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Jan Shutan Levinson (born Janice Dottenheim; November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021) was an American actress, [4] best known for her appearance in Star Trek: The Original Series, Sons and Daughters and The Andy Griffith Show .
Jan Shutan. Actress: Star Trek. Jan Shutan is best remembered as Lieutenant Mira Romaine, an officer on the starship Enterprise, whose mind is invaded by non-corporeal life forms in The Lights of Zetar (1969). Aside from this iconic role, her face might also be familiar for her many TV commercials.
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Jan Shutan (5 November 1932 – 7 October 2021; age 88) was the actress who played Lt. Mira Romaine in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "The Lights of Zetar". She filmed her scenes between Friday 1 November 1968 and Monday 11 November 1968 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.
She was born in Los Angeles as Janice Dottenheim and grew up in Beverly Hills. She was a winner of the TV program Arthur Godrey's Talent Scouts.
One of her few motion picture credits was Russ Meyer's The Seven Minutes in 1971. This film also featured Stanley Adams, Charles Drake and Charles Napier. She also appeared in Dracula's Dog (1978, starring Michael Pataki).
She appeared as Andy's "cousin" Gloria (making Andy's girlfriend Helen extremely jealous) in the 1965 Andy Griffith Show episode "Guest in the House".
Shutan also had a role on the short-lived CBS television series Sons and Daughters in 1974. She appeared in numerous episodes of Ben Casey.
In 1980, she married television writer-producer David Levinson, and was known by her married name as Jan Levinson. She retired from acting soon afterwards.
•Jan Shutan at the Internet Movie Database
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Oct 29, 2021 · I learned today that Jan Shutan, guest star on my favorite Star Trek love story "The Lights of Zetar", passed away a few weeks ago on Oct. 7, 2021. There are so few actors and actresses left from the original series anymore, making the loss of each one especially poignant. I would dearly loved to have met Jan, and I am deeply saddened to learn ...
The Lights of Zetar: Directed by Herbert Kenwith. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Jan Shutan. A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.
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Dec 6, 2021 · By Yunil Tamrakar; Original : December 06, 2021 American actress Jan Shutan Levinson was well known for her roles in television series such as Star Trek: The Original Series, The Andy Griffith Show, and Sons and Daughters.
Sep 2, 2023 · Shutan's performance, on the original series Season 3 episode "The Lights of Zetar," is notorious among the "Star Trek" fanbase for its intensity and range.
