Marsha Dietlein Bennett

Marsha Dietlein (born August 1, 1965, in Springfield, Ohio) is an American actress best known for her role as Lucy Wilson in the 1988 zombie horror film Return of the Living Dead Part II.^[1]

Marsha Dietlein
Born	(1965-08-01) August 1, 1965 (age 59) Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Matthew Bennett ​ (m. 2001)​

Career

As well as Return of the Living Dead Part II, Dietlein has appeared in numerous other films including Only You (1992), Mickey Blue Eyes (1999), Boiler Room (2000), Little Manhattan (2005), Little Children (2006), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009), Nice Guy Johnny (2010), Newlyweds (2011) and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012).

Dietlein has guests starred on numerous TV shows including Herman's Head, Night Court, Walker, Texas Ranger, Matlock, Without a Trace, Gossip Girl, Third Watch, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ed, and Blue Bloods.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Return of the Living Dead Part II	Lucy Wilson
1992	Eddie Presley	Aspiring Actress #2
1992	Only You	Mrs. Lipman
1995	Rumpelstiltskin	Young Mother
1998	Detention	Louise Germain
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Proposed Girl in Restaurant
2000	Boiler Room	Susan Reynard
2005	Little Manhattan	Mother at Party
2006	Little Children	Cheryl
2009	Winter of Frozen Dreams	Harry's sister
2010	Nice Guy Johnny	Nicole
2011	Newlyweds	Marsha
2012	The Fitzgerald Family Christmas	Dottie Fitzgerald
2017	Getting Grace	Venus
2018	Prepper's Grove	Sarah Simmons
2018	Unintended	Patricia
2019	Crypto	Janice
2019	Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies	Aunt Betty
2020	My Brothers' Crossing	Terri Lee Clark

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Herman's Head	Meredith	Episodes: "Lies, Lies, Lies"
1992	Night Court	Pamela Monroe	Episode: "Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 1"
1993	Johnny Bago	Marry Morrow	Episode: "Johnny Bago Free at Last"
1993	Based on an Untrue Story	Receptionist	Television film
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Frances Clancy	Episode: "Crime Wave Dave"
1994	Matlock	Joanne Walters	Episode: "The Idol"
1995	The George Wendt Show	Carly	Episode: "And Here's to You, Mrs. Robertson"
1995	White Dwarf	Emma	Television film
1997	Falls Road	Joy Cole	Television film
1999, 2008	Law & Order	Dr. Amy Allers / Nicole Hampton	2 episodes
2000	The Michael Richards Show	Quinn	Episode: "Simplification"
2002, 2006, 2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Caroline / Paula Chopauer / Laura Carlson	3 episodes
2003	Without a Trace	Sydney Harrison	2 episodes
2004	Ed	Dakota Cooley	Episode: "The Process"
2004	Third Watch	Josephine Fryar	Episode: "Purgatory"
2005	As the World Turns	Mother	Episode dated 8 April 2005
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mrs. Hoskins	Episode: "Influence"
2010, 2011	Gossip Girl	Cynthia Sharp	2 episodes
2013	Blue Bloods	Mrs. Clarke	Episode: "The Truth About Lying"
2015	Public Morals	Lois	Episode: "No Crazies on the Street"

References

1. Leonard Maltin's 2004 Movie & Video Guide. Signet. 2005. pp. 1158. ISBN 0-451-20940-0.

External links

• Marsha Dietlein Bennett at IMDb