About
Grace Lee Whitney (April 1, 1930 - May 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films. Born Mary Ann Chase, she was adopted by the Whitney family, who changed her name to Grace Elaine. She started her entertainment career as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio at the age of fourteen. After she left home, she began to call herself Lee Whitney, eventually becoming known as Grace Lee Whitney. In her late teens, she moved to Chicago where she opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Whitney debuted on Broadway in Top Banana, playing Miss Holland. Following the successful run of the show, she joined the cast in Hollywood, where she recreated the role in the 1954 movie of the same name. In Los Angeles,...
Known for
Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
Star TrekSeries • 1966
BewitchedSeries • 1964
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
BatmanSeries • 1966
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
CannonSeries • 1971
Hart to HartSeries • 1979
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
The UntouchablesSeries • 1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
Surfside 6Series • 1960
Arrest and TrialSeries • 1963
Sam BenedictSeries • 1962