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'' (1969) with Liza Minnelli and co-starred in '' There Is No 13'' (1974), as well as appearing in other films. She was in the 1969

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'' Run, Angel, Run'' directed by

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and the 1972

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'' co-written by Jonathan Demme. She also appeared in the dark sex comedy/murder mystery ''

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'' (1971) with

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, directed by

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, whom she dated. Markov also starred opposite

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in two films: the 1972 ''

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'' and the 1974 '' The Arena'' (aka ''Naked Warriors''). During the making of the latter, she started dating producer

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; the two later married and Markov retired.'Interviews', ''Machete Maidens Unleashed'' website
accessed 14 July 2012

Partial filmography

*'' Run, Angel, Run'' (1969) as Meg Felton *''

'' (1969) (uncredited) *''

'' (1971) as Polly *''

'' (1972) as Lynn Forrest *''

'' (1972) as Karen Brent *'' Hawkins: Death and the Maiden'' (TV movie, 1973) as Theresa Ruth Colman *'' The Arena'' (1974) as Bodicia *'' There Is No 13'' (1974) as Number Eleven

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* 1948 births 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American people of Serbian descent Living people 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-stub