Marietta DePrima

American actress

George Newbern

(m. 1990)

Children3

Marietta DePrima Newbern (born May 3, 1964) is an American actress, best known for playing the role Sally Rogers, opposite actor Eric Allen Kramer, on the ABC/UPN sitcom, The Hughleys.

Early life

Marietta is a graduate of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois and Saint Joseph Elementary School in Libertyville, Illinois.^[1]

Career

DePrima has appeared in many television programs including Family Ties, Tour of Duty, Quantum Leap, Boston Legal, Dear John, Diagnosis: Murder, and Matlock. She played Ariel in a Disney live-action puppet show called Little Mermaid's Island, as conceived by Jim Henson.

Personal life

DePrima and her husband, actor George Newbern, both graduated from Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta,^[2] in 1986 with degrees in Radio/TV/Film. They were married in 1990, and have three children: Emma (b. 1995), Mae (b. 1998), and Ben (b. 2002).^[3]

References

^ Biodata, IMDB.com. Accessed July 12, 2023.
^ "Notable Thetas". kappaalphatheta.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ Lipton, Michael A. (January 8, 1996). "Adventure in Babysitting". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.