News > Majel Barrett-Roddenberry Passes Away

Widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry,  has passed away at the age of 76 due to complications from Lukemia.  According to ComingSoon she died in her home in Bel-Air on Thursday morning.

Roddenberry was involved in the "Star Trek" universe for more than four decades. She played the dark-haired Number One in the original pilot but metamorphosed into the blond, miniskirted Nurse Christine Chapel in the original 1966-69 show. She had smaller roles in all five of its television successors and many of the "Star Trek" movie incarnations, although she had little involvement in the productions.

She frequently was the voice of the Enterprise, and about two weeks ago she completed the same role for the upcoming J.J. Abrams movie Star Trek, Sean Rossall, a family spokesman.