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Grace Lee Whitney (born Mary Ann Chase April 1, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American actress. She is most famous for playing Yeoman Janice Rand on the first season (1966-1967) of '.
Grace started her entertainment career as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio. She soon opened in nightclubs for the likes of Billie Holliday, and toured with the Spike Jones Band. Grace debuted on Broadway in
Top Banana. She has made guest appearances on over 30 different television series.
Grace reprised her role as Janice Rand, who had received a promotion to Chief Petty Officer (CPO), in ' (1979). Grace appeared again in ' (1986) and ' (1991), with another promotion, as Commander Janice Rand.
Her autobiography is entitled
The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy (1998). The book delves into her hiring and firing from
Star Trek: The Original Series and her fight and eventual victory over alcohol addiction.
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