In 1960, she played Gwen Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver.

She received training in comedy from Lucille Ball. She worked at the Desilu Studios on several TV shows, including Bonanza, The Untouchables, The Lucy Show, and The Lieutenant (produced by Gene Roddenberry). He was killed in the line of duty on Aug while Barrett was touring with an off-Broadway road company.īarrett was briefly seen in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) in an ad parody at the beginning of the film, and had roles in a few films, including Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961), Sylvia (1965), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), and Track of Thunder (1967). Her father, William Hudec, was a Cleveland police officer. She attended Shaker Heights High School, graduating in 1950 before going on to the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, then had some stage roles and came to Hollywood. She began taking acting classes as a child. As his wife and given her relationship with Star Trek-participating in some way in every series during her lifetime-she is sometimes referred to as 'the First Lady of Star Trek'.īarrett was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

She married Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1969. She was best known for her roles as various characters in the Star Trek franchise: Nurse Christine Chapel (in the original Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and two films of the franchise), Number One (also in the original series), Lwaxana Troi (on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series from 1966 to 2023. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry ( / ˈ m eɪ dʒ əl/ born Majel Leigh Hudec Febru– December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer.

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