Biography
Lori Martin, born Dawn Catherine Menzer, was an American actress. She began her career as a child in commercials and made her film debut in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958). At the age of 12 she was selected from nearly 1,000 auditionees for the title role in the NBC television series National Velvet (1960–1962), for which she adopted the professional name Lori Martin.
Her best-known film role was as Nancy Bowden in Cape Fear (1962). She also appeared in The Chase (1966) and other films and television series, including Leave It to Beaver and My Three Sons. Martin released a single as a singer in 1963 and retired from acting in the early 1970s.
