Marta Kristen

At 5'4" and 123 lbs, Marta Kristen has a slim, petite frame that fits her classic 1960s screen presence. Her blonde hair and blue eyes were a natural match for the roles she played early in her career, from a beach girl to a space explorer. Born in Oslo, Norway, she was adopted by an American couple and grew up in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles in 1959.

Kristen is best known for playing Judy Robinson, the eldest daughter in the 1960s series Lost in Space. Her character was a mature young woman, often styled in adult fashions that stood out in publicity photos. She also appeared in films like Beach Blanket Bingo and Battle Beyond the Stars, as well as numerous TV shows and over 40 commercials. Her voice can be heard in the animated short The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas, which reunited her with several Lost in Space co-stars.

Her personal story includes a search for her birth family. While pregnant in 1969, she found her birth mother and a half-sister in Finland, and later discovered a brother in Australia. Kristen was married twice and lived in Santa Monica with her second husband, Kevin Kane, until his death in 2016. She has a daughter and a granddaughter, and the family shared their home with two rescue dogs. She is Norwegian by nationality, and her career has spanned decades in television and film.