# Anne-Marie Martin

Anne-Marie Martin (born Edmonda Benton; November 11, 1957) is a Canadian screenwriter, equestrian, and former actress who is best known for playing Sgt. Dori Doreau in the American television comedy series Sledge Hammer! from 1986 to 1988, as well as her roles in several horror films, such as Prom Night (1980) and The Boogens (1981).

## Early life

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

## Career

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.

## Personal life

Martin married author Michael Crichton 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 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Dr. Strange | Clea Lake | As Eddie Benton Television film |
| 1978 | Deadman's Curve | Nancy | As Eddie Benton |
| 1978 | Killer's Delight | First Victim – Girl with Dog | As Eddie Benton |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to Come | Kim Smedley | As Eddie Benton |
| 1980 | Waikiki | Penny | As Eddie Benton Television film |
| 1980 | Prom Night | Wendy | As Eddie Benton |
| 1981 | Savage Harvest | Wendy | |
| 1981 | The Boogens | Jessica Esford | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Darcy Essmont | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Runaway | Hooker at Bar | |
| 1996 | Twister | — | Writer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Wonder Woman | June | Episode: "Beauty on Parade" |
| 1977 | 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 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Charlotte McGraw | Episode: "Keep on Buckin'" |
| 1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Roxanne | Episode: "Brain Drain" |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Officer Karen Hall | Episode: "Lady in Blue" |
| 1984 | 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 |

### Miscellaneous

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2003 | Virtua Cop 3 | Janet T. Marshall | Video game | |