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Joanne Linville(1928-2021)

  • Actress
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Joanne Linville in Star Trek (1966)
Lovely, a struggling psychic is contacted by Bruce B., an ambitious gay spirit bent on fulfilling his earthly desire for a tv show.

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Joanne Linville made her mark on television from the 1950s-1980s, appearing in such respected anthology series as Studio One (1948), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), among others. While her film work consisted mainly of smaller character roles and she never had regular roles on television, she guest-starred on numerous series over her career, often in Westerns but, especially in the 1970s, in a variety of drama and detective series. Star Trek (1966) fans will remember her in the episode "The Enterprise Incident", in which she played a Romulan commander--the first female Romulan ever portrayed on the series--who goes up against Captain James T. Kirk and is romanced by Mr. Spock.

The ex-wife of director Mark Rydell, she has two children by that marriage who are also actors, Amy Rydell and Christopher Rydell. She was a master teacher at Stella Adler's Academy and later started her own acting school.
BornJanuary 15, 1928
DiedJune 20, 2021(93)
BornJanuary 15, 1928
DiedJune 20, 2021(93)
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Known for

Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Romulan Commander
Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
6.9
TV Series
  • Mimi Nettleson Chiles
  • Kay Rogers
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Alcoa Hour
7.3
TV Series
  • Daisy Sage
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Lavinia Godwin

Credits

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  • Starship Excelsior (2007)
    Starship Excelsior
    9.7
    Podcast Series
    • The Legate
    • 2016
  • Beyond Lovely
    6.8
    Short
    • Voice Over
    • 2005
  • James Dean (2001)
    James Dean
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Hedda Hopper
    • 2001
  • From the Dead of Night (1989)
    From the Dead of Night
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Ann Morgan
    • 1989
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Rona Samuels
    • 1988
  • The Right of the People (1986)
    The Right of the People
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Rosalind
    • 1986
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Claire Maynard
    • 1982–1983
  • Morgan Fairchild in The Seduction (1982)
    The Seduction
    5.0
    • Dr. Weston
    • 1982
  • Behind the Screen
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Zina Willow
    • 1981
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)
    Mrs. Columbo
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Paula
    • 1979
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Maggie Brill
    • 1979
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mimi Nettleson Chiles
    • Kay Rogers
    • 1973–1979
  • The Users (1978)
    The Users
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Elena's Mother
    • 1978
  • Lloyd Bridges and Robert Wagner in The Critical List (1978)
    The Critical List
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Nan Forrester
    • 1978
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hirsh
    • 1977

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    • Stella Adler Academy
  • Alternative names
    • Jo Anne Linville
  • Born
    • January 15, 1928
    • Bakersfield, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 20, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Mark RydellDecember 1962 - July 1973 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Amy Rydell
  • Parents
      Joseph Henderson Linville
  • Relatives
      Jackson Joanne Lourd Rydell(Great Grandchild)

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    First actress to play a female Romulan, in the episode The Enterprise Incident (1968). She was never named, and only referred to as the Female Romulan Commander.

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