Marta Kristen

Marta Kristen
Born	Birgit Annalisa Rusanen February 26, 1945 (1945-02-26) (age 66) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1960–present
Spouse	Oswald Gooden (1963 - 1974) Kevin Kane (1974 - present)
Website
http://www.martakristen.com

Marta Kristen (born February 26, 1945) is an American actress.

The naturally blonde-haired Kristen is best-known for her role as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's beautiful daughter, Judy Robinson, in the television series Lost in Space (1965–1968). Marta played the part of the space family's eldest child, a mature "20-something woman" near the age group of the space pilot, played by Mark Goddard. Her mature role allowed adult form-fitting fashions and hairstyles, as shown in publicity photos of the TV series.

Biography

Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier father who was killed during World War II. She was adopted in 1949 by an American couple from Detroit, Michigan and was renamed Marta. She moved to Los Angeles, California, with her family in 1959 and is a graduate of Santa Monica High School.

Her first success in acting was the role of Lorelei in the 1965 movie Beach Blanket Bingo. She would later star in Lost in Space and make numerous guest appearances on television shows. When her daughter was born in 1969 she began making television commercials and eventually appeared in more than 40. In recent years she has starred in the 1998 television movie Lost in Space Forever and had a cameo role in the 1998 movie Lost in Space. She also appeared in the A&E Biography Jonathan Harris, Never Fear Smith Is Here in 2002.

Personal

Kirsten's personal life has revolved around discovering her roots, caring for her daughter, and now caring for her granddaughter. On a trip to Finland in 1969 she located her birth mother, Helmi Rusanen and an older sister whom she had never met, and in 1997 she discovered a brother residing in Australia. She met her second husband, Kevin Kane, in 1974.

See also

• Lost in Space cast: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy.

References

• Marta Kristen at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website

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Name	Kristen, Marta
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Date of birth	February 26, 1945
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
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