years_active children birth_place nationality name parents birth_date alt spouse article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
1975 -- present 3 new york city , new york , u.s. american dinah manoff arnold manoff lee grant 25 january 1958 dinah mortell jean-marc joubert 1980 1985 divorced arthur mortell 1997 dinah manoff
 santa monica high school dinah beth manoff actress , television director actors studio
dinah manoff

dinah beth manoff -lrb- born january 25 , 1958 -rrb- is an american stage , film and television actress and television director best known for her roles as elaine lefkowitz on `` soap '' , marty maraschino in the film `` grease '' , libby tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of `` i ought to be in pictures '' , for which she won a tony award , and carol weston on `` empty nest '' .
manoff has also starred in numerous television movies and guest starred on various television programs in this timespan .
she mostly appeared on tv during the 1990s , but she has been seen in more recent theatrical films such as `` the amati girls '' and `` bart got a room '' and a co-starring role on `` state of grace '' .
manoff is the daughter of actress lee grant and screenwriter arnold manoff .
since 1997 , manoff has been married to arthur mortell and currently resides in bainbridge island , washington .
she had previously resided in los angeles , california and new york city , new york .
