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Marcia Strassman, cast member from "Welcome Back, Kotter," holds the 35th Anniversary Award at the 2011 TV Land Awards.

Strassman died on Oct. 25, 2014, at her Sherman Oaks, California, home after battling breast cancer for seven years.

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The cast and crew of "Welcome Back, Kotter," from left, Marcia Strassman, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, John Travolta, Ellen Travolta and Gabe Kaplan accept the 35th Anniversary Award at the 9th annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center on April 10, 2011, in New York.

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Gabe Kaplan and Marcia Strassman attend the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center on April 10, 2011, in New York.

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Marcia Strassman, right, and Valarie Pettiford, left, perform at the 6th annual "What a Pair" concert at the Orpheum Theatre on June 8, 2008, in Los Angeles.

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Actors Marcia Strassman, left, and Susan Sullivan, right, perform at "What a Pair 4" benefiting The John Wayne Cancer Institute at the Wiltern Theater on June 11, 2006, in Los Angeles.

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Actress Marcia Strassman attends the 2003 TCA Press Tour on Jan. 7, 2003, in Hollywood, California.

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Actress Marcia Strassman arrives at the Smothers Brothers performance for Children of the Night on July 30, 2003, in West Hollywood, California.

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Actress Gail Matthius, left, and Marcia Strassman perform at the "What A Pair" benefit for the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center Feb. 10, 2002, in Los Angeles. The event featured female celebrities singing duets of Broadway favorites.

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Marcia Strassman (Julie Kotter) and Gabe Kaplan (Gabe Kotter) in "Welcome Back, Kotter," which ran from 1975-1979.

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Marcia Strassman starred as Julie Kotter in "Welcome Back, Kotter," which ran from 1975-1979.