Bess Motta (née Bess Motter) (born February 10, 1958) is an American actress, singer, choreographer, and exercise demonstrator who appeared in the Canadian produced television series 20 Minute Workout,[1] which aired for two seasons in 1983 and 1984.
[2] She had a small role in The Terminator, playing Linda Hamilton's roommate, Ginger, in 1984.
She played Rita, a friendly and bubbly waitress in a mansion's kitchen, on the syndicated show New Monkees in 1987.
Motta gave an interview to The Terminator Fans website in August 2010[4] in which she confirms that she has attended the occasional ComicCon event (Burbank and Chicago in 2010).
On December 3, 2014 Motta appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.