Footloose star dies aged 78
<p><em>Footloose</em> star Lynne Marta has died aged 78. </p>
<p>The actress' friend, Chris Saint-Hilaire, confirmed the sad news to <em>The Hollywood Reporter </em>this week, and revealed that the New Jersey native died in her LA home following a battle with cancer. </p>
<p>Another friend, Joan Sobel also confirmed the devastating news with a tribute on Facebook. </p>
<p>"We lost a beautiful light today," she wrote in the heartfelt post. </p>
<p>"My friend, Lynne Marta lost her good fight. A wonderfully talented actress and a beautiful singer whose voice was of the angels.</p>
<p> "A dear heart who adored her friends both human and furry. I will miss her terribly," she added with a picture of the actress. </p>
<p>Marta played Lulu Warnicker alongside Kevin Bacon in the hit 80s film <em>Footloose</em>. </p>
<p>She was also known for her roles in <em>Starsky and Hutch</em> and <em>Joe Kidd</em>.</p>
<p>Her last few onscreen appearances were in the early 2000s and included a few episodes of <em>ER</em> and <em>Crossing Jordan, </em>and the movie <em>Time of Fear</em> in 2002 and a 2004 episode of <em>American Dreams</em>.</p>
<p>Marta's death comes just weeks after her ex-partner and <em>Starsky & Hutch</em> actor David Soul died, on January 4 at the age of 80. </p>
<p>The actress is survived by her sister MJ according to <em style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The Hollywood Reporter.</em></p>
<p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>
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