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May 4, 2015 · An actress who appeared in just eight episodes of the original “Star Trek” — but made harrowing allegations in a memoir of sexual assault during her tenure — has died at 85.
Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase; April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer. She played Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films.
Feb 7, 2023 · Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Rand and was also the original model for the Chicken of the Sea mermaid, wrote of a sexual assault she experienced during her time on Star Trek.
Dec 14, 1997 · abuse and the sexual assault that Whitney maintains precipitated her dismissal. from ''Star Trek.'' Such, too, is the power of television. Whitney, 68, has rectified that in writing her...
May 6, 2015 · Whitney was written off the original series (1966-1967) after eight episodes — and a harrowing sexual assault by a studio executive, which she describes in the opening of her 1998 autobiography...
Jan 25, 2024 · Actress Grace Lee Whitney, who played Rand, later revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a studio executive on the set of Star Trek, which she believes played a role in her departure from the show.
Jan 24, 2023 · Whitney is a victim of patriarchy. She was pressured to keep up the beauty and other gender normative standards which contributed toward a substance addiction. However, the real problem came when an executive sexually assaulted her and then had her fired.
May 4, 2015 · Whitney was written off the original series (1966-1967) after eight episodes — and a harrowing sexual assault by a studio executive, which she describes in the opening of her 1998 autobiography...
May 24, 2011 · Whitney: Oh my goodness. Well, I had the sexual assault from someone at Desilu, which I found out later was done by a lot of producers (during that era). It was before the sexual assault law came into being. I was one of the ones that was a victim. I was fired from the show, but I found later that it was in the works before the assault.
May 3, 2015 · Whitney wrote in her 1998 book, The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy, that she was sexually assaulted by an executive at Desilu, the production company behind Star Trek, and suffered from drug...
