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American actress (1932–2009)

Michelle Triola (November 13, 1932 – October 30, 2009) was an American actress who unsuccessfully sued actor Lee Marvin in 1977, having cohabited with him from 1965 to 1970.

The trial, which brought about the concept of palimony, was widely covered in the media.

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During this time, she was Michelle Triola Marvin, having legally changed her name to add Marvin's surname to her own. She was represented by attorney Marvin Mitchelson.^[1]

Personal life and career

Triola was born in Los Angeles and majored in theater arts at UCLA.^[1]

Triola was married to actor Skip Ward for six months from November 1961 to June 1962.^[2] She lived with actor Dick Van Dyke from 1976 until her death in 2009.^[3] She had no children.^[1]

Triola was a lounge singer and dancer.

She danced in the original 1958 Broadway production of Flower Drum Song, directed by Gene Kelly.^[1] Her fil