Bess Motta

Who is Bess Motta?

Bess Motta 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 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. 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.