Majel Barrett Roddenberry Passes Away, Age 76

[The Toyroom]

NEW YORK – Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry, an actress who appeared in numerous "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, died Thursday of leukemia at her home in Bel-Air, Calif., her representative said.

At Roddenberry's side were family friends and her only son, Eugene 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 "Star Trek" franchise, her roles included Nurse Christine Chapel in the original "Star Trek," Lwaxana Troi in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the voice of the USS Enterprise computer in almost every spin-off of the 1966 cult series. She recently reprised the voice role in the upcoming "Star Trek" film directed by J.J. Abrams.

RIP Nurse Chapel

[Mikey]

wow, that's a shock

[ScottA]

Oh, how sad. Always loved her.

[The Toyroom]

And least we forgot (besides being Chapel, Troi and the computer) she was also the original "Number One" in the pilot.

[kryptosmaster]

Oh, man. That was a shocking thread title. I didn't know she was ill.
She will be missed. I wonder if they have enough of her 'performances' archived that they can always use her voice for the computer even though she's gone now?
Rich

[toys2cool]

That sucks, RIP

[Brue]

No way.

Just saw some interview footage with her yesterday.
(I just watched trekkies last night for the first time ever.)

[Nostalgiabuff]

that's so sad. She always struck me as being a very strong woman.

[TEXASFETT]

Well RIP .

[Hector]

Complications from Leukemia.

Wow...my mom is only one year younger...very sad.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

What a shame. RIP

[palitoy]

That's a shame, I met her once at a poorly attended con in Montreal, no star trip whatsoever, she walked around and mingled, big smile on her face. A really lovely person.

[wyldpny]

I met her and got her autograph at a con in Boston in the early 80's.
Very sad to hear of her passing.
We will still get to enjoy her voice one last time as the computer voice in the new Trek movie in May.

[david_b]

Star Trek, over all the decades, wouldn't have been the same without her, on both personal and public levels..

Rest in Peace, and God Bless You, Mrs. Roddenberry

[mitchedwards]

What a shock RIP