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Salome Jens

Acting 91 years old Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ★ 0.7
Born: May 8, 1935

Biography

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.

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Known For

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Claudia Chadway 1981
Melrose Place
Melrose Place Joan Campbell 1992
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Female Shapeshifter 1993
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Board Member 1994
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976

Filmography

Acting Credits (82)

Finding Hannah
Finding Hannah Hannah 2 2023
Norm of the North
Norm of the North Councilwoman Klubeck (voice) 2016
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger Herself 2010
The Legacy: The Passion of the Christ
The Legacy: The Passion of the Christ Narrator 2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender Additional Voices (voice) 2005
Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution
Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution Narrator 2003
Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution Herself - Narrator 2003
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs Collie at HQ (voice) 2001
I'm Losing You
I'm Losing You Diantha Krohn 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Humpback Whale (voice) 1998
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred 1997
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Narrator (voice) 1996
The Lottery
The Lottery Faith Lloyd 1996
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Board Member 1994
Coming Out Under Fire
Coming Out Under Fire Narrator (voice) 1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Female Shapeshifter 1993
Melrose Place
Melrose Place Joan Campbell 1992
Cast the First Stone
Cast the First Stone Sister Angela 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Mrs. Pritchard 1989
Superboy
Superboy Martha Kent 1988
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years Miss Stebbins 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation Humanoid Progenitor 1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse Glenda Davis 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Beatrice Schuler 1986
Just Between Friends
Just Between Friends Helga 1986
The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family 1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear Narrated by (voice) 1986
The Colbys
The Colbys Mrs. McAllister 1985
MacGyver
MacGyver Sister Margaret 1985
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire Dr. Becker 1985
A Killer in the Family
A Killer in the Family Alice Johansen 1983
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly Mady Christians 1983
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor Nurse Ann Botts 1983
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey 1982
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child Laura Pressburg 1982
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Claudia Chadway 1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
The Two Lives of Carol Letner Dr. Miller 1981
Harry's War
Harry's War Wilda 1981
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death Colleen Murphy 1981
Cloud Dancer
Cloud Dancer Jean Randolph 1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Ilyena 1980
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart 1979
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity Gert Kipfer 1979
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress Terri 1977
In the Glitter Palace
In the Glitter Palace Judge Kendis Winslow 1977
Meeting of Minds
Meeting of Minds 1977
Gibbsville
Gibbsville 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
All's Fair
All's Fair 1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Mae Olinski 1976
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead Vera 1976
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers Esther MacDonald 1975
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Henry James' The Jolly Corner Alice Staverton 1975
Petrocelli
Petrocelli 1974
House of Evil
House of Evil 1974
The Satan Murders
The Satan Murders Ann Bristol 1974
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
Parker Adderson, Philosopher Alice 1974
Kojak
Kojak Olga Nurell 1973
Savages
Savages Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace 1972
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends Blood Donor at Hospital (uncredited) 1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife 1971
The Deadly Dream
The Deadly Dream Mary 1971
Medical Center
Medical Center Dr. Abby Whitten 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center Heather Caddison 1969
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie Shirley Norton 1969
Barefoot in Athens
Barefoot in Athens Theodote 1966
Seconds
Seconds Nora Marcus 1966
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol Patricia Bauer 1966
The Fool Killer
The Fool Killer Mrs. Dodd 1965
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Laurie Cameron 1963
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Defenders
The Defenders Fay Dumont 1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre 1961
Angel Baby
Angel Baby Angel Baby 1961
Terror from the Year 5000
Terror from the Year 5000 Future Woman / Nurse 1958
Naked City
Naked City Ellen Annis 1958
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch Bryn Mawr 1956
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Joesphine Burney 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Katherine Snider 1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Theodote 1951

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