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Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase; April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer. She played Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films.
May 6, 2015 · "Star Trek" actress Grace Lee Whitney — who played Janice Rand, yeoman to Captain Kirk — has died at age 85. According to the Associated Press, Whitney died peacefully in her home in...
Jan 25, 2024 · Although Grace Lee Whitney's roles were little more than cameos, Janice Rand returned in Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Chief Petty Officer and Transporter Chief of the refitted USS Enterprise when Admiral Kirk took command.
Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands.
May 3, 2015 · StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report the passing of Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek: The Original Series, in several of the TOS features and also on Star Trek: Voyager. According to her family, the actress and singer died on May 1 at the age of 85, passing away peacefully in her home in Coarsegold ...
May 4, 2015 · Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Janice Rand in the original “Star Trek” series and a handful of movies based on the series, died Friday at her home in Coarsegold, California. She was 85.
May 24, 2011 · The saga of Grace Lee Whitney is at once one of Star Trek’s greatest cautionary tales and one of its most satisfying renaissance stories.
Grace Lee Whitney. Actress. 1 April 1930 to 1 May 2015. An American actress who spent most of her early career as a jobbing television actress, Whitney was best known for her role Yeoman Janice Rand on the first eight episodes of Star Trek (1966) She returned to the role in four subsequent big screen Star Trek adventures (1979-1991).
Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands.
May 5, 2015 · Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk’s assistant, Yeoman Janice Rand, on the original “Star Trek” series, died on Friday at her home in Coarsegold, Calif. She was 85. Her son Jonathan Dweck...
