Grace Lee Whitney, best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk’s (William Shatner) personal assistant in the original “Star Trek” series, and several of its subsequent films, died Friday in her ...

Grace Lee Whitney, 85, the futuristic-clipboard-bearing Yeoman Janice Rand on the original series of "Star Trek," died this weekend in the town of Coarsegold, California, her family confirmed. No ...

While many of us are celebrating Star Wars Day — May the Fourth be with you! — some of us are sad over in Trekkie land. Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek: The Original ...

Whitney was born as Mary Ann Chase in April 1, 1930, and raised by an adoptive family in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She danced for several years with big bands before being cast in 1966 for the first season ...

Grace Lee Whitney (April 1, 1930 - May 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films.

Grace Lee Whitney, who died at age 85 Friday in her home in Coarsegold, Calif., was a "Star Trek" anomaly. She was a red shirt who survived. Red shirts on "Star Trek" were notoriously expendable — the ...

Grace Lee Whitney, known to legions of Star Trek fans as Yeoman Janice Rand, died Friday in her Coarsegold, California home at 85, her son announced today. It was through Gene Roddenberry’s vision of ...

Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk’s assistant on the original “Star Trek” series, has died. She was 85. Whitney died of natural causes Friday in her home in the Central California town of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk's assistant on the original Star Trek series, has died. She was 85. Whitney died of natural causes Friday in her home in the Central ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk’s assistant on the original “Star Trek” series, has died. She was 85. Whitney died of natural causes Friday in her home in the Central ...