Sandra Smith

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Sandra Smith (born 30 July 1936; age 88) is an actress who played Janice Lester in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Turnabout Intruder", as well as portraying James T. Kirk, trapped within Lester's body. She filmed her scenes between Tuesday 31 December 1968 and Thursday 9 January 1969 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.

Smith's father, Kenneth Smith was employed by Paramount Studios during the 1930s and 1950s, where he was employed as a carpenter, assistant camera operator, and eventually stage hand. Smith, herself, was very briefly married to bodybuilder turned actor Steve Reeves.

Outside of Star Trek, Smith is best known for her role as Julie Conrad Bauer on Guiding Light (1960–69). Afterward, she acquired a recurring role on Our Private World, during which she co-starred with fellow Trek alumni Nicholas Coster, Michael Strong, and Kenneth Tobey. She went on to appear on such television programs as The John Forsythe Show (with Darleen Carr), The Virginian (1967, with Andrew Prine), The Big Valley (1967 & 1968, former with Hal Baylor and Walker Edmiston, latter with Jon Lormer and Michael Strong), Mannix (1967, with Steve Ihnat), The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (also with Ihnat), Gunsmoke (three episodes), Bonanza (1968 & 1969, latter with Bill Zuckert), and The Flying Nun (with Michael Pataki). On stage, she performed on Broadway in the plays The Pleasure of His Company and Ash Wednesday. She won a 1966 Theatre World Award for her role in the latter play, on which she also co-starred with Kenneth Mars.

During the 1970-71 season, Smith co-starred with fellow Original Series guest actors Stephen Brooks and Skip Homeier in The Interns. In 1972, she reunited with her "Turnabout Intruder" co-star William Shatner for Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972, featuring Bill Quinn). Smith followed this with guest spots on Hawaii Five-O (1973, starring Jack Lord, with Monte Markham, Lawrence Montaigne and Madlyn Rhue), The Rockford Files, Starsky & Hutch (starring David Soul) and Columbo (starring Ray Milland), before she retired from acting.

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