Legendary ‘Footloose’ actress Lynne Marta has died at the age of 78, as confirmed by her friend Chris Saint-Hilaire. Saint-Hilaire told The Hollywood Reporter that Marta died on Jan. 11 at her Los Angeles home following a battle with cancer. The New Jersey native was best known for playing Lulu Warnicker, aunt of Kevin Bacon’s Ren, in the 1984 classic ‘Footloose.’ She also appeared on several tv shows, including ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Love, American Style’, ‘Starsky & Hutch’ and ‘Columbo’. Marta was famously a witness to the 1989 murder of young actor Rebecca Schaeffer by crazed fan Robert John Bardo. Marta, whose three-decade acting career ran from 1971 to 2002, is survived by her sister, MJ, and her cat, Mr. Peaches.
