<Tr> <Th> First cousins </Th> <Td> Ric Dalby Bryce Stewart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other relatives </Th> <Td> Colleen Smart Morag Bellingham Bobby Simpson </Td> </Tr> <P> Martha Jane MacKenzie (also Stewart, previously Holden) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Jodi Gordon . Martha made her first on - screen appearance on 8 September 1988 . She was originally played by Burcin Kapkin . In 2005, the character returned to Home and Away, played by Jodi Gordon . Gordon was a model and she took acting lessons before auditioning for the role . Gordon won a Logie Award for "Most Popular New Female Talent" in 2006 and she earned several more award nominations for her portrayal of Martha . Martha returned on screen on 30 March 2005 . </P> <P> Martha was described as being friendly, feisty and fun loving . Martha's appearance has evolved throughout her time in the show: she was initially a tomboy who loved sport, but she later became a stylish woman . Upon her return in March 2005, Martha's storylines saw her surviving a helicopter crash, having an abortion and a miscarriage, battling alcoholism, being diagnosed with breast cancer and becoming a widow after her husband was shot . In a controversial storyline Martha worked as a pole dancer; the scenes were criticised by the broadcasting regulator for their content . Whilst playing Martha, Gordon was at the center of a number of personal scandals, which put her future in the show in doubt . In January 2010, it was announced that Gordon was leaving the show and Martha departed on 9 June 2010 . </P>

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