Actress Marta Kristen was first "discovered" at a drive-in restaurant in Santa Monica, CA when producer/director/writer James B. Harris asked if she would like to try out for the title role in Lolita. Although her mother did not think it would be a good role for her, Harris helped her find an agent and shortly thereafter, she won her first role, on The Loretta Young Show.
Kristen gained fame as Judy Robinson, the daughter of Dr. Maureen Robinson (June Lockhart) and Professor John Robinson (Guy Williams) in the 1960s television series, Lost in Space.Official Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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Was left in an Oslo, Norway orphanage when she was two weeks oldOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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1948
Adopted by Professor and Mrs. Harold Soderquist of Detroit, MichiganOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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The Soderquists named her Marta in honor of the Oslo social worker who helped them with the international adoptionOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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The role of Lolita that she did not audition for when to Sue Lyon instead and the project also starred James Mason and Shelly WintersOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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1959
Relocated to California while her father, Professor Soderquist, was on sabbaticalOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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1960
Stayed in California after her parents returned to DetroitOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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Graduated from Hollywood Professional School at 16Official Site: Marta Kristen Biography
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Appeared in the 1998 film, Lost in SpaceOfficial Site: Marta Kristen Biography
