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The married woman ofStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry , Majel Barrett - Roddenberry , created"a sensation of family"forStar Trekactors , according toStar Trek : Deep Space NineQuark actor Armin Shimerman . Majel Barrett - Roddenberry has been part of theStar Treklegacy ever sinceStar Trek : The Original Series , where she originated the roles of Number One and Nurse Christine Chapel , now played onStar Trek : Strange New Worldsby Rebecca Romjin and Jess Bush , severally . Barrett - Roddenberry vocalize nearly all Starfleet computing machine fromTOSto J.J. Abrams’Star Trekin 2009 , and portrayedBetazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi in 9 episodesofStar Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Deep Space Nine .
The premiere ofStar Trek : Voyagerin 1995 brought the full number of live - actionStar Trekshowsup to four , andinducted a brand - fresh dramatis personae of actor into theStar Trekfamily , many of whom had never before been part of a dealership as beloved asStar Trek . WithVoyagertaking home across the galaxy from the primary action onDeep Space Nine , there were few , if any , chance for crosswalk between the shows , but Majel Barrett - Roddenberry , the"First Lady of Star Trek " , found ways to connectVoyagerandDS9 ’s form not only to each other , but to the largerStar Treklegacy as well .
Majel Barrett - Roddenberry was the First Lady of Star Trek , who appeared in TOS , TNG , DS9 , and also lent her voice to nigh every series and movie .
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry Brought Different Star Trek Shows Together As A Family
The “den mother” of Star Trek looked after new actors.
On the podcastThe Delta Flyers , Quark doer Armin Shimerman joinsStar Trek : VoyageractorsRobert Duncan McNeill and Garrett Wang for a discussion aboutStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 , episode 17 , " The Forsaken " , which featuresMajel Barrett - Roddenberry ’s firstDS9appearance as Ambassador Lwaxana Troi . At one dot , McNeill expect if Shimerman had ever attended one of Barrett - Roddenberry ’s party , and receive a resounding yes , along with praise for Majel ’s hospitality . interpret their quote below and mind toThe Delta Flyers , bug out at the 22:27 timestamp .
Armin Shimerman : " [ Majel Barrett ’s political party ] were always fun . What she was always trying to do was bring the various shows together . She would invite the doer from the various [ Star Trek ] shows together , so that there was a sense of family amongst the shows , not just one show , but all the shows . I was very thankful for her doing that . Majel was a terrific madam . When we did conventions together , or cruise together , she was always the den female parent . "
Robert Duncan McNeill : " I break down to one party at her house . It was a Super Bowl party , and it was so much fun . … She bring all the shows together to create that unity , and that sensory faculty of family , and I forgot about that , but you ’re utterly right . It ’s where I got to receive a lot of the other actors from the other show . "
Harry Kim Actor Regrets Not Attending Majel Barrett’s Parties
Garrett Wang missed several once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
A footling later , in the same instalment ofThe Delta Flyers , Voyager’sEnsign Harry Kimactor , Garrett Wang , is quick to profess that , unlike hisVoyagerco - star , Robert Duncan McNeill , Wang never actually went to any of the parties that Barrett - Roddenberry invited Wang to . interpret his citation below , from the 23:37 timestamp .
Garrett Wang : " There ’s a couplet regrets I have from the one-time Clarence Day of cinematography . Regret issue one was not taking up Bill Shatner on his offer of coming to his knight show , which he offer every undivided year , and I never did it . And second was not taking up Majel ’s whirl of coming to one of her parties . She invited me to every exclusive one that she had , and I did not go . "
This is n’t the first prison term that Wang expresses regret over not participating in social activities arranged by senior members of theStar Trekfamily . Garrett Wang overlook Jennifer Lien ’s leave partythrown by Kate Mulgrew , hold when the Kes actress departedStar Trek : Voyagerin its fourth time of year . Although it ’s unusual that Wang makes a gunpoint of his absence again , it ’s potential Wang realise that he did n’t have the perspective then that he does now . AttendingStar Trekcast functions might have put the Ensign Harry Kim player in the ripe graces of Mulgrew , Barrett - Roddenberry , and Shatner .
After all , Star Trek : Voyager ’s Lt . Tom Paris actor Robert Duncan McNeill benefited from see one of Majel Barrett - Roddenberry ’s parties , becauseMcNeill fulfill other worker from throughout theStar Trekfranchise thanks to Barrett - Roddenberry ’s hospitality . DS9 ’s Armin Shimerman , who was a friend of Barrett - Roddenberry ’s even before Majel’sDS9appearance , attended several . Through the testimony of theseStar Trekactors , it ’s percipient that Majel Barrett - Roddenberry was consecrate to building connections among all theStar Trekcasts that worked during her lifespan , which help to nurture the sense of residential area that stay an essential part of theStar Trekfamily today .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine and Star Trek : Voyager are streaming on Paramount+ .
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Source : The Delta Flyers , " The Forsaken "
