '70s fare as The Rockford Files and other prime time dramas. In 1989–90, she had a costarring role in the 21 Jump Street spinoff, Booker.
Strassman also had movie roles in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992). She is frequently mistaken for WKRP in Cincinnati cast member Jan Smithers, to whom she bears a close resemblance.
External links
Marcia Strassman at the Internet Movie Database
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