Martin played Wanda Falbo the Word Fairy in a series of short segments on "Sesame Street", debuting in 1989. The character was based on Mrs. Falbo, one of Martin's "SCTV" characters. She also appeared on "Kate & Allie" as the executive producer of a low-rated cable channel, which was spun-off into her own CBS series, "Roxie". Martin is known to "Star Trek" fans as one of two actresses to play Ishka, Quark's iconoclastic mother on "". For her role, she was made up to appear as an older woman, although in reality, Martin is less than three years older than Armin Shimerman, who played Quark.