Martha Gehman

{{Infobox person

| name = Martha Gehman

| birth_date = {{bya|1955}}

| nationality = American

| occupation = Actress, acting coach

| years_active = 1984–2015

}}

Martha Gehman (born 1955) is an American actress and acting coach, perhaps best known for her role as Ophelia in the 1985 cult classic The Legend of Billie Jean.Pantoga, Elfrieda. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U3oWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3914,7364216&dq=martha-gehman+ophelia&hl=en Billie Jean Pulls Punches], Milwaukee Sentinel, July 26, 1985[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xLkwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UT8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6936,389012&dq=legend-of-billie-jean+cult&hl=en Christian Slater has suddenly grown up], Bartow Press, February 12, 1996 (does not mention Gehman, but notes "cult" status of this film)

She also had supporting roles in The Flamingo Kid,Blank, Ed. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YOIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-WEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7065,2674580&dq=martha-gehman&hl=en Traditional values put to the test in an effective 'Flamingo Kid'], Pittsburgh Press, December 28, 1984 F/X, Threesome

and A Kiss Before Dying.

Gehman has a twin sister, Abbie, and is the daughter of actress Estelle Parsons and Richard Gehman.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB36E89C99DF29B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Parsons, Gehman stage real mother-daughter act], Chicago Sun-Times, November 23, 1989 ("Estelle Parsons... Now, the actress' own daughter, Martha Gehman, will appear with her on a New York stage. Gehman is an attractive blonde (her twin sister, Abbie, is an editor of the fashion magazine Mirabella).") Her nephew is football player Eben Britton.

She is currently a co-artistic director of the Actors Studio in New York.https://theactorsstudio.org/who-we-are/leadership/

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1984 \|{{sortname\|The\|Flamingo Kid}} \|Nikki Willis \|
1985 \|{{sortname\|The\|Legend of Billie Jean}} \|Ophelia \|
1986 \|F/X \|Andy \|
1988 \|{{sortname\|The\|Appointments of Dennis Jennings\|nolink=1}} \|Lisa \|Short film
1991 \|{{sortname\|A\|Kiss Before Dying\|A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film)}} \|Patricia Farren \|
1991 \|Father of the Bride \|Andrea \|
1994 \|Threesome \|Renay \|
1994 \|Unveiled \|Ellen Morrow \|
1996 \|Scorpion Spring \|Jo \|
1997 \|Mr. Jealousy \|Josselyn \|
1997 \|Walking to Waldheim \|Zelda Sher \|Short film
1998 \|Practical Magic \|Patty \|
1999 \|Trafficking \|Carmella \|
2004 \|Y.M.I. \|Forever \|
2005 \|Going Shopping \|Melanie \|
2011 \|Broken \|Karen Sanders (voice) \|Short film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

|{{sortname|The|Flamingo Kid}}

|Nikki Willis

1985

|{{sortname|The|Legend of Billie Jean}}

|Ophelia

1986

|F/X

|Andy

1988

|{{sortname|The|Appointments of Dennis Jennings|nolink=1}}

|Lisa

|Short film

1991

|{{sortname|A|Kiss Before Dying|A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film)}}

|Patricia Farren

1991

|Father of the Bride

|Andrea

1994

|Threesome

|Renay

1994

|Unveiled

|Ellen Morrow

1996

|Scorpion Spring

|Jo

1997

|Mr. Jealousy

|Josselyn

1997

|Walking to Waldheim

|Zelda Sher

|Short film

1998

|Practical Magic

|Patty

1999

|Trafficking

|Carmella

2004

|Y.M.I.

|Forever

2005

|Going Shopping

|Melanie

2011

|Broken

|Karen Sanders (voice)

|Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1984 \|CBS Schoolbreak Special \|Izzy Otis \|Episode: "The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School of Rules and Regulations"
1987 \|Spenser: For Hire \|Louanne \|Episode: "Gone Fishin'"
1991 \|Sunday Dinner \|Vicky Benedict \|Regular role (5 episodes)
1991 \|Murphy Brown \|Secretary #47 \|Episode: "Inside Murphy Brown"
1994 \|{{sortname\|The\|Nanny}} \|Betty \|Episode: "A Star Is Unborn"
1996 \|Days of Our Lives \|Michelle Bernard \|TV series
1997 \|Boston Common \|Molly \|Episode: "Soup to Nuts"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

|CBS Schoolbreak Special

|Izzy Otis

|Episode: "The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School of Rules and Regulations"

1987

|Spenser: For Hire

|Louanne