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...as Marla McGivers

Madlyn Rhue (born 3 October 1935 in Washington, DC; died 16 December 2003 in Woodland Hills, California) was a prolific character actress who played Lieutenant Marla McGivers in the original series episode "Space Seed".

Rhue has made over 100 appearances on television. Besides her one-time guest spot on Star Trek, she has appeared on such programs as Have Gun - Will Travel, The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible (which, like Star Trek, was produced by Desilu and aired on NBC), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (featuring John Fiedler), and Starsky and Hutch (starring David Soul), among many others. In a 1960 episode of Bonanza she played the wife of her "Space Seed" co-star, Ricardo Montalban. TOS actor Anthony Caruso also appeared in that episode. She was also a regular on the short-lived soap opera Executive Suite, on which she co-starred with fellow Star Trek alumni Sharon Acker, Richard Cox, Leigh J. McCloskey, Paul Lambert, Percy Rodriguez, Mitch Ryan, and William Smithers.

She has also appeared in a number of films, including the 1959 war comedy Operation Petticoat (co-starring Robert Gist), 1961's A Majority of One (with George Takei), the 1963 comedy classic It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the 1964 western He Rides Tall (with George Murdock), and 1972's Stand Up and Be Counted (with Gary Lockwood and Michael Ansara).

Sadly, Rhue was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1977 and was confined to a wheelchair. Nonetheless, she continued to perform on television, albeit in roles that did not require her to stand up or walk. During this period, she appeared in such shows as Quincy (with Robert Ito and Garry Walberg), CHiPs (with Michael Dorn), and Fantasy Island (starring her "Space Seed" co-star, Ricardo Montalban). She even accepted regular roles in the soap operas Days of Our Lives and Fame, the latter of which ran from 1982 through 1987 and co-starred Eric Pierpoint, Graham Jarvis, and Dick Miller. When that series was finished, she moved on to series called Houston Knights, but it only lasted one season (1987-88). She went on to have a recurring role on the mystery series Murder, She Wrote, on which she made her final on-screen appearance in 1996, although her health had already forced her to retire three years earlier.

Madlyn Rhue passed away on December 16th, 2003, due to her multiple sclerosis coupled with pneumonia. She was 68 years old.

Coincidently, Rhue's co-star on "Space Seed", Ricardo Montalban (who played Khan in the episode) has also been confined to a wheelchair due to health issues. Also like Rhue, Montalban has also continued to work despite his predicament.

Another Original Series guest star that has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis is Teri Garr (Roberta Lincoln in "Assignment: Earth").

External links

Madlyn Rhue at Wikipedia
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 '''Madlyn Rhue''' ([[Star Trek birthdays|born]] {{d|3|October|1935}} in [[Washington, DC]]; [[Star Trek deaths|died]] {{d|16|December|2003}} in Woodland Hills, [[California]]) was a prolific character actress who played [[Lieutenant]] [[Marla McGivers]] in the [[TOS|original series]] episode "[[Space Seed]]".
-Rhue has made over 100 appearances on [[television]]. Besides her one-time guest spot on ''Star Trek'', she has appeared on such programs as ''Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' (which, like ''Star Trek'', was produced by [[Desilu]] and aired on [[NBC]]), ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (featuring [[John Fiedler]]), and ''Starsky and Hutch'' (starring [[David Soul]]), among many others. In a 1960 episode of ''Bonanza'' she played the wife of her "Space Seed" co-star, [[Ricardo Montalban]].  TOS actor [[Anthony Caruso]] also appeared in that episode.  She appeared with Montalban yet again in an episode of his series ''Fantasy Isand''.  She was also a regular on the short-lived [[soap opera]] ''Executive Suite'', on which she co-starred with fellow ''Star Trek'' alumni [[Sharon Acker]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Leigh J. McCloskey]], [[Paul Lambert]], [[Percy Rodriguez]], [[Mitch Ryan]], and [[William Smithers]].
+Rhue has made over 100 appearances on [[television]]. Besides her one-time guest spot on ''Star Trek'', she has appeared on such programs as ''Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' (which, like ''Star Trek'', was produced by [[Desilu]] and aired on [[NBC]]), ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (featuring [[John Fiedler]]), and ''Starsky and Hutch'' (starring [[David Soul]]), among many others. In a 1960 episode of ''Bonanza'' she played the wife of her "Space Seed" co-star, [[Ricardo Montalban]].  TOS actor [[Anthony Caruso]] also appeared in that episode.  She was also a regular on the short-lived [[soap opera]] ''Executive Suite'', on which she co-starred with fellow ''Star Trek'' alumni [[Sharon Acker]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Leigh J. McCloskey]], [[Paul Lambert]], [[Percy Rodriguez]], [[Mitch Ryan]], and [[William Smithers]].
 She has also appeared in a number of [[film]]s, including the 1959 war comedy ''Operation Petticoat'' (co-starring [[Robert Gist]]), 1961's ''A Majority of One'' (with [[George Takei]]), the 1963 comedy classic ''It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'', the 1964 western ''He Rides Tall'' (with [[George Murdock]]), and 1972's ''Stand Up and Be Counted'' (with [[Gary Lockwood]] and [[Michael Ansara]]).