Marta Becket (August 9, 1924 – January 30, 2017) born Martha Beckett,[1] was an American actress, dancer, choreographer and painter.

She was in the corps de ballet at Radio City Music Hall and on Broadway she appeared in Show Boat, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Wonderful Town.

She married in 1962, and she was on her way with her husband to an engagement in 1967 when, due to a flat tire, she discovered a theater in Death Valley Junction and decided to stay.

The U-shaped complex of Mexican Colonial-style adobe buildings included company offices, a store, a dorm, a 23-room hotel, dining room, lobby and employees' headquarters.

At the northeast end of the complex was a recreation hall used as a community center for dances, church services, movies, funerals and town meetings.