Anne-Marie Martin (born Edmonda Benton; November 11, 1957) is a Canadian retired actress, screenwriter and equestrian who is perhaps best known for playing Sgt. Dori Doreau in the American television comedy series ''

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'' from 1986 to 1988, as well as her roles in several horror films, such as '' Prom Night'' (1980) and ''

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'' (1981).

Early life

Martin was born Edmonda Benton in

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, Ontario on November 11, 1957. Prior to embarking on a screen acting career, she worked for theater director

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in Toronto, performing at the

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Career

In her early career, Martin was credited under the name Eddie Benton, most notably in the unsuccessful series pilot/telefilm ''

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'' (1978), for which she was paid $2,000 a week. She subsequently appeared in the slasher film '' Prom Night'' (1980), '' Savage Harvest'' (1981), ''

'' (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

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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 ''

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''. Prior to this she appeared in ''

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'' (1979), a low-budget Canadian science fiction film that attempted to capitalize on the popularity of ''Star Wars'' and ''Battlestar Galactica''. She was also a regular on the short-lived 1977 series '' Rafferty'' opposite

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and appeared in the equally short-lived ''

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'' in 1979. In the early 1980s, she appeared in a ''

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'' episode in which she and

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traded bodies. From 1982 to 1985, she appeared as attorney Gwen Davies on the

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''.

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subsequently cast her in ''

'', 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.

Personal life

Martin married author

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in 1987 (she 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 ''

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''. 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

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competition for Icelandic horses.FEIF WorldRanking Results of Anne-Marie Martin
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Filmography

Film

Television

Miscellaneous

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Anne-Marie Canadian film actresses Canadian soap opera actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Actresses from Toronto 20th-century Canadian actresses 1957 births