 marcia ann strassman (april 28, 1948&nbsp;â october 24, 2014) was an american actress and singer, best known for her roles in m*a*s*h, as julie kotter in welcome back, kotter and as diane szalinski in the 1989 feature film honey, i shrunk the kids; its sequel honey, i blew up the kid; and the 3-d film spin-off honey, i shrunk the audience!, which was shown at several disney theme parks through mid-2010. ==life and career== strassman was born in new york city and raised in passaic, new jersey. among her earliest acting credits was an appearance in an episode of the patty duke show. in 1963, at age 15, she succeeded liza minnelli in the role of ethel hofflinger in the off-broadway musical best foot forward.best foot forward at the internet off-broadway database. in 1967, she became a recording artist for uni records. her debut single, "the flower children", was a top-40 hit in many west coast u.s. markets, hitting #4 in san diego and #2 in san francisco; the track also hit #3 in vancouver, british columbia (both at cklg 730 am and cfun 1410 am in july 1967). however, the single failed to break out nationally in either country; the record stalled at #105 in the u.s., and just sneaked into rpm's top 100 for canada, peaking at #95. her follow-up release, "the groovy world of jack & jill", charted in denver, colorado, but virtually nowhere else.marcia strassman profile, las-solanas.com; accessed october 26, 2014. a third single, 1968's "star gazer" (produced by kim fowley), failed to chart anywhere and brought strassman's brief recording career to a close. returning to acting after a gap of a few years, she landed the recurring role of nurse margie cutler in six early episodes of m*a*s*h. she landed her best-known role as julie kotter, the wife of titl
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