Marta DuBois

Marta Estela DuBois (December 15, 1952 – May 8, 2018)[1] was a Panamanian-American actress. DuBois had a steady career on episodes of numerous television series and films. She may be best known as the female lead -- homicide detective Roberta Hansen -- in the McBride franchise of 10 television films.

Marta DuBois
Born(1952-12-15)December 15, 1952
David, Chiriquí, Panama
DiedMay 8, 2018(2018-05-08) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1977–2018

Early years

DuBois was born in David, Chiriquí, Panama.[2]

Career

DuBois co-starred in the single season of the television series Tales of the Gold Monkey,[3]:1050-1051 which ran from September 1982 through June 1983. DuBois had a recurring role on Magnum, P.I. and made guest appearances on series such as Hardcastle and McCormick, The A-Team, L.A. Law, Silk Stalkings, Martin (TV series), Matlock, and Star Trek: The Next Generation

She made her film debut with a supporting role in the 1979 drama Boulevard Nights.[2] She followed this with roles in the films Dead Badge (1995), and Black Out (1996). DuBois played actress Rita Gam, close friend and bridesmaid of the future Princess Grace of Monaco, in the 1983 television film Grace Kelly, and appeared in the television movie The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).

In 2000, she co-starred in the romantic comedy Luminarias. Between 2005 and 2008, DuBois played Sergeant Roberta Hansen in ten McBride television movies.[3]

She portrayed Dora in the television western Lone Rider (2008) and had a guest role as Maria Cordero in the Law & Order: Los Angeles episode "Ballona Creek" (2010).

Death

On May 8, 2018, DuBois died of a brain aneurysm in Los Angeles, California, at age 65.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Boulevard Nights Shady Landeros
1990 Fear Inez Villanueva
1994 Dead Badge Billie Torres
1998 Picture of Purity Diane Rose
2000 Luminaries Sofia

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Trapper John, M.D. Elena "Quarantine"
1980 Vega$ Angela "Vendetta"
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Irene "Cooperative Care"
1981–1988 Magnum, P.I. Michelle Hue Recurring role (6 episodes)
1982 Voyagers! Margaret "Agents of Satan"
1982–83 Tales of the Gold Monkey Princess Koji Main role (21 episodes)
1983 Grace Kelly Rita Gam TV film
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick Tina Grey "The Black Widow"
1983 Matt Houston Daphne "The Crying Clown"
1984 Trapper John, M.D. Rita "Play Your Hunch"
1984 Riptide Sheila / Marcy Hayward "Double Your Pleasure"
1984 Hawaiian Heat Maggie Aoki TV film
1984 The A-Team Bobbi Cardina "The Bend in the River: Parts 1 & 2"
1985 MacGruder and Loud Linda Braddock "Odds Favor Death"
1985 Generation Kate Mendez Breed TV film
1986 Crazy Like a Fox Suzanne / Marilyn "You Can't Keep a Good Corpse Down"
1986 Starman Dr. Ellen Dukow "Fever"
1987 MacGyver Dr. Barbara Ortega "Pirates"
1987 L.A. Law Gwen Fuller "The Grace of Wrath"
1988 Matlock Carol Weston "The Lovelorn"
1989 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk Ellie Mendez TV film
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ardra "Devil's Due"
1991 She-Wolf of London Nancy Chambers "Habeas Corpses"
1992 Matlock Ava Brodsky "The Assassination: Parts 1 & 2"
1992 Land of the Lost The Siren "Siren's Song"
1992 Silk Stalkings Helen McCabe "Shock Jock"
1993 Silk Stalkings Brenda Logan "Daddy Dearest"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Maria Garcia "Time to Die"
1994–95 Martin Maria Rodriguez "Go Tell It on the Martin", "Xpress Yourself"
1995 Renegade Lucy Sherman "Broken on the Wheel of Love"
1995 Sisters Rosa Maria Castio "Matters of the Heart", "Enchanted May"
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger Angela Kale "Blown Apart"
1996 Midnight Heat Sharon Gray TV film
1996 Time Well Spent Lucy Castillo TV film
1997 Trials of Life Mrs. Grantos TV film
1998 Silk Stalkings Jane Chambers "If the Shoe Fits"
2000 The King of Queens Eva "Party Favor"
2000 That's Life Betty "The Tell-Tale Uterus"
2001 Even Stevens Mrs. Estrada "Strictly Ballroom"
2001 The Division Dr. Olvidos "The Fear Factor"
2005–2007 McBride Sgt. Roberta Hansen TV film series
2008 Lone Rider Dora TV film
2010 Law & Order: LA Maria Cordero "Ballona Creek"
2013 Bones Maureen Serrano "The Diamond in the Rough"
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References
  1. "Marta Estela Dubois Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Marta DuBois, 63". Classic Images (519): 44–45. September 2018.
  3. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 672. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
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