Marta DuBois

Acting

Marta DuBois

Born 1952-12-15 · David, Chiriquí, Panama

Gorgeous and talented, 5-foot-6, recognized Euro-Indigenous Latina American character actress and television supporting player known for her roles in Magnum, P.I., Star Trek: The Next Generation, and as the lead in the McBride TV movie franchise. A versatile actress, she built a steady career in television and film from the late 1970s until the 2010s. Performance Skills: Improvisation, Singing Athletic Skills: Aerobics Accents: Southern, British, Irish, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish Spoken Languages: Spanish, French

Acting credits

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk poster
6.4

Falsely accused of assault, Dr. David Banner is arrested and placed on trial, facing the possibility of a long prison sentence. Blind attorney Matt Murdock takes on his defence, while secretly operating as the vigilante Daredevil. As the courtroom battle unfolds, Banner’s struggle to control the Hulk leads to a dangerous confrontation with criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk.

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

1989

Boulevard Nights poster
7.2

Raymond Avila is an ex-gang member trying to build a future. His kid brother Chuco is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their differences, their family bond is strong. But that bond is violently tested when rivals challenge Chuco's gang and ignite a neighborhood war.

Boulevard Nights

1979

McBride: Murder Past Midnight poster
7.0

McBride is a former cop-turned-defense lawyer with a penchant for taking on "lost cause" cases. After serving as a juror on an attempted murder case, McBride reluctantly agrees to represent the defendant in her retrial. Assisted by the case's former public defender, Phil Newberry, and McBride's ex, Roberta, the three attempt to unravel the mystery of a tycoon nearly poisoned to death, and the many mysteries surrounding the case.

McBride: Murder Past Midnight

2005

Fear poster
5.7

A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!

Fear

1990

Blackout poster
5.6

John Gray, a mild-mannered banker, gets hit by a car and loses most of his memory. When he gets out of the hospital, he has flashbacks which do not fit with his current life. After a strange telephone call and a murder attempt on his wife, Gray's wife is murdered which he is forced to go to L.A. in order to solve the crime and piece together his mysterious past.

Blackout

1996

McBride: It's Murder, Madam poster
6.7

Mystery drama starring John Larroquette and Marta Dubois. A cop-turned-lawyer helps an aspiring actress accused of killing a woman running a dating service.

McBride: It's Murder, Madam

2005

Dead Badge poster
6.8

After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fallen officer. Badge #2424 used to belong to Many Torres - a cop who died of a heroin O.D. Now it belongs to Dan Sampson... and it's haunting him.

Dead Badge

1995

McBride: Dogged poster
7.0

The annual LA Kennel Club Dog Show gets treated to an unexpected surprise when a backstage murder incriminates the winning canines' handler.

McBride: Dogged

2007

McBride: Requiem poster
6.7

A classical violinist is murdered, and McBride sets out to find the killer and clear the accused, convinced that the murderer was someone else that the violinist knew.

McBride: Requiem

2006

Luminarias poster
4.3

Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each other-it becomes clear that the search for Mr. Right is not exactly black and white! Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Luminarias

2000

Grace Kelly poster
6.4

The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star.

Grace Kelly

1983

McBride: Semper Fi poster
6.4

Mike McBride is a curmudgeon with a heart of gold. He takes cases based on their merit rather than on their monetary value, which often leads to terse notices from bill collectors. A disillusioned member of the LAPD, McBride left the force after twelve years and went back to school to become a lawyer. With the aid of his ever-present sidekick, Phil Newberry, and his former girlfriend, Detective Roberta Hansen, McBride and his team solve crimes the old-fashioned way.

McBride: Semper Fi

2007

Lone Rider poster
3.9

Bobby Hattaway (Lou Diamond Phillips), an honored soldier, returns home after the American Civil War to find his father's (Stacy Keach) formerly prosperous ranch now dangerously in debt to the town's ruthless leader, and Bobby's childhood friend, Stu Croker (Vincent Spano). Bobby will now face off against his former friend to take control from Stu.

Lone Rider

2008

McBride: Fallen Idol poster
6.5

The police have arrested a Latino teenager caught pawning a murdered attorney's stolen Rolex. To complicate matters, the suspect's sister wants McBride to defend her brother - despite the fact that the victim was a close friend of McBride's.

McBride: Fallen Idol

2006

McBride: The Chameleon Murder poster
7.3

As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of suspects grows larger.

McBride: The Chameleon Murder

2005

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI poster
6.5

A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? poster
7.4

When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it's nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. McBride must take center stage and clear his client of murder.

McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?

2005

Hawaiian Heat poster
6.5

Two Chicago cops quit their jobs in the Windy City to become detectives in Hawaii. TV movie that served as a pilot to the series of the same name.

Hawaiian Heat

1984

Generation poster
5.3

Futuristic prospective series pilot, a distant cousin the 1975 theatrical violent sport movie "Rollerball," revolves around a turn-of-the-millennium family on the Great Eve (the night before the year 2000 begins) planning for a reunion. Son Richard Beymer is an inventor working with prosthetic devices to help young athlete brother Drake Hogestyn perfect his game of combat hockey to maintain his skills as a national hero, and Cristina Raines is a socially conscious doctor who wants nothing to do with their prideful father, Bert Remsen, to the distress of their loving mother, Priscilla Pointer.

Generation

1985

Deadline: Madrid poster
8.0

In Spain during the civil war. The American journalists Erin Wright and Robert Minelli enjoy their lives in bars. Then the courageous journalist Jonathan Tyler arrives - and shortly after disappears. Erin and Robert decide to continue his dangerous story and get drawn into a conspiracy.

Deadline: Madrid

1988

McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out poster
6.9

In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride goes to the murder scene, the doctor is, as the title says, out - as in gone! A search for the body begins, with time of the essence. David Bowe has a nice comic turn as the panicked client. Former child star Sydney Penny plays one of the suspects, and she has grown up to be a very beautiful young woman. Soap star John Ingle is the confused head of the hospital.

McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out

2005

McBride: Tune in for Murder poster
6.6

McBride's case involves two larger than life radio stars who host the highly successful morning show "Ron and Bob." But when Ron is murdered and all the evidence points to Bob, McBride and Phil begin investigating and what they turn up are a lot of unanswered questions.

McBride: Tune in for Murder

2005