Marcia Strassman, who portrayed Gabe Kotter's wife Julie Kotter on "Welcome Back, Kotter" and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", has died after a longtime battle against breast cancer. She was 66.
"They gave her 2½ years to live, but she lasted much longer," the star's sister Julie said in a statement, adding: "She was very courageous."
In March 2007 Strassman was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer that had spread to her bones. She died of the disease at her residence in Sherman Oaks, California on October 24, 2014.
Strassman starred for four seasons in the ABC comedy series "Welcome Back, Kotter" in 1975. Her best-known role was asked to endure home visits from teacher Gabe Kotter's troublesome students (called the "Sweathogs"), as well as Kotter's funny jokes that often framed the episodes.
The late actress also played nurse Margie Cutler in the earliest episodes of "M*A*S*H" (six episodes) and portrayed the mother in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid". In addition, she guest-starred several times on "Magnum, P.I." and "Booker," as well as "Third Watch" and "Providence."
Strassman, whose acting career started as a teenager and had a role in an episode of "The Patty Duke Show," also recorded pop singles in the late 1960s. In her later years, she became an advocate for breast cancer research.
R.I.P Marcia Strassman
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