She wrote and produced for half-hour comedies such as the long-running The Facts of Life and The Family Man with Gregory Harrison.
She made the transition to one-hour drama as producer of Jack's Place for ABC Television and Co-Executive Producer of the CBS series Under One Roof, which starred James Earl Jones.
[3] Touched by an Angel was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and was inducted into the Museum of Television and Radio Hall of Fame.
[citation needed] She was appointed to the President's White House Council on Service and Civic Participation.
A native of Colorado, Martha lives in Southern California with her husband, Jon Andersen,[5] and their two children.