Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene
Roddenberry and the only actor to have a role in all incarnations of
the franchise, has died, the Associated Press reported. She was 76.
Roddenberry died Dec. 18 of leukemia at her home in Bel-Air, Calif.,
her representative told the AP.
At Roddenberry's side were family friends and her only son, Eugene
"Rod" Roddenberry Jr. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991.
Her romance with Roddenberry earned her the title "The First Lady of
Star Trek." A fixture in the Trek franchise, her roles included Nurse
Christine Chapel in the original series, Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek:
The Next Generation and the voice of the USS Enterprise computer in
almost every spinoff of the 1966 cult series. She recently reprised
the voice role in the upcoming Star Trek reboot film directed by J.J.
Abrams.
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