Majel Barrett

Majel Barrett (born Majel Leigh Hudec) was an American actress, known for her long association with the Star Trek franchise. She had multiple Star Trek-related roles, though she is mostly remembered for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in "Star Trek: The Original Series" (1966-1969) and as Lwaxana Troi in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994) and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-1999). Due to her status as the second wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), Barrett was nicknamed "the First Lady of Star Trek". In 1932, Barrett was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was police officer William Hudec (d. 1955), who was eventually killed while on duty. Barrett had aspirations of becoming an actress since childhood, and took acting classes as a child. Barrett received her secondary education at the Shaker Heights High School, a public high school located in in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Shaker Heights is a suburb of Cleveland. Barrett graduated in 1950, at the age of