Salome Jens
Salome Jens
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actress. She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as an "Ancient humanoid", a member of the race responsible for populating the galaxy with humanoid life forms. She had previously played Clark Kent's mother Martha Kent on the popular TV series Superboy. She also appeared in the 1966 film Seconds by John Frankenheimer, in a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits, "Corpus Earthling," and in 1981's Harry's War. She also appeared in the "I Spy" episode "A Room with a Rack" in 1967, as a globe-trotting pilot friend of Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott. Jens graduated Bay View High School with a 96 average and was crowned Miss Bay View at the long running South Shore Water Frolics. Later in life she remarked that "the only time I can imagine contemplating suicide would be if I was told that I had to go back and live in Milwaukee forever." She has been married twice, first to film actor Ralph Meeker, and then to television personality Lee Leonard. Her performances in the theatre have been rare but well regarded. She nabbed the lion's share of attention in the small role of "The Thief" in the New York premiere production of Jean Genet's The Balcony. She won excellent notices playing Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the downtown Circle-in-the-Square theatre in the late 1960's in New York, and she did a Cleopatra at Stratford. Jens' debut was in the title role of Terror from the Year 5000, which was later featured in the 8th Season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. She subsequently had major roles in Angel Baby and the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1971, she also appeared as a widow with two children in the 1971 Gunsmoke episode, "Captain Sligo," with Richard Basehart in the title role as an Irish cattle buyer who courts her. She has a very distinctive and sultry voice, and has also narrated a number of documentaries including The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century and the film "Clan of the Cave Bear" starring Darryl Hannah. Description above from the Wikipedia article Salome Jens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Female
Birthday
1935-05-08 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Acting

2023

Finding Hannah as Hannah 2

2016

Norm of the North as Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)

2001

Cats & Dogs as Collie at HQ (voice)

1998

The Wild Thornberrys as Humpback Whale (voice)

1998

I'm Losing You as Diantha Krohn

1997

Nothing Sacred as Not available

1996

The Lottery as Faith Lloyd

1994

Chicago Hope as Not available

1994

Coming Out Under Fire as Narrator (voice)

1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Female Shapeshifter

1992

Melrose Place as Joan Campbell

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Pritchard

1989

Cast the First Stone as Sister Angela

1988

The Wonder Years as Miss Stebbins

1988

Superboy as Martha Kent

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Humanoid Progenitor

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse as Glenda Davis

1986

L.A. Law as Beatrice Schuler

1986

The Hogan Family as Not available

1986

The Clan of the Cave Bear as Narrated by (voice)

1986

Just Between Friends as Helga

1985

MacGyver as Sister Margaret

1985

The Colbys as Mrs. McAllister

1985

Playing with Fire as Dr. Becker

1983

A Killer in the Family as Alice Johansen

1983

Grace Kelly as Mady Christians

1983

Uncommon Valor as Nurse Ann Botts

1982

Cagney & Lacey as Not available

1982

Tomorrow's Child as Laura Pressburg

1981

Falcon Crest as Claudia Chadway

1981

Harry's War as Wilda

1981

A Matter of Life and Death as Colleen Murphy

1980

Cloud Dancer as Jean Randolph

1979

Hart to Hart as Not available

1979

Trapper John, M.D. as Not available

1979

From Here to Eternity as Gert Kipfer

1977

Meeting of Minds as Not available

1977

In the Glitter Palace as Judge Kendis Winslow

1976

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Not available

1976

Quincy, M.E. as Not available

1976

All's Fair as Not available

1976

Gibbsville as Not available

1976

Diary of the Dead as Vera

1975

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers as Esther MacDonald

1975

Henry James' The Jolly Corner as Alice Staverton

1974

Petrocelli as Not available

1974

House of Evil as Not available

1974

The Satan Murders as Ann Bristol

1973

Kojak as Olga Nurell

1972

Savages as Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace

1971

McMillan & Wife as Not available

1971

Such Good Friends as Blood Donor at Hospital (uncredited)

1971

The Deadly Dream as Mary

1969

Medical Center as Dr. Abby Whitten

1969

Medical Center as Heather Caddison

1969

Me, Natalie as Shirley Norton

1966

The Rat Patrol as Patricia Bauer

1966

Seconds as Nora Marcus

1966

Barefoot in Athens as Theodote

1965

The Fool Killer as Mrs. Dodd

1963

The Outer Limits as Laurie Cameron

1962

Stoney Burke as Not available

1961

The Defenders as Fay Dumont

1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre as Not available

1961

Angel Baby as Angel Baby

1958

Naked City as Ellen Annis

1958

Terror from the Year 5000 as Future Woman / Nurse

1956

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Bryn Mawr

1955

Gunsmoke as Joesphine Burney

1955

Gunsmoke as Katherine Snider

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Theodote