Martha smith, who rose to stardom as sorority girl barbara “babs” jansen in the beloved 1978 flick national lampoon’s animal house, is 72 and as stunning as ever Martha smith, born martha anne smith on october 16, 1952, in cleveland, ohio, is a multifaceted american actress, model, and real estate broker who gained fame for her diverse work in both television and film. The actress and model was.
Martha smith’s life has changed drastically from the time she was a hollywood actress on films like “animal house.” she’s since found her place as a realtor after leaving acting. King, and national lampoon's animal house. Out of her hundreds of tv appearances, martha smith is perhaps best known as francine desmond, intelligence agent (and nemesis of star kate jackson) on the cbs series scarecrow and mrs