Marcia A. Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 25, 2014)

(AP) – Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan’s wife, Julie,
on the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," has died.

Strassman’s sister, Julie, confirmed her death to the Associated
Press.

Strassman died at her Sherman Oaks, California, home on Friday
after battling breast cancer for seven years.

Strassman had numerous roles on television and in film during her
five-decade career.

She played nurse Margie Cutler on the first season of "M.A.S.H."
before her breakout role in "Welcome Back, Kotter."

Marcia Strassman and Gabe Kaplan starred in "Welcome Back, Kotter”
on ABC television from September 1975 to June 1979.