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Mar 31, 2022 · Majel Barrett passed away in December of 2008, but she’ll get another send-off in the upcoming space flight for Celestis later in 2022. Barrett’s ashes will travel to space alongside Gene ...
Majel Barrett Roddenberry (23 February 1932 – 18 December 2008; age 76) was a recurring actress in the Star Trek franchise and was the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from 1969 until his death in 1991. This association with Roddenberry and his most famous creation has earned Barrett the title "The First Lady of Star Trek". Barrett was the only performer to have had a role on the ...
Feb 23, 2011 · Majel Leigh Hudec – better known as Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the First Lady of Star Trek – was born on this day in 1932, in Columbus, Ohio. Though she succumbed to cancer in December, 2008, at the age of 76, Barrett-Roddenberry lives on in the hearts of Trek fans worldwide and can still be seen (as Number One, Nurse Christine Chapel or Lwaxana Troi) and/or heard (as the voice of ship ...
Older Star Trek fans recognize Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel, a recurring character in the original series. To younger Trekkies, she was Deanna Troi's meddlesome mother, Lwaxana Troi (Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Riix, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed).
- February 23, 1932
- December 18, 2008
She first appeared in Star Trek’s initial pilot, “The Cage” (1964), as the USS Enterprise’s brunette unnamed first officer, “Number One”. Barrett was romantically involved with Roddenberry, whose marriage was on the verge of failing at the time, and the idea of having an otherwise unknown woman in a leading role just because she was ...
Aug 10, 2023 · In the early 1960s, Barrett worked at Desilu Studios, where she received comedy training from the great Lucille Ball. When Star Trek‘s original pilot was filmed in 1964, titled “The Cage ...
Jul 25, 2020 · Majel Barrett played three major roles throughout Star Trek, but she also lent her voice to multiple Trek series and movies. By virtue of marrying Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from 1969-1991, she became Majel Barrett-Roddenberry and was known as the First Lady of Star Trek .
