Born in 1948, Strassman entered the performing arts by succeeding Liza Minnelli in the Off-Broadway musical Best Foot Forward and launching a brief recording career with Uni Records, where her debut single “The Flower Children” reached the top-40 in several West-Coast markets. Transitioning to television, she appeared as Nurse Margie Cutler in the early episodes of MASH and secured a four-year sti…
