Grace Lee Whitney
Grace Lee Whitney (* 1. April 1930 in Ann Arbor , Michigan as Mary Ann Chase ; † 1. May 2015 in Coarsegold , Madera County , California ) was an American actress . She was also known by the names Grace Whitney , Grace Elaine Whitney , Lee Whitney and Ruth Whitney .
Life
Whitney had her first film role in 1947 in the B-Western Mystery Range . However, she initially played mainly smaller roles, for example as a member of the ladies' band in Some Like It Hot and as a prostitute in The Girl Irma la Douce , directed by Billy Wilder . She became known to a wide audience as " Janice Rand " in the first season of Starship Enterprise and in four other Star Trek movies; in this role she played the assistant of " Captain Kirk " ( William Shatner ). Whitney also had guest appearances on series such as The Smoking Colts and Batman . At the theater she played the role of "Lucy Brown" in The Threepenny Opera . In total she appeared in over 20 films and around 80 television episodes by 2011.
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Grace Lee Whitney was at times addicted to alcohol but later overcame her addiction. She also wrote about this in her 1998 autobiography The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy . The actress was married to Jack Dale. Her son Scott starred in an episode of the television series Starship Enterprise .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Mystery Range
- 1950: The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
- 1953: Cowboy G-Men (TV series, episode)
- 1953: Professor Bondi's cabinet (House of Wax)
- 1953: Hot West (Hannah Lee: An American Primitive)
- 1954: Top Banana
- 1954: This Man Knows Too Much (Riding Shotgun)
- 1955: Revolt in the Women's Prison
- 1955: From the Life of a Doctor (Strange Lady in Town)
- 1958: Mike Hammer (TV series, an episode)
- 1958: The Naked and the Dead ( The Naked and the Dead , directed by Raoul Walsh )
- 1959: Some Like It Hot ( Some Like It Hot , directed by Billy Wilder )
- 1960: Overland Trail (TV series, an episode)
- 1961: Adventures in the Wild West ( Zane Gray Theater , TV series, an episode)
- 1961: The Islanders (TV series, episode)
- 1961: Bat Masterton (TV series, an episode)
- 1961: A Case for Michael Shayne ( Michael Shayne , TV series, two episodes)
- 1961: General Electric Theater (TV series, episode)
- 1961: The Lower Ten Thousand (Pocketful of Miracles)
- 1961/1962: Surfside 6 (TV series, three episodes)
- 1961–1962: No case for FBI ( The Detectives , television series, two episodes)
- 1962: Hawaiian Eye (TV series, episode)
- 1962: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , TV series, an episode)
- 1962: West of Santa Fe ( The Rifleman , TV series, an episode)
- 1962: A Public Affair
- 1962: Los Angeles location ( The New Breed , TV series, an episode)
- 1962-1963: The Untouchables ( The Untouchables , television series, two episodes)
- 1963: Don't do that, Angelika (Critic's Choice)
- 1963: The girl Irma la Douce ( Irma la Douce , directed by Billy Wilder)
- 1963/1968: The People from Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian , TV series, two episodes)
- 1966: Spaceship Enterprise ( Star Trek , TV series, eight episodes)
- 1967: Batman (TV series, two episodes)
- 1968: Big Valley ( The Big Valley , TV series, episode)
- 1969: The Outsider ( The Outsider , television series, one episode)
- 1970: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series, episode)
- 1974: Cannon (TV series, episode)
- 1979: Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- 1980: Hart to Hart ( Hart to Hart , TV series, an episode)
- 1983: The Kid with the 200 IQ
- 1984: Star Trek III : The Search for Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
- 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- 1996: Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager ( Star Trek: Voyager , TV series, episode Tuvoks Flashback )
- 1998: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder , TV series, episode 6x06)
- 2007: Star Trek: Phase II ( Star Trek: New Voyages , fan series)
- 2007: Star Trek: Of Gods And Men (Fan Series)
Web links
- Grace Lee Whitney in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Grace Lee Whitney in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Breaking News - Grace Lee Whitney, Janice Rand of "Star Trek" dies at 85. (No longer available online.) In: yourcentralvalley.com. May 3, 2015, archived from the original on June 13, 2015 ; accessed on May 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grace Lee Whitney, Yeoman Rand on Original 'Star Trek,' Dies. In: nbcnews.com . May 4, 2015, accessed May 4, 2015 .
- ↑ IMDb see number of "Feature Films", "TV Movies" and "TV Episodes"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whitney, Grace Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chase, Mary Ann (maiden name); Whitnet, Grace; Whitney, Grace Elaine; Whitney, Lee; Whitney, Ruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ann Arbor , Michigan , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2015 |
| Place of death | Coarsegold , Madera County , California , United States |