Salome Jens
| Salome Jens | |
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Jens in 1962
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| Born |
May 8, 1935 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ralph Meeker |
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Jens was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Salomea (née Szujewska) and Arnold John Jens, a farmer and builder. Jens graduated Bay View High School with a 96 average and was crowned Miss Bay View at the long-running South Shore Water Frolics. In an article from July 1969, she remarked that "the only time I can imagine contemplating suicide would be if I was told that I had to go back and live in Milwaukee forever."
Her performances in the theatre have been rare but well regarded. She nabbed the lion's share of attention in the small role of "The Thief" in the New York premiere production of Jean Genet's The Balcony. She won excellent notices playing Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the downtown Circle in the Square Theatre in the late 1960s in New York, and she did a Cleopatra at Stratford.
Jens' film debut was in the title role of Terror from the Year 5000 (1958), which was later featured in the eighth Season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. She subsequently had roles in films such as Angel Baby (1961), The Fool Killer (1965), Seconds (1966), Me, Natalie (1969), Savages (1972), The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Cloud Dancer (1980), Harry's War (1981) and Just Between Friends (1986).
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