Elisabeth Brooks Luyties[2] (July 2, 1951 – September 7, 1997) was a Canadian actress.
[3] She is probably best remembered for her role as the evil, leather-clad siren Marsha Quist in The Howling (1981).
[5] Brooks has two brothers and two sisters: Judson, Jonica, Megan, and Seth.
She started appearing in television roles in the mid-1970s and managed to pursue her acting career as a single mother while working a variety of jobs to support herself and her son.
After a two and half year struggle with brain cancer, Brooks died in Haven Hospice near her home in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 46.