The voice of ‘The Enterprise’ is stilled

[Kothnok]

On Thursday, Majel B. Roddenberry, widow of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry, died at her home in Bel Air, after battling leukemia. She was 76.

Dubbed “The First Lady of Trek” by the Chicago Tribune, Majel Barrett Roddenberry was associated with “Star Trek” from the very beginning. In the original TV pilot, she played a leading role as Number One, the first officer who was second in command.  For the second TV pilot, she played the minor role of Nurse Chapel when the series aired on NBC in September 1966. She also holds the unique distinction of, from the beginning of the original series, supplying the coolly detached voice of the USS Enterprise’s computer. This was a performance she repeated on the various “Star Trek” series and for six of the ten “Star Trek” movies that have been released. Additionally she provided also the computer’s voice for the 11th “Star Trek” movie which is due out in 2009. Roddenberry also played the recurring role of the flamboyant Lwaxana Troi on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

I grew up watching Star Trek. /mourn

[JohnnieRat]

I thought that Whoopie Goldberg was the computers voice...?

[Drygioni]

From what I can tell the new film WILL have her as the voice of the Enterprise computer. Abrams has said the film is finished and did announce earlier she was to provide the voice.

[Shadowwolf]

Current status is Post Production which means all the footage has been shot and its mostly just editing and dubbing to be done as well as any CGI special effects. Its 50-50 if shes in it as sometimes they dont do the voiceovers till after shooting is done but we'll see.