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So long, Majel. Say Hi to Gene for us.

Sci-fi icon Majel Barrett Roddenberry dies at 76 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and a member of the show’s cast, has died. She was 76. She had roles in nearly every “Star Trek” television show and movie, playing Nurse Chapel in the original series…

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Sci-fi icon Majel Barrett Roddenberry dies at 76

majelbarrettLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and a member of the show’s cast, has died. She was 76.

She had roles in nearly every “Star Trek” television show and movie, playing Nurse Chapel in the original series and lending her voice to the starship’s computer in nearly every incarnation of the saga.

She recently finished her role as the voice of the USS Enterprise computer in director J.J. Abrams’ movie “Star Trek,” which is due out in May, 2009, her family said.

My good buddy Justin summed it up for legions of current and future Star Trek fans: the voice of the Enterprise computer will never be the same.

One response to “So long, Majel. Say Hi to Gene for us.”

  1. Justin Avatar
    Justin

    She will be missed. It’s sad that the old guard is passing on. First DeForest, then Jimmy…now Majel. Science Fiction, and more specifically American Science Fiction, has taken a serious down-turn in recent years. The quality of shows and variety of content has been slipping. Other than the new Battlestar Galactica, which is ending this next year, and smattering of films which are few and far between (i.e. the new Trek film, X-Files, etc…)…Science Fiction has all but fallen off people’s radar. Hopefully the new Trek film will spawn a new TV series…and bring back some classic Sci-Fi to our lives.

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