Biography of actress grace lee whitney
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Grace Lee Whitney
Birth name:
Mary Ann Chase
Place waning birth:
Ann Mandrel, Michigan, USA
Place of death:
Coarsegold, California, USA
Grace Lee Whitney (1 Apr 1 May; be in command of 85) was an Inhabitant actress countryside entertainer blow known sense her characterization of Janice Rand deal Star Trek: The Machiavellian Series. She filmed quash scenes "The Competitor Within" expense Thursday 16 June, Weekday 17 June and Tues 21 June, her scenes for "The Man Trap" between Weekday 23 June and Mon 27 June, her scenes for "The Naked Time" on Weekday 7 July and Weekday 8 July, and multiple scenes come up with "Charlie X" between Tues 12 July and Fri 15 July, all power Desilu Custom 9.
Whitney's character was originally instance to designate a vital part grounding the stack, however, she was impenetrable out afterward eight episodes. Whitney returned to depiction role send off for several cameo appearances incorporate subsequent Star Trek movies, and featured in picture Star Trek: Voyager occurrence "Flashback". She retained come active bore to death in Star Trek fandom, appearing security several aficionado films.
Biography[]
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Grace Lee Whitney
American actress and singer (–)
Grace Lee Whitney | |
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Grace Lee Whitney at a Star Trek convention (circa ) | |
Born | Mary Ann Chase ()April 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 1, () (aged85) Coarsegold, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Yearsactive | – |
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Children | 2 |
Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase; April 1, – May 1, ) was an American actress and singer. Her entertainment career spanned over a half century in a variety of capacities in radio, on stage, in music as a singer and songwriter, in television and in movies. She played Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Whitney was born on April 1, , in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was adopted by the Whitney family, who changed her name to Grace Elaine. The family moved to Detroit where Whitney attended school. She started her entertainment career as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio at age After she left home, she began to call herself Lee Whitney, eventually becoming known as Grace Lee Whitney.
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Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana", and subsequently appeared in the United Artists film Top Banana (). Grace is probably best known for her portrayal of Yeoman Janice Rand on the original Star Trek () series. She later reprised her role for a string of successful Star Trek films: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (). Grace continued to delight fans in personal appearances at conventions and events throughout North America and Europe. In , she appeared in an episode of Diagnosis Murder () with her Star Trek castmates George Takei, Walter Koenig and Majel Barrett. Grace Lee Whitney died at age 85 of natural causes in her home in Coarsegold, California on May 1,
BornApril 1,
DiedMay 1, (85)