Majel Barrett Roddenberry
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| Born |
Majel Leigh Hudec February 23, 1932 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 2008 (aged 76) Bel Air, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Resting place | Los Angeles, California on January 4, 2009 |
| Residence | Bel Air, Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | M. Leigh Hudec |
| Education | Shaker Heights High School |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Occupation | Actress, producer, voice actress |
| Years active | 1957–2008 |
| Known for | Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi, Ship's Computer |
| Home town | Hollywood, California |
| Television | Star Trek |
| Spouse(s) | Gene Roddenberry (m. 1969; his death 1991) |
| Children | Rod Roddenberry |
| Website | www |
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (first name pronounced /ˈmeɪdʒəl/; born Majel Leigh Hudec; February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series and Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series. She became the second wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
As the wife of Roddenberry and given her ongoing relationship with Star Trek—participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she was sometimes referred to as "the First Lady of Star Trek". Roddenberry and she were married in Japan on August 6, 1969, after the cancellation of the original Star Trek series. They had one son together, Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, Jr., born in 1974.
Majel began taking acting classes as a child. She attended Shaker Heights High School, graduating in 1950 before going on to the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, then had some stage roles and came to Hollywood. Her father, William Hudec, was a Cleveland police officer. He was killed in the line of duty in 1955 while Majel was touring with an off-Broadway road company. She was briefly seen in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) in an ad parody at the beginning of the film, and had roles in a few movies, including Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961), Sylvia (1965), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), and Track of Thunder (1967). She worked at the Desilu Studios on several TV shows, including Bonanza, The Untouchables, The Lucy Show, and The Lieutenant (produced by Gene Roddenberry). She received training in comedy from Lucille Ball. In 1960, she played Gwen Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver.
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