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Virginia Aldridge

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  • Writer
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Virginia Aldridge was born on 1 September 1938 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1985), Knight Rider (1982) and Star Trek (1966). She was previously married to Richard Hartunian.
BornSeptember 1, 1938
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    Known for

    The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(segment "The Junction")
    David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Karen Tracy
    Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)
    McMillan & Wife
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
      Star Trek
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Karen Tracy
      • 1967
    • The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
      The Gnome-Mobile
      6.5
      • Gnome Maiden (uncredited)
      • 1967
    • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
      8.5
      TV Series
      • The Lay Sister
      • Susan Revere
      • 1962–1965
    • Death Valley Days (1952)
      Death Valley Days
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Nan Gaunt
      • 1960
    • High School Big Shot (1959)
      High School Big Shot
      3.5
      • Betty Alexander
      • 1959
    • Virginia Aldridge, Scott Marlowe, and Dorothy Provine in Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
      Riot in Juvenile Prison
      5.0
      • Kitty Anderson
      • 1959
    • Father Knows Best (1954)
      Father Knows Best
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Carol Fleming
      • 1959
    • Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
      The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Newlywed
      • Girl in Library
      • Betty
      • 1957–1958
    • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in Season One.
      The Rifleman
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Waitress
      • 1958
    • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
      Wagon Train
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Amy Broxton
      • 1958
    • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
      Zane Grey Theatre
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Waitress
      • 1958
    • Cheyenne (1955)
      Cheyenne
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lois Biscayne
      • 1958
    • Carousel (1956)
      Carousel
      6.5
      • Woman (uncredited)
      • 1956
    • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
      Guys and Dolls
      7.1
      • Dancer (uncredited)
      • 1955

    Writer

    • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
      Beauty and the Beast
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • 1988–1989
    • The Twilight Zone (1985)
      The Twilight Zone
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by (segment "The Junction")
      • 1987
    • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
      Knight Rider
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • excerpts written by (uncredited)
      • 1983–1984
    • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
      Fame
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1982–1983
    • Nurse (1981)
      Nurse
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1981
    • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
      Dallas
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1978
    • Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)
      McMillan & Wife
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1976

    Personal details

    • Born
      • September 1, 1938
      • Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Richard Hartunian1957 - September 1972 (his death, 2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      As Lt. Karen Tracy, she became one of only three female blue shirt Enterprise crew members to die in Star Trek TOS. The others are Sally Kellerman, as Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, and Beverly Washburn, as Arlene Galway.

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