Originally, her character was meant to be the ‘love interest’ of the castaway’s pilot Major Don West. Eventually, Marta agreed to become a member of the Robinson family & the rest is history. When she later appeared on an episode of the series ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Marta caught the attention of Irwin Allen, who wanted to cast her in his next big Sci-Fi TV series & wouldn’t take no for an answer.
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Prior to LIS, Marta also scored roles in the Disney feature film ‘Savage Sam’ & later the beach party movie ‘Beach Blanket Bingo’, where she played the Mermaid ‘Lorelei’. That in-turn led to several guest-starring roles on some of the most popular TV shows of the early 60’s including The Loretta Young Show, Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons & Alfred Hitchcock Presents where she shared screen time with her future Robinson sibling Billy Mumy. Then in 1959, a family trip to California marked a fateful turn in her life, as Marta was later ‘discovered’ by a Hollywood producer while on a date at a drive-in in Santa Monica. As a teenager in Michigan, she was already acting in Summer Stock theatre by the age of fourteen. & displayed a talent for performing at an early age. Marta quickly adapted to her new family & home in the U.S. Harold Soderquist of Detroit, MI., who named Marta in honor of a social worker who helped her parents navigate her adoption process. She spent the first four years of her life living in an orphanage until she was adopted by Prof.
MARTA’S BIO: Born as Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo Norway at the end of WWII. Kristen has had a fascinating life before, during & after her time on the classic series. Well-known to LIS fans as the beautiful actress who played Judy Robinson, Ms. CALLING ALPHA CONTROL: MARTA KRISTEN EPISODE SYNOPSIS: We welcome a very special guest to Alpha Control Marta Kristen.
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