Marcia Strassman

Strassman is frequently mistaken for WKRP in Cincinnati cast member Jan Smithers, with whom she bears a close resemblance. Judy Tyler was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Ms. While driving through Wyoming, they were involved in an automobile accident that claimed both their lives. Prior to that, she also had a short-lived recurring role in the TV sitcom, M*A*S*H. After filming of the Presley movie finished, she and her second husband, Greg Lafayette, took a vacation. Marcia Strassman (born April 28, 1948 in New York City) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and the 1989 feature film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Offered an opportunity in Hollywood, Judy Tyler appeared in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso then starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock.

Like her mother, she became a chorus line dancer but then went on to a major role in the 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "Pipe Dream." Life magazine did a story on rising Broadway talent with Tyler on the magazine's cover as one of the up-and-coming stars. Her acting career began as a teenager with appearances on the "Howdy Doody" television show, as Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring. Born Judith Mae Hess, she came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting. Judy Tyler, born October 9, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States – died July 4, 1957 near Laramie, Wyoming, was an actress.