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- Birth nameBeverly Joanne Linville
- Joanne Linville made her mark on television from the 1950s-1980s, appearing in such respected anthology series as Studio One (1948), Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), among others. While her film work consisted mainly of smaller character roles and she never had regular roles on television, she guest-starred on numerous series over her career, often in Westerns but, especially in the 1970s, in a variety of drama and detective series. Star Trek (1966) fans will remember her in the episode "The Enterprise Incident", in which she played a Romulan commander--the first female Romulan ever portrayed on the series--who goes up against Captain James T. Kirk and is romanced by Mr. Spock.
The ex-wife of director Mark Rydell, she has two children by that marriage who are also actors, Amy Rydell and Christopher Rydell. She was a master teacher at Stella Adler's Academy and later started her own acting school.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseMark Rydell(December 1962 - July 1973) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsJoseph Henderson LinvilleMary Lee
- RelativesJackson Joanne Lourd Rydell(Great Grandchild)Austen Rydell(Grandchild)
- First actress to play a female Romulan, in the episode The Enterprise Incident (1968). She was never named, and only referred to as the Female Romulan Commander.
- Linville was Mark Ruffalo's mentor when he studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Drama (Referenced on Ruffalo's interview on "Inside the Actor's Studio").
- Daughter Amy Rydell played a Romulan Commander in Star Trek Continues (2013), a role her mother played in The Enterprise Incident (1968).
- Co-founder of the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre - Los Angeles.
- Mother of Amy Rydell and Christopher Rydell.
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