RIP. Remember her for her role in Star Trek and also as Jackie Cooper's wife in the Columbo episode "Candidate for Crime".
Posted on 06/23/2021 4:42:12 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper
Joanne Linville, who was best known for playing a Romulan commander in “Star Trek,” died Sunday in Los Angeles, her agent confirmed to Variety. She was 93.
Born in Bakersfield, Calif. as Beverly Joanne Linville, she was the first female actor to play a Romulan in the “Star Trek” franchise. Linville was a fixture on television from the 1950s to the ’80s, appearing in over 100 film and TV shows, including anthology series such as “Studio One,” “Kraft Theatre” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
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RIP. Remember her for her role in Star Trek and also as Jackie Cooper's wife in the Columbo episode "Candidate for Crime".
Any relation to Larry Linville, who played Frank Burns on MASH?
My evidence...
No relation.
MeTV viewers are most likely to remember Linville (who, by the way, was of no relation to M*A*S*H actor Larry Linville) from her starring turn in a provocative tale from The Twilight Zone, “The Passerby,” a Civil War story that cast her as a mansion owner on a road trafficked by soldiers.
https://www.metv.com/stories/rip-joanne-linville
I’d tap that like a keg of Michelob...
And twice on Sundays. (in younger years, and only if by mutual consent, and only in the context of a somewhat loving relationship)
That was an interesting Star Trek episode. On one hand, she was a high ranking Romulan commander — the apex of the Feminist ideal. On the other hand, she let her infatuation with Spock cloud her judgement big time. Oops.
A few years ago, some fans in Kingsland, GA recorded eleven episodes, called “Star Trek Continues,” set in the universe of the original series. It is a true labor of love; the set and special effects look just like those used in the 1960s. Probably the best feature of “Star Trek Continues” is their excellent casting of actors. They had Chris Doohan, the son of James Doohan, play Scotty, so he did the Scottish accent perfectly. Michael Forrest, who played the god Apollo in one of the original episodes, was available to appear in a sequel, and when they needed an Orion slave dealer, they got an actor who played a big green guy already — Lou Ferrigno. I am mentioning this because the final two episodes involved a reunion with the Romulan commander played by Joanne Linville. Of course she was too old to play the part again, but her daughter looks just like her, so the daughter played the part instead. Check it out.
Wow. Being the first female to play a Romulan.
I would think she had accomplished many more important things in her life. We assign too much importance to media.
I haven't remembered it for 30 or more years
Hahaha...those BOOTS!
Well, RIP ma’am. We appreciated your role in entertainment.
LOL, not like there haven’t been ten gazillion guys in the entire history of Man who haven’t done that for the likes of Helen of Troy!!!
Or worse, depending on how much mead was imbibed!
Hi.
Didn’t Spok “get some,” through the mind meld finger thingy?
5.56mm
“...These boots were made for walkin’. And that’s just what they’ll do. One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you...”
She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.
RIP!
So she stole a part from a real Romulan actress and we’re supposed to celebrate her?
C’mon man.
Do not forget the trans-romulan who wanted to play the role she stole from him, or it...
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