Unfortunately, I have some more truly sad geek news to report today. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, wife of the deceased Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has passed away at the age of 76. She had been fighting Leukemia for a few years now and sadly lost her battle this morning.
It was only a week ago today that I posted about how happy I was that JJ Abrams had the sense to cast Mrs. Barrett-Roddenberry in his new Star Trek movie, but now comes the news that she has has passed on from this world, and now I am very sad.
She was the indisputable queen of Star Trek, appearing as multiple characters over the course of several different shows. In the original Star Trek series she was the original first officer in charge of the USS Enterprise in the pilot episode. She then went on to paly Nurse Chapel throughout the series. In The Next Generation she played Deanna Troi's mother Lwaxana. She is also the only person to work on every single Star Trek TV show as well as several of the movies, where she appeared as the voice of just about every computer in the Star Trek universe.
Her final work will be once again as the voice of the USS Enterprise's computer in the new Star Trek movie that will reboot the franchise for the 21st century. While I am definitely glad that she was able to provide her voice for the film and that audiences everywhere will get to hear her familiar voice one last time, I am saddened that we will never again get to hear her again.
She will definitely be missed. May she rest in peace, alongside her husband.
(Vie GeekDad)
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