Trivia

Moved to Coarsegold, California in 1993 and continued her fellowship work in Fresno and Madera Counties, completely dedicating her life to helping herself and others find daily sobriety and a higher power out of addiction. She wanted to be known more as a survivor of addiction than as a cast member of Star Trek (1966).

She was a professional singer before becoming an actress; she opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands.

Two Star Trek action figures were made in the likeness of her Star Trek character, Yeoman Janice Rand.

Her famous role as Yeoman Janice Rand in the first season of Star Trek (1966) was supposed to be the lead female character. However, the producers let go of the character after the first half of the first season, much to the fans' regret. However, she was asked back for most of the Star Trek movies, reprising her role as Janice Rand.

Had a singing group called "Star", with which she regularly entertained at nightclubs and at Star Trek conventions.

Friends with William Shatner. Since she has passed away, Shatner is now the oldest living cast member of Star Trek (1966).

She continued making personal appearances at Star Trek conventions to delight fans, though she also would discuss addiction with those fans.

Former co-star Leonard Nimoy helped her find the strength to join Alcoholics Anonymous and confront her addictions.

In 1998, she appeared in an episode of Diagnostic: meurtre (1993) with her Star Trek (1966) castmates George Takei, Walter Koenig and Majel Barrett.

According to her autobiography, "The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy", she struggled with and overcame alcoholism and drug addiction, particularly marijuana.

Had appeared in episodes of three different series with George Takei: Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Diagnostic: meurtre (1993).

After leaving Star Trek it led her down a dark path of depression to alcoholism and drug addiction which finally made her homeless and living on skid row.

Her Janice Rand character only shared the screen briefly with Walter Koenig's Pavel Chekov character in Star Trek, le film (1979). They had been regulars on the original series at different times and they did not share any scenes in the three other Star Trek films they both appeared in.

Best known by the public (and by many sci-fi fans) for her role as Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek (1966).

Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes are in her family procession. Whitney is however, the only one of the three female Star Trek regulars --not to have their ashes launched into space.

Terry Farrell wore her "Yeoman Janice Rand" basketweave hairstyle in the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode Trials and Tribble-ations (1996).

Appeared in a brief scene in Star Trek III : À la recherche de Spock (1984). Many Star Trek fans have debated whether she's her Janice Rand character or a different one. There is however, no Janice Rand listed in the production notes for the film and the end credits list her as "Woman in Cafeteria". Also considering the different hair color she had in the scene, it's likely a different character she was appearing as.

Mother of Jonathan Dweck and Scott Whitney.