Yeoman Rand from Star Trek Has Died
Eddie Badger
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Another familiar face from Star Trek has gone
http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/grace-lee-whitney-yeoman-rand-original-star-trek-dies-n353001
http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/grace-lee-whitney-yeoman-rand-original-star-trek-dies-n353001
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As a child I thought she had very strange legs in the short uniform. She looked much better in the later Star Trek The Motion Picture.
Well I cant honestly say strange legs was my first assessment as a child, I thought she was absolutely gorgeous.
Very sad to hear this. Im sure I read somewhere her alcoholism was a reason her character was not developed further in the first series-and she was released before it ended . She might have been a love interest for Kirk-mind you as Kirk ended up snogging half the universe,it might have struggled to last.
Clearly she has done a lot to help regarding alcoholism and has had a long life, and she is virtually immortal being associated with Star Trek. RIP.
This one works...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3067166/Star-Trek-actress-Grace-Lee-Whitney-dies-aged-85.html
At 85, I would imagine it is not a shock when somebody dies. Thank you for being the first person to use her name - she was a person not a character.
She was probably written out because she was seen to be getting too close to Kirk, and the producers wanted him to be free to pursue outside love interests without the burden of a 'girlfriend'. Grace didn't really struggle with alcohol (and pills) until after being fired.
She also described how she was sexually assaulted by an executive of the Star Trek production team (not identified by name), and draws a link between this incident and her sacking not long after.
Remember her from an episode of the Outer Limits too.
Always thought her credit in The Search for Spock as "Woman in Cafeteria" as rather insulting.
AFAIK the reason she left after series one was that as she was a fairly famous 'starlet' at the time, her fees were just too much for them to continue with her. They sort of implied Janice Rand had fallen for Kirk, but realised he couldn't reciprocate, so left.
but her issues meant she was never featured heavily.
RIP hopefully now she really can.