Marta Heflin Biography

Fast Facts

• Came from a Hollywood family that included her Oscar-winning uncle Van Heflin, "All My Children" actress aunt Frances Heflin, and theater producer and journalist mother Julia Heflin
• Worked as a cabaret singer, performing in New York nightclubs and often receiving high praise for her singing voice
• Got her big break in 1967, when she stepped in without rehearsal to fill a prominent role in the musical "Brigadoon" after the actress performing the part caught pneumonia
• Often appeared in films directed by Robert Altman, including "A Perfect Couple," "A Wedding," and "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean․"
• Best known for her role as Edna Louise in both the Broadway and film productions of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean․"
• Was often described as being waifish and unconventionally beautiful, which made her portrayals of average people in films believable
• Appeared in Broadway productions of "Fiddler on the Roof," "Hair," "Jesus Christ Superstar," and others