Born 1945 as Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, Norwegian-American actress Marta Kristen first appeared in a 1961 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, “Bang! You’re Dead”. Her first film role was in the 1963 Walt Disney production of Savage Sam. She played the role of Lorelei in the 1965 movie Beach Blanket Bingo.
Kristen is best known for her role as Judy Robinson, the oldest child of Professor John Robinson and his wife, Maureen, in the television series Lost in Space (1965–1968). Her character was a young adult, around 20 years of age. She also made the occasional film appearance in movies such as Terminal Island (1973), Once (1974), appearing as a bare breasted ‘Humanity’, and the science-fiction film Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); and had a cameo role in the 1998 movie Lost in Space.
Kristen also provided voice work for the 2009 animated theatrical short “The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas” which also included voice work from her Lost in Space co-stars Harris, Mumy, and Angela Cartwright.
Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portraits of young Marta Kristen in the 1960s and 1970s.
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