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Grace Lee Whitney

American actress and entertainer (1930-2015)

Grace Lee Whitney was an American actress and singer whose career spanned more than half a century across radio, stage, music, television and film. She was best known for playing Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series, a role she carried into the subsequent Star Trek films.

Grace Lee Whitney appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1953 to 1979. Most of that work is in comedy, adventure and sci-fi. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Billy Wilder (2), Jack Lemmon (2), Joan Shawlee (2).

Known for

  • Star Trek, Janice Rand. Played Janice Rand on the original television series.
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Janice Rand. Returned as Janice Rand in the first Star Trek film.
  • Some Like It Hot (1959). Part of the cast of the 1959 film.
  • Irma la Douce (1963). Part of the cast of the 1963 film.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Grace Lee Whitney been in?
Grace Lee Whitney appears in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Irma la Douce (1963), Pocketful of Miracles (1961), Some Like It Hot (1959) and House of Wax (1953) on The Remote.
When was Grace Lee Whitney born?
Grace Lee Whitney was born on 1 April 1930.

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