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Marcia Strassman’s best-known roles
Julie Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter
Strassman’s breakthrough television role was Julie Kotter, wife of teacher Gabe Kotter, on ABC’s Welcome Back, Kotter. The series ran from 1975 to 1979. The Television Academy and the Associated Press obituary carried by The Washington Post identify the role as a major part of her career.
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Diane Szalinski in Disney’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
In the 1989 family comedy, Strassman played Diane Szalinski, the wife and mother in the family at the center of the story. She returned as Diane in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Disney reference site D23 records both films and her role.
Her other television work and union service
Strassman’s television credits included Nurse Margie Cutler in the first season of M*A*S*H*, as well as appearances in The Love Boat, The Rockford Files, Magnum, P.I., Tremors, Third Watch and Providence. The Television Academy’s biographical profile lists her career credits.
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She also served performers beyond her acting work. SAG-AFTRA’s remembrance says Strassman served on national boards for SAG, AFTRA and SAG-AFTRA, as well as on union committees. Then-union president Ken Howard praised her range and the staying power of her roles in Welcome Back, Kotter and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
When and where did Marcia Strassman die?
The Los Angeles Times reported that Strassman died at her home in Sherman Oaks on October 24, 2014, aged 66. The Associated Press obituary published by The Washington Post also gives October 24. The Television Academy profile lists October 25, a one-day discrepancy in the recorded date.
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What was the cause of death?
Strassman died after a long battle with cancer. The Los Angeles Times and Associated Press accounts attributed breast cancer to her sister, Julie Strassman. CBS Los Angeles, however, reported that Strassman’s daughter told the station her mother died from bone cancer. Because the accounts differ, the specific type should be attributed to the source rather than treated as settled. See the Los Angeles Times obituary and CBS Los Angeles’ report.
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- Actors Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland, Lloyd Bridges & Robert Oliveri
- Director Randal Kleiser, Dean Cundey & Joe Johnston
- Certificate PG
- Languages English
At a glance
- Born: April 28, 1948, in New York City; she grew up in New Jersey.
- Known for: Julie Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and its sequel.
- Died: October 24, 2014, according to two contemporaneous accounts; the Television Academy lists October 25.
- Age: 66.
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