Majel Barrett filmography and biography
Date of birth: 23 February 1932, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Date of death: 18 December 2008, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA (leukemia)
Majel Barrett trivia
- Majel and Gene had been lovers for years when he decided it was time to
marry her and asked her to join him -- although he happened to be
visiting Japan at the time. Gene did not adhere to any particular
religion and since they were in Japan they chose to have a
Shinto-Buddhist wedding on 6 August 1969. They regarded this as their
real wedding, but his divorce was not yet final and they made it legal
with a civil ceremony on 29 December 1969.
- Mother of Rod Roddenberry
- Is one of only 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the
original Star Trek (up to and including
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) and then in one
of the spin-offs.
- Along with Leonard Nimoy, she is one of only two actors to appear
in both the first and last episodes of the original
Star Trek series.
- She is the only actor to appear in all five live-action "Star Trek"
series (Star Trek,
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise). In
addition to this, she supplied various voices in
Star Trek.
- Along with Joseph Ruskin, Clint Howard, and
Jack Donner, she is one of only four actors to appear in both
Star Trek and Enterprise.
- Shortly before her death, she completed voiceover work as the voice of
the Enterprise's main computer for J.J. Abrams's upcoming
Star Trek.
- Stepmother of actress Dawn Roddenberry and Darleen
Roddenberry-Bacha, who died on 29-Oct-1995 in a car accident.
- In addition to her voiceover work, she also provided the voice of
automated railroad-defect detectors for the Union Pacific and other
railroads. Her voice can be heard on railroad radio channels throughout
the nation.
- Along with Leonard Nimoy, she was one of only two actors to have
appeared in "Star Trek" in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Majel Barrett quotes
- About Gene Roddenberry: "Well, he was a very tall and
imposing-looking man, first off. He was a very adamant man. He was also
very kind and sweet. He had a lot of sides to him. Our life together
was wonderful. It just didn't go on long enough." (September 2006)
- On how Gene Roddenberry would have felt about digitally
remastering all the Star Trek episodes: "You know what?
He wouldn't have been bothered by it at all. Gene did the best work he
could at the time, but he was also all about the future. I think he'd
have thought it was terrific that the show was being made to look
better because of new technology" (September 2006).
- "What's nice is you know a "Star Trek" movie is still one that everybody
wants. It remains Paramount's cash cow, so there's no danger of it
going away anytime soon." (September 2006)
- On what inspired Gene Roddenberry to create a TV series set in
space: "It was the studio (Desilu) mainly. They wanted a show set in
space. Gene wanted to do one that was more science fiction. So he
decided to combine them both and see what happens" (September 2006).
- On how Gene Roddenberry felt about "Star Trek" revival movies and
the "Next Generation" show: "He was never really satisfied with the way
any of them came out. It was just his own frustration at wanting
everything to be perfect. It was nothing against the people he worked
with" (September 2006).