Bess Motta (born February 10, 1958) is an American actress, singer, choreographer, and exercise demonstrator who appeared in the Canadian produced television series, The :20 Minute Workout which aired for two seasons in 1983 and 1984.Motta was born in Woodland Hills, California. She has been credited with putting TV aerobics on the map, and has been called the "Aerobics queen of the 1980s", having become a fitness advocate after returning from England 30 pounds overweight.Later, she played Rita, a friendly and bubbly waitress in a mansion's diner (kitchen) on the syndicated show, the New Monkees in 1987. She was also featured in The Terminator, playing Linda Hamilton's roommate, Ginger Ventura, in 1984. She also appeared in the first few seasons of The Home Show.Bess gave an interview to The Terminator Fans website in August 2010 in which she confirms that she has attended the occasional ComicCon event (Burbank and Chicago in 2010). She kept both a Twitter feed and a Facebook page, although the Twitter feed's last entry at time of updating was Feb. 2013. Bess' Facebook page is regularly updated but there is no suggestion of what she does day-to-day now.
Currently continues acting as a voice-over artist.
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In August 2010, she gave an interview to the Terminator Fans website in which she confirms that she has attended the occasional Comic-Con convention (Burbank and Chicago). She keeps both a Twitter feed and a Facebook page.
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She has been credited with putting TV aerobics on the map, and has been called the "Aerobics Queen of the 1980s", having become a fitness advocate after returning from England 30 pounds overweight.
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She played the role of Ginger Ventura in The Terminator (1984), while still doing the exercise program :20 Minute Workout (1982).
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Ginger Ventura, the character she played in The Terminator (1984), was originally described as a redhead in the screenplay.
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Attended and graduated from William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California.
$1.4 Million
