Changes: Grace Lee Whitney

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Grace Lee Whitney (born 1 April 1930; age 94) was featured on Star Trek as Yeoman Janice Rand under Captain James T. Kirk (TOS) and Communications Officer under Captain Hikaru Sulu. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). She was born Mary Ann Chase, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

A prolific actress in the 1950s and 1960s, Whitney debuted on the Broadway stage in "Top Banana" before going on to appear in the 1954 motion picture of the same name. Whitney guested on several well-known television series including "Bewitched", "Batman", "Mannix" and Gene Roddenberry's own "Police Story", co-starring DeForest Kelley. She also appeared alongside her TOS co-star George Takei in a 1998 episode of "Diagnosis Murder".

Intended to appear in far more episodes than she ultimately did, Whitney's Yeoman Rand was often written out of episodes, due to the actress' struggle with alcohol, weight, and drug issues. In her autobiography, The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy, Whitney describes two incidents in which she was sexually assaulted by members of the Star Trek production team, neither of which are identified by name. Replaced by Dr. Helen Noel in "Dagger of the Mind", Whitney was ultimately fired, appearing only in the background of her final episode, "The Conscience of the King". Sliding deeper into addiction and even prostitution, Whitney began her recovery in the 1980s and has gone on to appear in many more Star Trek productions, most recently the 2007 fan-produced films, Star Trek: Of Gods and Men and the Star Trek New Voyages episode "World Enough and Time" (again working with George Takei).

Appearances

TOS:
- "The Corbomite Maneuver"
- "The Enemy Within"
- "The Man Trap"
- "The Naked Time"
- "Charlie X"
- "Balance of Terror"
- "Miri"
- "The Conscience of the King"
Star Trek Movies:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (credited as "Woman in Cafeteria")
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
VOY: "Flashback"

External Links

Grace Lee Whitney at Wikipedia
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Grace Lee Whitney at TriviaTribute.com - pictures and trivia

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 '''Grace Lee Whitney''' {{born|1|April|1930}} was featured on ''[[Star Trek]]'' as [[Yeoman]] [[Janice Rand]] under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] ([[TOS]]) and [[Communications Officer]] under Captain [[Hikaru Sulu]]. ({{film|6}}). She was born '''Mary Ann Chase''', in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
-A prolific actress in the 1950s and 1960s, Whitney debuted on the Broadway stage in "Top Banana" before going on to appear in the 1954 motion picture of the same name.  Whitney guested on several well-known television series including "Bewitched", "Batman", "Mannix" and [[Gene Roddenberry|Gene Roddenberry's]] own "Police Story", co-starring [[DeForest Kelley]].  She also appeared alongside [[George Takei]] in a 1998 episode of "Diagnosis Murder".
+A prolific actress in the 1950s and 1960s, Whitney debuted on the Broadway stage in "Top Banana" before going on to appear in the 1954 motion picture of the same name.  Whitney guested on several well-known television series including "Bewitched", "Batman", "Mannix" and [[Gene Roddenberry|Gene Roddenberry's]] own "Police Story", co-starring [[DeForest Kelley]].  She also appeared alongside her TOS co-star [[George Takei]] in a 1998 episode of "Diagnosis Murder".
-Intended to appear in far more episodes than she ultimately did, Whitney's Yeoman Rand was often written out of episodes, due to the actress' struggle with alcohol, weight, and drug issues.  In her autobiography, ''[[The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy]]'', Whitney describes two incidents in which she was sexually assaulted by members of the ''Star Trek'' production team, neither of which are identified by name.  Replaced by Dr. [[Helen Noel]] in "[[Dagger of the Mind]]", Whitney was ultimately fired, appearing only in the background of her final episode, "[[The Conscience of the King]]".  Sliding deeper into addiction and even prostitution, Whitney began her recovery in the 1980s and has gone on to appear in many more ''Star Trek'' productions, most recently the 2007 [[Fan films|fan-produced films]], ''Star Trek: Of Gods and Men'' and ''Star Trek New Voyages: World Enough and Time.
+Intended to appear in far more episodes than she ultimately did, Whitney's Yeoman Rand was often written out of episodes, due to the actress' struggle with alcohol, weight, and drug issues.  In her autobiography, ''[[The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy]]'', Whitney describes two incidents in which she was sexually assaulted by members of the ''Star Trek'' production team, neither of which are identified by name.  Replaced by Dr. [[Helen Noel]] in "[[Dagger of the Mind]]", Whitney was ultimately fired, appearing only in the background of her final episode, "[[The Conscience of the King]]".  Sliding deeper into addiction and even prostitution, Whitney began her recovery in the 1980s and has gone on to appear in many more ''Star Trek'' productions, most recently the 2007 [[Fan films|fan-produced films]], ''Star Trek: Of Gods and Men'' and the ''Star Trek New Voyages'' episode "World Enough and Time" (again working with George Takei).
 ==Appearances==