Andra Martin (born Sandra Rehn, July 15, 1935) is an American actress,
most notable for appearing in many television series and a few movies
while a contract player for Warner Bros. in the late 1950s and early
1960s.Martin was born Sandra Rehn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Walter Rehn. She grew up near Rockford, Illinois, on her
parents' farm, graduated from Monroe Center High School, and studied
dramatics for two years at Northwestern University. From there, she
went to New York and worked as a model while she studied acting under
Lee Strasberg. She honed her acting skills in the summer playhouse at
Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.Martin's film debut came in Street of
Sinners (1957). The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) was the first film in
which she was billed as Andra Martin. That same year, she appeared in
the horror film The Thing That Couldn't Die, about a 400-year-old head
that uses telepathic control of various people to help him find his
body. That same year, she won the Hollywood Debut Award. She was James
Garner's leading lady in the 1959 film Up Periscope, and the
daughter/secretary on the Perry Mason TV-series episode "The Case of
the Prodigal Parent". She also played the role of defendant Arlene
Ferris in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf."Martin
played Wahleeah, a captive American Indian maiden who became the love
interest of Clint Walker in Yellowstone Kelly (1959) and appeared in
various television series, including Maverick in the episodes
"Gun-Shy" with James Garner, "Hadley's Hunters" with Jack Kelly,
"Thunder from the North" (1960) with Roger Moore. She was also a
leading lady, often more than once in different roles, in series such
as The Alaskans, 77 Sunset Strip, Bourbon Street Beat, Hawaiian Eye,
Surfside Six, Bronco, Lawman, Cheyenne, Bachelor Father, and Wagon
Train, among others.
most notable for appearing in many television series and a few movies
while a contract player for Warner Bros. in the late 1950s and early
1960s.Martin was born Sandra Rehn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Walter Rehn. She grew up near Rockford, Illinois, on her
parents' farm, graduated from Monroe Center High School, and studied
dramatics for two years at Northwestern University. From there, she
went to New York and worked as a model while she studied acting under
Lee Strasberg. She honed her acting skills in the summer playhouse at
Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.Martin's film debut came in Street of
Sinners (1957). The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) was the first film in
which she was billed as Andra Martin. That same year, she appeared in
the horror film The Thing That Couldn't Die, about a 400-year-old head
that uses telepathic control of various people to help him find his
body. That same year, she won the Hollywood Debut Award. She was James
Garner's leading lady in the 1959 film Up Periscope, and the
daughter/secretary on the Perry Mason TV-series episode "The Case of
the Prodigal Parent". She also played the role of defendant Arlene
Ferris in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf."Martin
played Wahleeah, a captive American Indian maiden who became the love
interest of Clint Walker in Yellowstone Kelly (1959) and appeared in
various television series, including Maverick in the episodes
"Gun-Shy" with James Garner, "Hadley's Hunters" with Jack Kelly,
"Thunder from the North" (1960) with Roger Moore. She was also a
leading lady, often more than once in different roles, in series such
as The Alaskans, 77 Sunset Strip, Bourbon Street Beat, Hawaiian Eye,
Surfside Six, Bronco, Lawman, Cheyenne, Bachelor Father, and Wagon
Train, among others.
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