Marcia Strassman's "Kotter" death is sad news, even more so when considering the actress had been in the midst of a long-running battle with cancer during the past 7 years, until she finally passed away last Friday at her home. Earlier this week, her family confirmed Marcia Strassman's "Kotter" death.
Strassman first became notorious as a nurse in the first season of "M*A*S*H" in the 1970s, before landing a role on the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," which was her most famous role. But now, Marcia Strassman's "Kotter" death has given grief to fans of the old show.
The old 70s show was about a teacher who went back to the Brooklyn high school of his youth and dealing with some tough kids that made things all too hard - among those kids, there was a very young John Travolta in the role that first made him famous. The actor has yet to release any statement about Marcia Strassman's "Kotter" death.
As explained by the New York Times, Strassman was a born New Yorker who had her first role in theater as a teenager, in an off-Broadway musical called "Best Food Forward" - in the production, she replaced Liza Minnelli.
After she moved to Los Angeles, she started working in shows like "Providence," "Tremors" and "Third Watch," and also played the wife of inventor Rick Moranis in the Disney classic "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" - in other words, she was the person he apologized to for having their kids go through such a crazy time!
Strassman was also an active member of the Screen Actors Guild, being in its national board of members for many years. She was also an activist for the research of breast cancer, according to a report by Variety.
Marcia Strassman's "Kotter" death came at 66 for the actress, after having battled with breast cancer for seven years. Her co-stars from "Welcome Back, Kotter," Ron Palillo and Robert Hegyes, both died in 2012.
