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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Majel Barrett Biography (1939-)
Original name, Majel Lee Hudec; born February 23, 1939, in Columbus, OH; mother's name, Gladys; married Gene Roddenberry (a writer and producer), December29, 1969 (died October 24, 1991); children: Eugene ("Rod") Wesley Roddenberry, Jr.; stepchildren: Darlene (deceased).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer
- Birth Details
- February 23, 1939
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in the plays All for Mary, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena,CA; and Idiot's Delight and The Skin of Our Teeth, both Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA. Performer with Wagon Wheel, a summer stockcompany, in the Midwest; performer in theatrical productions in Bermuda.
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Major Tours
- Appeared in a touring production of Solid Gold Cadillac, U.S. cities.
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Film Appearances
- Hairspray demonstrator in opening credits, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (also known as Oh! for a Man!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Joyce Goodwin, As Young As We Are, Paramount, 1958
- Luisa, The Black Orchid, Paramount, 1958
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The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
- Alice, Love in a Goldfish Bowl, Paramount, 1961
- Teresa, The Quick and the Dead, Manson Corporation, 1963
- Anne, Sylvia, Paramount, 1965
- Miss Wynn, Country Boy (also known as Here Comes That NashvilleSound), Howco International Pictures, 1966
- Mrs. Fred V., A Guide for the Married Man, Twentieth Century-Fox,1967
- Georgia Clark, Track of Thunder, United Artists, 1968
- Miss Carrie, Westworld, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
- Mrs. Schnaible, The Domino Principle (also known as The DominoKillings and El domino principe), Avco-Embassy, 1977
- Dr. Christine Chapel, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979
- Dr. Christine Chapel, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also known asThe Voyage Home: Star Trek IV), Paramount, 1986
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994
- Henrietta, Teresa's Tattoo, Trimark Pictures, 1994
- Mrs. Withers, Mommy, VCI Home Video, 1995
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: First Contact (also known asStar Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
- (As Majel Barrett Roddenberry) Trekkies, Paramount, 1997
- NASA Chief Suzanne O'Dell, Mars and Beyond, Cyber Sci-Fi Network,2000
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Television Appearances
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Series
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The Lieutenant, NBC, 1963-1964
- Nurse Christine Chapel and voice of ship's computer, Star Trek, NBC, 1966-1969
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The Second Hundred Years, ABC, 1967-1968
- Voices of Christine Chapel and M'Ress, Star Trek (animated; also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures, and Star Trek: The Animated Series), NBC, 1973-1975
- Bea, General Hospital, ABC, beginning in 1983
- Voices of Federation computer and Ambassador Lwaxana Troi, Star Trek:The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-1994
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also knownas DS9),
- syndicated, 1993--.
- Voice of computer, Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995-2001
- (As Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) Dr. Julianne Belman, Earth: Final Conflict (also known as EFC,
Gene Roddenberry's Battleground Earth,
Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, and Mission Erde: Siesind unter uns), syndicated, 1997-1999
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Movies
- Miss Forsythe, The Man in the Santa Claus Suit, 1978
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The Suicide's Wife (also known as A New Life), CBS, 1979
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Specials
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Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, 1991
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Episodic
- Gwen Rutherford, "Beaver and Violet," Leave It to Beaver, CBS, c.1960
- Waitress, "Little Egypt," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960
- Blonde woman, "Three Brides for Hoss," Bonanza, NBC, 1966
- (As M. Leigh Hudec) Number One, "The Menagerie: Parts 1 & 2," StarTrek, NBC, 1966
- "117 Ways to Cook Hamburger," Love on a Rooftop, ABC, 1966
- Lydia, "Just While You're Resting," Please Don't Eat the Daisies,NBC, 1967
- Voice of Amanda, "Yesteryear," Star Trek (animated), NBC, 1973
- Voice of cosmic cloud, "One of Our Planets Is Missing," Star Trek(animated), NBC, 1973
- Voice of the queen of hearts, "Once upon a Planet," Star Trek (animated), NBC, 1973
- Voices of Rila and Aquan females, "The Ambergris Element," Star Trek (animated), NBC, 1973
- Voice of slaver device, "The Slaver Weapon," Star Trek (animated),NBC, 1973
- Voice of Theela, "The Lorelei Signal," Star Trek (animated), NBC,1973
- Voices of Lara and Vedalan, "The Jihad," Star Trek (animated), NBC, 1974
- Voice of Randi Bryce, "The Eye of the Beholder," Star Trek (animated), NBC, 1974
- Voice of Lwaxana Troi, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9), syndicated, 1994
- Lady Morella, "Point of No Return," Baylon 5, syndicated, 1996
- Voice of Aunt Anna Watson, "Sins of the Father, Part 1: Dr. Strange," Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1996
- Voice of Lwaxana Troi, "The Muse," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9), syndicated, 1996
- Voice of Aunt Anna Watson, "Partners in Danger, Part 8: The Return of theGreen Goblin," Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1997
- Voice of Aunt Anna Watson, "The Wedding," Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1997
- Encounter group leader, "Alienated," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
- Narrator, "Workforce: Part 2," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 2001
- Also appeared in episodes of Ben Casey, ABC; Dr. Kildare, NBC; The Lucy Show, CBS; and 77 Sunset Strip, ABC.
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Pilots
- (As M. Leigh Hudec) Number One, Star Trek: The Cage (also known asStar Trek; unaired), 1965
- Voice, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine--Emissary, syndicated, 1992
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: Voyager--Caretaker (also known as Caretaker), UPN, 1995
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Other
- Primus Dominic, Genesis II, 1973
- Dr. Bradley, The Questor Tapes, 1974
- Yuloff, Planet Earth, 1974
- Lilith, Spectre, 1977
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Television Work
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Executive Producer; Series
- (As Majel Roddenberry) Earth: Final Conflict (also known as EFC,
Gene Roddenberry's Battleground Earth,
Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns), syndicated, 1997-2001
- (As Majel Roddenberry) Andromeda (also known as Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda), NBC, 2000-?
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: The Next Generation InteractiveTechnical Manual, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1994
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: The Next Generation--A Final Unity, Microprose/Spectrum Holobyte, 1995
- Voice, Star Trek Omnipedia, 1995
- Federation computer voice, Star Trek: Borg, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1996
- Voice of Enterprise computer, Star Trek: Generations, Microprose/Spectrum Holobyte, 1997
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Audio Books
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Star Trek: The New Generation; Q-in-Law, Simon & Schuster (NewYork City), 1992
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With Ethan Phillips) Star Trek Cookbook, Pocket Books (New York City), 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Babylon 5, January, 1998, p. 31
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Starlog, January, 1995
Electronic
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Official Roddenberry Web Site, http://www. oddenberry.com, September 24, 2001
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