Genie Francis

Used to keep a picture of "Mr. Spock" from Jornada nas Estrelas (1966) on her refrigerator. Her husband, Jonathan Frakes, said when he picked her up at her home, he saw it when he was in her kitchen. He later went on to star in Jornada nas Estrelas: A Nova Geração (1987).

"I can't really say a permanent goodbye to General Hospital (1963), because it's just too painful. I don't really know. There would have to be some kind of clarity about equality. There would have to be some resolution for me."

• TV Guide, September 2002.