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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.
- Nichelle Nichols Said She Slept with Roddenberry in Her Memoir
- Roddenberry Ultimately Married A ‘Trek’ Actress
- Another ‘Trek’ Actress Claims She Was Assaulted by An Executive During Filming
Nichelle Nichols played Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original series of Star Trek, which aired in the 1960s. She reprised her role in six Star Trek feature films, famously singing and performing a fan dance (without the benefit of a body double) in her penultimate film appearance for the franchise. In her memoir Beyond Uhura, Nichelle Nichols revealed th...
Gene Roddenberry was also romantically linked to Majel Barrett, the actress who played “Number One” in the original, unaired Star Trek pilot episode, and later played Nurse Christine Chapel. The couple later married, with Majel Barrett becoming involved in Roddenberry’s business life. In addition to providing the voice of Star Trek computer systems...
Tragically, not every personal encounter on the set of Star Trek was welcome or consensual. 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. Whitney never named the man who assaulted her, arguing two reasons for doing...
- Tucker Archer
Whitney was born on April 1, 1930, in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was adopted by the Whitney family, who changed her name to Grace Elaine. The family moved to Detroit where Whitney attended school. She started her entertainment career as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR (“from the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building”) radio at age 14.
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...
The true story of the actress leaving the show is a little muddled. She said she was sexually assaulted by one of the producers. There were also claims she was often drunk or high and could not film when needed. She threw herself into the 70s Star Trek convention circuit and so had a lot of face time with fans.
Whitney later claimed she was dropped after being subjected to a sexual assault by a senior executive connected with the series, but the truth remains obscure. Subsequently her career...
