Martha Smith

Born: 1952-10-16

Out of her hundreds of TV appearances, Martha Smith is perhaps best known as "Francine Desmond", intelligence agent (and nemesis of star Kate Jackson) on the CBS series "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983). Raised in Farmington, MI, Martha--an honor student with a mention in "Who's Who of American Students"--enrolled in Michigan State University at 17 to study psychology. She soon became an in-demand model and spokeswoman, whose travel demands uprooted her from her studies. She was "discovered" by a scout for "Playboy" magazine, selected as a centerfold (Miss July 1973) and promptly sent back on the road on press junkets. That road led to California. With the support of Universal Studios Contract Department, Martha honed her thespian skills in workshops while appearing in featured TV roles ("How the West Was Won" (1978), "Quincy M.E." (1976), "Charlie's Angels" (1976), etc.). Her first major film role was in the comedy blockbuster Animal House (1978), where her "Barbara 'Babs' Jansen" character, a devious cheerleader, was arch-rival to John Belushi's "Bluto". Shortly after, she shared star billing with Debbie Allen in the CBS pilot Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) (TV), which marked her professional singing/dancing debut.


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Animal House

as Barbara Sue "Babs" Jansen
Released: 1978-07-28

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi...

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Broadcast News

as Aaron's Soundwoman
Released: 1987-12-16

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy...

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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

as Tour Guide
Released: 2018-01-24

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy...

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Blood Link

as Hedwig
Released: 1982-10-15

A man who has been having psychic visions of himself killing naked women soon discovers that...

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Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

as Barbara 'Babs' Jensen
Released: 2003-08-26

A hilarious John Landis-created 'mockumentary' that provides updates on what became of Faber...

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Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self
Released: 2008-08-13

Documentary about the making of Animal House

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Ebony, Ivory and Jade

as Maggie 'Ivory' David
Released: 1979-08-03

In this prospective pilot, Mick Jade, a tennis bum-turned-Las Vegas-song-and-dance man, doubles...

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The Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi

as Kitty Carloff
Released: 2009-01-01

Dr. Anna Fugazzi is a young, attractive psychologist with a loving and devoted (albeit freakish)...

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The Winds of Autumn

as Maydell's Girl
Released: 1976-06-01

In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of...

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Alex and the Doberman Gang

as Susan Hamilton
Released: 1980-04-11

A more than slightly incompetent private eye inherits five doberman pinschers. The dogs at first...

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Quincy, M.E.

as Dianne Johnson
First aired: 1976-10-03

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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Charlie's Angels

as Shelley
First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Happy Days

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-15

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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Greek

as Mary Beth
First aired: 2007-07-09

Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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Taxi

as Mary Snyder
First aired: 1978-09-12

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain...

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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as Francine Desmond
First aired: 1983-10-03

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May...

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How the West Was Won

as Ellen Taylor
First aired: 1977-02-06

The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer...

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The Defenders

as Anita
First aired: 2010-09-22

The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it...

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Oliver Beene

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-03-09

Oliver Beene is an American sitcom. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and...

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Kingpin

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-02-02

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the...

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They Came from Outer Space

as Vicki McVicker
First aired: 1990-10-01

They Came from Outer Space is an American science fiction comedy series that aired in...

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