Marilyn Martinez

{{short description|American actress}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|2|9}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|11|3|1955|2|9}}

| death_place = Los Angeles

| medium = Stand-up comedy

| nationality = American

| active = 1977 - 2007

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| spouse = John David Crowder

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| website = http://www.marilynmartinez.com

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Marilyn Martinez (February 9, 1955 – November 3, 2007) was an American stand up comedian and actress. She was a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.

Martinez was of Mexican descent. She appeared in numerous television comedy specials including 1st Amendment Stand Up; Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot and Hilarious; and The Latin Divas of Comedy. Her acting credits included My Wife and Kids and the film Pauly Shore Is Dead.{{cite web

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According to her website, Martinez died on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 10:16{{nbs}}a.m. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer almost nine months before.