▁of ▁mouth ▁and ▁not ▁through ▁talent ▁agents . ▁In ▁her ▁later ▁years , ▁she ▁often ▁remarked , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁agent ▁who ▁will ▁get ▁me ▁the ▁pl um ▁roles ." ▁ ▁Late - life ▁roles ▁included ▁playing ▁a ▁V ul can ▁priest ess ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁fan ▁film ▁" Of ▁God s ▁and ▁Men " ▁in ▁a ▁scene ▁with ▁her ▁" Am ok ▁Time " ▁su itor ▁Lawrence ▁Mont a igne ▁repr ising ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁St onn , ▁and ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁narr ators ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁document ary ▁film ▁Unity , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mart el ▁attended ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁movie ▁Fame ▁was ▁based , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁She ▁later ▁studied ▁method ▁acting ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Act ors ▁Studio . ▁ ▁Mart el ▁married ▁and ▁divor ced ▁three ▁times . ▁Her ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Robert ▁Pal mer , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Adam ▁Pal mer . ▁Her ▁second ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁actor ▁Jerry ▁Douglas , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Av ra ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁journalist ▁and ▁designer ▁J od ▁K aft an . ▁Her ▁third ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Matthew ▁Sch o en . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁grand children . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁later ▁years , ▁Mart el ▁wrote ▁a ▁screen play , ▁Wh is