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THIMMESCH, Martha Marie. (Pontiac, MI, May 26, 1961--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 26, 2007). Actress.  
[[Image:martha.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]THIMMESCH, Martha Marie. (Pontiac, MI, May 26, 1961--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 26, 2007). Actress.  
Thimmesch, the middle child of five children born to Susan Winnora Plum and [[THIMMESCH, Nicholas|Nicholas THIMMESCH]] grew up in Croton-on-the-Hudson, N.Y., just outside of New York City, the Cleveland Park area of Washington, DC, and in suburban Chevy Chase, Md.
Thimmesch, the middle child of five children born to Susan Winnora Plum and [[THIMMESCH, Nicholas|Nicholas THIMMESCH]] grew up in Croton-on-the-Hudson, N.Y., just outside of New York City, the Cleveland Park area of Washington, DC, and in suburban Chevy Chase, Md.



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THIMMESCH, Martha Marie. (Pontiac, MI, May 26, 1961--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 26, 2007). Actress.

Thimmesch, the middle child of five children born to Susan Winnora Plum and Nicholas THIMMESCH grew up in Croton-on-the-Hudson, N.Y., just outside of New York City, the Cleveland Park area of Washington, DC, and in suburban Chevy Chase, Md.

She attended John Eaton Elementary School in Washington, DC, Leland Junior High School and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Md. She attended classes at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and the acclaimed Laura Henry Acting Studio.

She lived at various times in New York City, Los Angeles and London, England, pursuing a modeling and acting career.

Among the major accomplishments in her career were appearing in several major motion pictures and several television programs. Her credits included appearing in the movies "The Crossing Guard," starring Jack Nicholson, "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis" and "The Day Lincoln Was Shot." Miss Thimmesch's television acting credits included "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Homicide: Life On The Streets."