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In 1967, she guest-appeared on Star Trek in the second-season episode "Metamorphosis" as commissioner Nancy Hedford. Donahue portrayed the sister of Sister Bertrille ( Sally Field ) in three episodes of ABC's The Flying Nun (1968–70).
Aug 3, 2019 · Elinor Donahue told the story behind her unexpected Star Trek wardrobe malfunction and how Gene Roddenberry called her at home to cast her in "Metamorphosis....
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May 24, 2016 · Elinor Donahue’s credits as an actress date back to 1942 and span all the way to 2011. Though she’s appeared in everything from The Andy Griffith Show, The Flying Nun, The Odd Couple, Mork & Mindy, Fantasy Island and Pretty Woman to Freddy’s Dead: The New Nightmare, Get a Life, Friends, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, The Princess Diaries 2 ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Six years after Elinor Donahue left her Mayberry gig at Walker’s Drugstore on The Andy Griffith Show, she transformed herself entirely from small-town sweetheart to shimmering alien entity on Star Trek.
Elinor Donahue (born 19 April 1937; age 87) is an American actress who played Nancy Hedford and the Companion (merged with Hedford) in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Metamorphosis". She also acted as a stand-in when the Companion existed outside of Hedford, to give...
The Intriguing Way Gene Roddenberry Persuaded Elinor Donahue to Return to Acting for Star Trek. Best known for her role as Ellie Walker on “The Andy Griffith Show” during 1961 and 1962,...
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A few scenes featuring Elinor Donahue had to be re-shot, because the original film negatives were damaged and couldn't be used. Portions of the planet set had to be rebuilt, since other episodes were shot there by that time, using different sets. Meanwhile, Donahue got pneumonia and lost ten pounds.
