10 Facts About Marta Kristen

Marta Kristen was born on February 26,1945 and is a Norwegian-born American actress.

Marta Kristen's character was a young adult, around 20 years of age.

Marta Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier father who was killed during World War II.

Marta Kristen's adoptive father was a professor of education at Wayne University, in Detroit.

In 1959, Marta Kristen moved to the Los Angeles area while her father was on sabbatical leave from his professorship.

Marta Kristen remained there with a guardian and graduated from Santa Monica High School.

Marta Kristen played the role of Lorelei in the 1965 movie Beach Blanket Bingo.

Marta Kristen starred in Lost in Space from its beginning in 1965 until its cancellation in 1968.

Marta Kristen provided voice work for the 2009 animated theatrical short "The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas" which included voice work from her Lost in Space co-stars Harris, Mumy, and Angela Cartwright.

Marta Kristen met her second husband, Kevin P Kane, in 1974 and they married on November 18,1978.