Cathie Shirriff

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Cathie Shirriff (born 14 April 1948; age 77) is the Canadian actress who played Valkris in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

She made her film debut in Vampira (1974). In 1979, Shirriff made her American film debut with a role in All That Jazz (1979, featuring Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star Ben Vereen and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Wallace Shawn). That same year, she appeared in She's Dressed to Kill, starring John Rubinstein, with Joanna Cassidy, Clive Revill and Jonathan Banks.

Shirriff went on to become Jack Palance's first co-host on Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982-83). In 1983, she appeared with Search for Spock co-star Christopher Lloyd and Carol Kane in Taxi. In 1984, she had a supporting role in Covergirl, starring former Taxi lead Jeff Conaway, with Kenneth Welsh and Next Generation/Star Trek: Enterprise guest Charles Dennis.

Having retired from acting in the mid-1980s, Shiriff – now Mrs. Catherine Forstmann – is currently a Realtor working in Beverly Hills, California.

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