We’ll leave it to Variety to recap her impressive career. I remember her best for her crooked smile, her thick mane of hair, and her captivating presence on Cheers.
She was just on The Masked Singer a few months ago.
She did only one nude scene, long ago (pre-Cheers, pre-Trek), in a mediocre 1984 movie called Blind Date. When the film was first released, it was barely a nude scene at all, but director Nico Mastorakis released some additional footage as a special feature on the DVD, and that turned out to be a rare special feature that was truly special.
I’d like to thank Mr. Mastorakis for releasing that important piece of historical footage that otherwise may have been lost. Almost as important as the PJ Soles Stripes dvd scene. Now if some other directors can get to work, we can save some more of our history for future generations to enjoy.
She created lasting controversy by being an unapologetic Trump cheerleader – even for his reelection, which is mind-boggling. I notice in her celeb friends’ farewells, some are adding disclaimers to distance themselves: “Whether you agreed with her or not…”; “We agreed to disagree on some things, but…” etc.
I sure wouldn’t want stuff like that in my RIPs, but she brought it on herself. I don’t think she cared about public opinion of herself though. In one interview she said she was prepared for the backlash: “They always attack me with 3 things: That I’m a fat, irrelevant, Scientologist.”
I think I first knew her as Saavik. It was either that or from the movie Summer School.