Footloose star Lynne Marta dies aged 78

Lynne Marta, whose three-decade film acting career ran from 1971 to 2002, has died. She was 78.

The New Jersey-born actor was well-known for playing Lulu Warnicker, aunt of Kevin Bacon’s Ren, in 1984’s Footloose.

She was also a regular on television, appearing on, , and .