Majel Roddenberry, 'First Lady of Star Trek,' dies

[Dback Jon]

Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry, an actress who appeared in numerous "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, died Thursday of leukemia at her home in Bel-Air, Calif., her representative said.

At Roddenberry's side were family friends and her only son, Eugene Roddenberry Jr. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991.

Her romance with Roddenberry earned her the title "The First Lady of Star Trek." A fixture in the "Star Trek" franchise, her roles included Nurse Christine Chapel in the original "Star Trek," Lwaxana Troi in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the voice of the USS Enterprise computer in almost every spin-off of the 1966 cult series. She recently reprised the voice role in the upcoming "Star Trek" film directed by J.J. Abrams.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

R I P

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Pretty sad...

 

[Mulli]

Boo!

 

[Gaddabout]

I don't know if this is true or myth, but I once read in TV Guide (or something like that) that Gene Roddenberry had every intention of casting Majel as captain in the original ST series. The network freaked out. So he never did get to see a woman captain, which finally happened with DS9, and it wasn't Majel.

 

[Mulli]

I don't know if this is true or myth, but I once read in TV Guide (or something like that) that Gene Roddenberry had every intention of casting Majel as captain in the original ST series. The network freaked out. So he never did get to see a woman captain, which finally happened with DS9, and it wasn't Majel.

To me, it would have been a disaster. No Kirk, no Star Trek phenomenon.

 

[nathan]

I don't know if this is true or myth, but I once read in TV Guide (or something like that) that Gene Roddenberry had every intention of casting Majel as captain in the original ST series. The network freaked out. So he never did get to see a woman captain, which finally happened with DS9, and it wasn't Majel.

You mean Voyager

 

[Gaddabout]

You mean Voyager

I left that dangling out there because true Star Trek fans don't feel comfortable until they have something they can correct.

 

[Mulli]

I left that dangling out there because true Star Trek fans don't feel comfortable until they have something they can correct.

Funny, had a strange liking to her on this show:

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[PortlandCardFan]

That sucks!

 

[Angel]

I loved her potrayal of Lwaxana Troi, she never failed to get a laugh. Safe journey Majel, you will be missed.

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

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