Majel Barrett-Roddenberry
Actor
Los Angeles, CA
Biography:
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (February 23, 1932 - December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series, Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series. She was also the 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". She and Gene Roddenberry 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.
Sci-fi Convention Guest Appearances
- Toronto Trek 1995 - August 4-6, 1995 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- TimeCon 1991 - June 26-28, 1991 in San Jose, CA
- Continuum 1991 - June 21-23, 1991 in Cape Giardeau, MO
- Starbase Indy 1989 - November 24-26, 1989 in Indianapolis, IN
- Star Trek 20th Anniversary Convention 1986 - June 21-22, 1986 in Anaheim, CA
- Washington DC Star Trek Expo 1976 - July 9-11, 1976 in Washington, DC
- Star Trek Lives! 1976 - February 12-15, 1976 in New York, NY
- Equicon / Filmcon 1975 - May 24-25, 1975 in San Deigo, CA
- Star Trek Lives! 1975 - February 14-17, 1975 in New York, NY
- Star Trek Lives! 1972 - January 21-23, 1972 in New York, NY