BarBara Luna
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Luna in New York 2009
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| Born |
Barbara Luna March 2, 1939 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–present |
| Spouse(s) | Doug McClure (m. 1961–63)(divorced) |
| Website | http://www.barbaraluna.com |
Barbara Luna (born March 2, 1939), also stylized as BarBara Luna, is an American actress with an extensive list of roles in film, television and musicals. Notable roles included Five Weeks in a Balloon and Lt. Marlena Moreau in the classic Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror". She appeared during 2004 and 2010 in the first and sixth episodes of Star Trek: New Voyages, a fan-created show distributed over the Internet (and retitled Star Trek: Phase II in 2008).
Born in Manhattan, BarBara Luna (as spelled on her official site), was introduced to Broadway shows early in life. She was tapped by Rodgers and Hammerstein to play the daughter of Ezio Pinza in the original Broadway production of South Pacific, in which she sang the show's opening song, Dites-Moi. She next appeared in The King and I as one of the Siamese children, advancing to the more important role of "Royal Dancer" by the time the show closed on Broadway. Not wishing to drop out of school to go on the road, she auditioned for and won the understudy role of Lotus Blossom in Teahouse of the August Moon. A few months later, after graduating from high school, she was given the starring role of Lotus Blossom in Teahouse and toured with the show's company for three years.
Director Mervyn LeRoy saw her performance as Lotus Blossom in Los Angeles and cast her to play Camille, the blind girl who was Frank Sinatra's love interest in The Devil at 4 O'Clock. This led to roles in other films including Meli in Firecreek, as Amparo in Ship of Fools, as Cat in The Concrete Jungle, and as Makia in Five Weeks in a Balloon.
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