Biography

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, and growing up in nearby Westport, Martin began modeling at 17, and appeared in the The Poseidon Adventure (opposite Gene Hackman) at the age of 19. More films followed, including Our Time and Buster and Billie. Later, her work as TV's Nancy Drew made her something of a teen idol. Initially, the ABC program alternated each week between The Nancy Drew Mysteries and The Hardy Boys Mysteries. In season two, the shows were merged and renamed The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, which led to Nancy's role being reduced. This frustrated Martin, who left the series as a result. Her final appearance as Nancy aired on January 1, 1978. Martin appeared in a cover pictorial in the July 1978 issue of Playboy magazine, with the headline "TV's Nancy Drew Undraped". In the magazine, she cited the merger of the two shows as her reason for quitting the series.

Martin portrayed feisty and spoiled heiress Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC nighttime soap opera Dynasty from its debut in 1981 through the end of the fourth season in 1984. Martin left of her own accord and the character was "missing and presumed dead" - the series recast the role with actress Emma Samms at the end of the fifth season in 1985. She hosted Saturday Night Live on February 16, 1985.

In 1984, Martin, who has long been involved in environmental causes, appeared in a public service announcement to help save pink dolphins in the Amazon River. The ad was directed by Clyde Lucas, who appeared on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.

Divorced three times and the mother of one son, Martin has written about her struggle with interstitial cystitis. Martin owns a theatre company in Idaho.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	To Find a Man	Rosalind McCarthy	Credited as Pamela Martin
1972	The Poseidon Adventure	Susan Shelby
1974	Our Time	Abigail 'Abby' Reed
1974	Buster and Billie	Margie Hooks
1979	The Lady in Red	Polly Franklin
1985	Torchlight	Lillian Weller
1987	Flicks	Liz Stone
1990	A Cry in the Wild	June Robeson
2010	Soupernatural	Rod
2014	McTaggart's Fortune	Sergeant Jeanine Bowman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Girls of Huntington House	Gail Dorn	Movie
1974	The Gun and the Pulpit	Sally Underwood	Movie
1976	The Hemingway		Movie
1976	The Quest	Ginger	Episode: "Day of Outrage"
1977-78	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Nancy Drew	Regular
1978	Human Feelings	Verna Gold	Movie
1980	Fantasy Island	Velda Ferini	Episode: "The Invisible Woman/The Snow Bird"
1980	The Love Boat	Donna Dayton	Episode: "Bommerang/Captain's Triangle/Out of This World"
1981-84	Dynasty	Fallon Carrington / Fallon Carrington Colby	Regular
1986	Strong Medicine	Celia Grey	Movie
1987	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Melinda Jensen	Episode: "Anniversary Gift"
1987	Bay Coven	Linda Lebon	Movie
1989	The Saint: The Software Murders	Irina	Movie
1990	Sky Trackers	Doctor Spencer Jenkins	Movie
2002	That '70s Show	Wizard	Episode: "Tornado Prom"
2006	The L Word	Linda Kennard	Episode: "Lifeline"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]