Arlene Martel Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Behind Closed Doors" in 1958
• Quote: "(On "Star Trek"): "[The episode] does hold up․․․To see someone who's usually so repressed [experiencing his sexuality], I think that captured people's imaginations․․․And then to see how this woman deals with that, and the․․․choices she makes․""
• Quote: "(On her "Star Trek" character): "I think she was one of the first really powerful feminists to emerge out of the sci-fi world and I was just utterly surprised that they didn't bring her back․""
• Quote: "(On "The Twilight Zone"): "I had nightmares for about half a year after I got that part [as the nurse in "Twenty-Two"]․․․It had an impact on me to embody that kind of alluring, enticing, negative energy, a sort of angel of death․""
• Best known for her role as T'Pring, the Vulcan woman Spock is betrothed to, in the original series of "Star Trek․"
• Returned to the "Star Trek" universe to play a Vulcan Priestess in the 2007 film "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men․"
• Auditioned for roles in the "Star Trek" episodes "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and "Catspaw" before winning the role of T'Pring in "Amok Time․"