American actress Maggie Thrett, who became famous for her participation in the classic series ‘Star Trek’ (Star Trek), died last Sunday (12/18), of complications from an infection at the Jewish Medical Center on Long Island, in NYC. She was 76 years old.
Her real name was Diane Pine, but she became Maggie Thrett when she pursued a career in music. It was producer Bob Crewe (who worked with the Four Seasons) who advised her to adopt her stage name, because she “thought she sounded British and more appropriate for the time,” he said in the book “Talking Sixties Drive-In Movies”.
He also had some success in 1965 with the song “Soupy”, produced by Crewe. But he decided to make a career change the following year, signing a contract with Universal Pictures.
In 1966, he appeared in the sci-fi ‘Dimension 5’ and surf comedy ‘Out of Sight’, in which he played a murderous surfer named Wipeout. And then he made his television debut with the role of him most remembered by him.
Thrett starred in one of the most famous episodes of the “Star Trek” series, “Mudd’s Women” (1966), the sixth installment of the first season of the original attraction.
In the storyline, she and two other gorgeous women (Karen Steele and Susan Denberg) played space brides, taken by con artist Harry Mudd (Roger C. Carmel) to marry colonists from a distant planet. The beauty of the women ends up seducing the crew of the Enterprise, but they have a secret: they need a drug from Venus to prevent aging and preserve their illusion of beauty.
Back in the film business, Thrett had his breakout role in “Three in the Attic” (1968), a hippie-era sexual revenge comedy, teaming with Yvette Mimieux and Judy Pace in a plot to imprison and abuse her boyfriend , after discovering that he was in a relationship with all three at the same time.
The film had one of the highest grossings of the independent studio AIP (American International Pictures) in 1968 and, over time, has become quite a cult, to the point of receiving a mention in “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” (2019 ), by Quentin Tarantino.
The actress appeared in other films, including the war adventure “The Devil’s Brigade” (1968), the action film “Airplane of the Condemned” (1970) and the thriller “A Shadow Chases Me” (1970 ), as well as series such as “James West”, “Cimarron”, “Jeannie is a genius”, “McCloud” and “Jogo Mortal” (The deadliest game).
Her last role was in an episode of the series “Joe, the Fugitive” (Run, Joe, Run), in 1974, where she met her future husband, Canadian actor Donnelly Rhodes.
Thrett gave up acting after their marriage in 1975. She did not resume acting after her divorce two years later, even though she was childless. Instead, you worked for years as a hospital worker.
See below for the scene of the actress in Ruth Bonaventure’s bright green dress, which to this day is cosplayed by ‘Star Trek’ fans.
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