Anne-Marie Martin

• Name — Anne-Marie Martin • Birth Name — Edmonda Benton • Born — 11 November 1957 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Known for — * Sledge Hammer! • Prom Night • Days of Our Lives • The Boogens • Occupation — * Actress • screenwriter • equestrian • Years Active — 1976–2003 • Other Names — Eddie Benton • Children — 1

Martin was born Edmonda Benton in Toronto, Ontario on November 11, 1957. Prior to embarking on a screen acting career, she worked for theatre director Hrant Alianak in Toronto, performing at the Theatre Passe Muraille.

• Illustration — Still of Martin as 'Wendy' in Prom Night In her early career, Martin was credited under the name Eddie Benton, most notably in the unsuccessful series pilot/telefilm Dr. Strange (1978), for which she was paid $2,000 a week. She subsequently appeared in the slasher film Prom Night (1980), Savage Harvest (1981), The Boogens (1981), and had a cameo in Halloween II (1981); as well as numerous TV series guest roles. Among these were Stella Breed, a woman with psychokinetic powers in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Twiki is Missing", and an officer who faces an amputation after injury in the line of duty on T. J. Hooker. Prior to this, Martin appeared in The Shape of Things to Come (1979), a low-budget Canadian science fiction film that attempted to capitalize on the popularity of Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. Martin had previously auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. She was also a regular on the short-lived 1977 series Rafferty opposite Patrick McGoohan and appeared in the equally short-lived Time Express in 1979. In the early 1980s, she appeared in a Highway to Heaven episode in which she and Victor French traded bodies. From 1982 to 1985, she appeared as attorney Gwen Davies on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Alan Spencer subsequently cast her in Sledge Hammer!, as Dori Doreau; he also wrote an episode of the series that allowed her to, if not exactly change bodies with Sledge Hammer, at least impersonate him. Martin appeared as Doreau on the series from 1986 until 1988.

Martin married author Michael Crichton in 1987 (she had had a small role in Crichton's film Runaway three years earlier), and following the cancellation of Sledge Hammer!, retired from TV and film acting. In 1989, they had a daughter, Taylor-Anne. Martin co-wrote, with Crichton, the screenplay to the 1996 film Twister. The couple separated in 2001 and divorced in 2003. Martin went on to pursue her love of horses and ride competitively. She rode for Team USA in the World Championship competition for Icelandic horses.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference • 1976 — Wonder Woman — June — Episode: "Beauty on Parade" • 1977 — data-sort-value="Streets of San Francisco, The" | The Streets of San Francisco — Lisa Demming — Episode: "Once a Con" • 1977 — Rafferty — Nurse Koscinski — 3 episodes • 1977 — Magic Mongo — Lola — Episode: "Two Faces of Donald" • 1978 — Switch — Jacy Young — Episode: "Photo Finish" • 1979 — 240-Robert — Lauri — Episode: "Earthquake" • 1979 — Time Express — Laureen Cole — Episode: "Rodeo/Cop" • 1980 — B. J. and the Bear — Deirdre — Episode: "BJ and the Witch" • 1980 — Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — Stella Breed — Episode: "Twiki is Missing" • 1981 — data-sort-value="Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, The" | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — Charlotte McGraw — Episode: "Keep on Buckin'" • 1983 — data-sort-value="Powers of Matthew Star, The" | The Powers of Matthew Star — Roxanne — Episode: "Brain Drain" • 1983 — T. J. Hooker — Officer Karen Hall — Episode: "Lady in Blue" • 1984 — data-sort-value="Young Ones, The" | The Young Ones — Victorian Principle — Episode: "Time" • 1984 — St. Elsewhere — Mrs. Dowd — Episode: "The Children's Hour" • 1982–1985 — Days of Our Lives — Gwen Davies — Series regular • 1986 — Highway to Heaven — Linda Blackwell/Mark Gordon — Episode: "Change of Life" • 1986–1988 — Sledge Hammer! — Dori Doreau — Main cast

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference • 2003 — Virtua Cop 3 — Janet T. Marshall — Video game

Anne-Marie Martin was recorded at birth as Edmonda Benton. Her recorded language was English. She married Michael Crichton.