Grace Lee Whitney (1930–2015)

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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. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana", and subsequently appeared in the United Artists ... See full bio »

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Known For

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Excelsior Communications Officer
(1991)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Commander Janice Rand
(1986)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Janice Rand
(1979)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Woman in Cafeteria
(1984)
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 2007 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (Video)
Janice Rand
 2007 Star Trek Phase II (TV Series)
Janice Rand
- World Enough and Time (2007) ... Janice Rand
 1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)
Encounter Group Abductee
- Alienated (1998) ... Encounter Group Abductee
 1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)
Commander Janice Rand
- Flashback (1996) ... Commander Janice Rand
 1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Excelsior Communications Officer
 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Commander Janice Rand
 1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Woman in Cafeteria
 1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (TV Movie)
 1980 Hart to Hart (TV Series)
Chic Lady
- Does She or Doesn't She? (1980) ... Chic Lady
 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Janice Rand
 1978 The Next Step Beyond (TV Series)
Dr. Dorothy Alsworth
- The Confession (1978) ... Dr. Dorothy Alsworth
 1974 Cannon (TV Series)
Ida
- The Deadly Trail (1974) ... Ida
 1970 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series)
Blonde
- Point of Honor (1970) ... Blonde (uncredited)
 1962-1969 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Nellie Cashman / Angela Cummings / Kate Fisher / ...
- Angel of Tombstone (1969) ... Nellie Cashman
- Tall Heart, Short Temper (1968) ... Angela Cummings
- The Quiet and the Fury (1964) ... Kate Fisher
- The Last Shot (1962) ... Della
- The Breaking Point (1962) ... Verna
 1969 The Name of the Game (TV Series)
Suzette
- Love-In at Ground Zero (1969) ... Suzette
 1969 The Outsider (TV Series)
Claire
- The Secret of Mareno Bay (1969) ... Claire
 1963-1968 The Virginian (TV Series)
Heather / Nina
- The Mustangers (1968) ... Heather
- Echo of Another Day (1963) ... Nina
 1968 The Big Valley (TV Series)
Maggie
- Run of the Savage (1968) ... Maggie
 1968 Mannix (TV Series)
Gloria
- Another Final Exit (1968) ... Gloria
 1968 Cimarron Strip (TV Series)
Katie
- Knife in the Darkness (1968) ... Katie
 1968 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Velma
- Way Down Cellar: Part 2 (1968) ... Velma
- Way Down Cellar: Part 1 (1968) ... Velma
 1967 Police Story (TV Movie)
Sgt. Lilly Monroe
 1967 Ironside (TV Movie)
Stripper (uncredited)
 1967 Rango (TV Series)
Girl
- My Teepee Runneth Over (1967) ... Girl
 1967 Batman (TV Series)
Neila
- Batman's Waterloo (1967) ... Neila
- King Tut's Coup (1967) ... Neila
 1965-1967 Run for Your Life (TV Series)
Billie / Millie
- The List of Alice McKenna (1967) ... Billie
- Never Pick Up a Stranger (1965) ... Millie
 1966 Star Trek (TV Series)
Yeoman Rand / Yeoman Janice Rand
- Balance of Terror (1966) ... Yeoman Rand
- The Conscience of the King (1966) ... Yeoman Janice Rand
- The Corbomite Maneuver (1966) ... Yeoman Rand
- Miri (1966) ... Yeoman Rand
- The Enemy Within (1966) ... Yeoman Janice Rand
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 1965 Mona McCluskey (TV Series)
Eileen
- Mona Carroll vs. Mona McCluskey (1965) ... Eileen
 1965 No Time for Sergeants (TV Series)
- Target: Stockdale (1965)
 1964 Bewitched (TV Series)
Babs Livingston
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1964) ... Babs Livingston
 1964 Temple Houston (TV Series)
Tangerine O'Shea
- Do Unto Others, Then Gallop (1964) ... Tangerine O'Shea
 1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Mona
- White Snow, Red Ice (1964) ... Mona
 1964 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Nora
- The Andrew Elliott Story (1964) ... Nora
 1964 Arrest and Trial (TV Series)
Sally Burns
- An Echo of Conscience (1964) ... Sally Burns
 1964 The Outer Limits (TV Series)
Carla Duveen
- Controlled Experiment (1964) ... Carla Duveen
 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series)
Blonde
- The Name of the Game (1963) ... Blonde
 1963 The Man from Galveston
Texas Rose
 1961-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
Natasha / Flame / Binnie Clark / ...
