[DeadCelebrityAlert] Grace Lee Whitney, 85

 


Grace Lee Whitney, the actress who played Yeoman Janice Rand on "Star Trek: The Original Series," reportedly died Friday in her home in Coarsegold, California. No cause of death has been reported. She was 85.

The versatile actress and vocalist was born Mary Ann Chase in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1930. She was adopted by the Whitney family, and as a teenager, began her career in entertainment as a singer and dancer. She eventually became interested in acting and in 1966, clinched a role as Yeoman Janice Rand, a personal assistant to William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk in the first season of the original "Star Trek" TV series.

Whitney later appeared in several "Star Trek" films, including "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," "The Search for Spock," "The Voyage Home" and "The Undiscovered Country."

Her autobiography, "The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy," was published in 1998. For many years, Whitney was a fixture at "Star Trek" conventions around the world.

As news of Whitney's passing spread Sunday, many "Star Trek" fans praised the actress for her on-screen talent, and remembered harboring "TV crushes" on the blond beauty. She was "one of the great women of Trek," TrekMovie.com tweeted. Co-star Shatner wrote that Whitney "was a constant shining smile."

Whitney's other acting credits include an appearance in the Broadway show "Top Banana," and films like "Irma la Douce" and "The Man from Galveston. " She also made appearances on several TV shows, including "Bewitched," "Death Valley Days" and "The Outer Limits."

Though Whitney is best remembered as an actress, her family told NBC News that her "preference would be to be remembered as a 'successful survivor of addiction.'" Whitney was a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and had reportedly spent the last 35 years of her life helping others with addiction problems, including volunteering at women's correctional facilities.

"Grace experienced 35 years of sobriety through continuous fellowship with others and through God and Jesus," her family told NBC.





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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Nigel Terry, King Arthur in ‘Excalibur,’ Dead at 69

 

Nigel Terry in "Excalibur"

Nigel Terry, King Arthur in 'Excalibur,' Dead at 69

English stage actor made his film debut alongside Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in Anthony Harvey's "The Lion in Winter"
Nigel Terry, best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film "Excalibur," passed away on April 30, 2015 of emphysema, according to The Guardian. He was 69.
A star of stage, film and television, Terry appeared recently in several British productions, including "Agatha Christie's Marple," "Doctor Who" and "Casualty." His most prominent television role in the United States was in the lead role on the short-lived 1992 medievial-set series "Covington Cross," where he played Sir Thomas Grey.
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His film debut came in 1968 alongside Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn, portraying the teenaged Prince John in Anthony Harvey's "The Lion in Winter." He took the title role in Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio" in 1986, and starred in several other films throughout his diverse career including "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery," "Blackbeard," "Edward II" and his final major film production in 2004, "Troy."

Terry held the distinction of being the first baby born in Bristol, England, after the end of World War II. By 1963, he'd made his way to London where he enrolled at Central School of Speech and Drama. Three years later, he joined the Oxford Meadow Players.
From there, it was on to the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Round House Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre, along with myriad appearances on British television throughout the 1970s.

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