Marietta DePrima
# Marietta DePrima

Marietta DePrima Newbern (born May 3, 1964) is an American actress, best known for playing the role Sally Rogers, opposite actor Eric Allen Kramer, on the ABC/UPN sitcom, The Hughleys.

## Early life

Marietta is a graduate of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois and Saint Joseph Elementary School in Libertyville, Illinois.

## Career

DePrima has appeared in many television programs including Family Ties, Tour of Duty, Quantum Leap, Boston Legal, Dear John, Diagnosis: Murder, and Matlock. She played Ariel in a Disney live-action puppet show called Little Mermaid's Island, as conceived by Jim Henson.

## Personal life

DePrima and her husband, actor George Newbern, both graduated from Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, in 1986 with degrees in Radio/TV/Film. They were married in 1990, and have three children: Emma (b. 1995), Mae (b. 1998), and Ben (b. 2002).