- 88 Bars (1963) ... Natasha
- The Left Field Caper (1963) ... Flame
- Falling Stars (1963) ... Binnie Clark
- Penthouse on Skid Row (1962) ... Mimi Frazer
- The Missing Daddy Caper (1961) ... April
 1963 Irma la Douce
Kiki - the Cossack
 1962-1963 The Untouchables (TV Series)
Fran / Penny
- Line of Fire (1963) ... Fran
- The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) ... Penny
 1963 Critic's Choice
Minor Role (uncredited)
 1962 King of Diamonds (TV Series)
- Big Brother (1962)
 1962 Sam Benedict (TV Series)
Susan Craig
- The View from an Ivory Tower (1962) ... Susan Craig
 1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
Dawn
- Make Me a Place (1962) ... Dawn
 1962 Ensign O'Toole (TV Series)
Rita Shaw
- Operation: Benefit (1962) ... Rita Shaw
 1961-1962 Surfside 6 (TV Series)
Wendy Peters / Bernice / Lorraine Eldridge
- The Neutral Corner (1962) ... Wendy Peters
- Love Song for a Deadly Redhead (1962) ... Bernice
- Count Seven! (1961) ... Lorraine Eldridge
 1962 The New Breed (TV Series)
Beth
- Walk This Street Lightly (1962) ... Beth
 1962 Frontier Circus (TV Series)
Circus Blonde
- The Good Fight (1962) ... Circus Blonde (uncredited)
 1962 A Public Affair
Tracey Phillips
 1962 The Rifleman (TV Series)
Rose
- Tinhorn (1962) ... Rose
 1962 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Pearl
- Reprisal (1962) ... Pearl
 1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
Marcia Vail
- A Scent of Whales (1962) ... Marcia Vail
 1961-1962 The Detectives (TV Series)
Darlene / Susie
- Night on the Town (1962) ... Darlene
- Hit and Miss (1961) ... Susie
 1961-1962 The Roaring 20's (TV Series)
Lily / Ginger
- Footlights (1962) ... Lily
- Another Time, Another War (1961) ... Ginger
 1961 Hennesey (TV Series)
- Going Home (1961)
 1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Queenie's 'Broad' in Black Dress (uncredited)
 1961 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Audrey Henderson
- Call to Danger (1961) ... Audrey Henderson
 1961 The Real McCoys (TV Series)
Mrs. Lomax
- The Handsome Salesman (1961) ... Mrs. Lomax
 1961 Michael Shayne (TV Series)
Gloria / Ginnie Maxwell
- No Shroud for Shayne (1961) ... Gloria
- Four Lethal Ladies (1961) ... Ginnie Maxwell
 1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV Series)
Roxanne Jones
- Peter's Protege (1961) ... Roxanne Jones
 1961 The Islanders (TV Series)
Barbara
- The World Is Her Oyster (1961) ... Barbara
 1961 Bat Masterson (TV Series)
Louise Talbot
- The Good and the Bad (1961) ... Louise Talbot
 1961 Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series)
Ellen
- Honor Bright (1961) ... Ellen
 1960 Overland Trail (TV Series)
Blonde Lady Sitting on Caboose / Saloon Girl
- Most Dangerous Gentleman (1960) ... Blonde Lady Sitting on Caboose (uncredited)
- Fire in the Hole (1960) ... Saloon Girl (as Grace Whitney)
 1959 Some Like It Hot
Rosella (uncredited)
 1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series)
Saloon Girl
- Kill the Editor (1958) ... Saloon Girl (as Ruth Whitney)
 1958 Flight (TV Series)
- Skyfighters
 1958 The Naked and the Dead
Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
 1958 Mike Hammer (TV Series)
Tempest Flame
- A Detective Tail (1958) ... Tempest Flame (as Grace Whitney)
 1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV Series)
Midge
- Night People (1958) ... Midge (as Lee Whitney)
 1954 Top Banana
Miss Holland (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared as Lucy Brown in "The Threepenny Opera" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Grace Elaine Whitney | Grace Whitney | Lee Whitney | Ruth Whitney

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Spouse:

Jack Dale  (divorced) | See more »

Children:

Scott Whitney | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[interview in iFMagazine, October 2006, asked if she is surprised at how popular Star Trek (1966) has become] Oh, yeah. It was an acting gig and we thought that Spock was weird and we thought the only reason we were being hired was to sell color television sets, and wasn't Kirk cute? I mean, gosh, he was cute! I was in the middle of the both of them [Kirk and Spock]. Then after the series, I went... See more »

Trivia:

Her famous role as Yeoman Janice Rand in the first season of Star Trek (1966) was supposed to be the lead female character. However, the producers let go of the character after the first half of the first season, much to the fans' regret. However, she was asked back for most of the Star Trek movies, reprising her role as Janice Rand. See more »

Trademark:

Sparkling blue eyes See more »

Nickname:

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