Yeoman Janice Rand hangs up her clipboard

[Sydde]

Original Star Trek actor Grace Lee Whitney dies at age 85 .

 

[S.B.G]

RIP.

Sad news, indeed. The cast of TOS is starting to get smaller more quickly.

 

[mobilehaathi]

🙁

Another cast member gone.

 

[decafjava]

Very sad, she and Nichelle Nichols were great role models for women. 🙁

 

[ucfgrad93]

RIP.

Sad news, indeed. The cast of TOS is starting to get smaller more quickly.

Yep. A great show, way ahead of the times.

 

[costabunny]

Very sad, she and Nichelle Nichols were great role models for women. 🙁

absolutely

another one gone to the stars

 

[Mr. McMac]

We lost another Star Trek Original Cast Member 🙁

Yeoman Rand played by Grace Lee Whitney has passed away May 1st at the age of 85 🙁
I'm a huge fan of the original Star Trek and always had a special place in my heart for Yeoman Rand. I'm 63 and the reality of our mortality is becoming more and more real everyday 🙁

http://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-grace-lee-whitney-1930-2015

 

[MacDawg]

Was also one of my favs
RIP

 

[bradl]

Very sad, she and Nichelle Nichols were great role models for women. 🙁

While I agree with you wholeheartedly, let's not sell Majel Barrett short..

While the actual TOS series was before my time, I don't recall a female first officer in any branch of the military at that time; yet there she was.

BL.

 

[satcomer]

The original Star Trek woman was great. Do sad she passed away.

 

[decafjava]

While I agree with you wholeheartedly, let's not sell Majel Barrett short..

While the actual TOS series was before my time, I don't recall a female first officer in any branch of the military at that time; yet there she was.

BL.

Ughh HOW could I neglect her??? 😱

 

[aaronvan]

Original Star Trek actor Grace Lee Whitney dies at age 85 .

Man, I haven't though about Yeoman Rand in at least forty years. As a child I had a real boy-crush on her. She had a certain sadness about her and seemed particularly vulnerable, and it struck a prepubescent chord in me. I didn't know she was an alcoholic (I didn't know anything about her until tonight) and now I believe she was channeling her real-life problems into her ST role. I think that is a sign of true talent. Anyway, R.I.P.