In order to spare some of you a click: this lady was the talent behind the voice interfaces in Star Trek. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (first name pronounced /ˈme

In order to spare some of you a click: this lady was the talent behind the voice interfaces in Star Trek. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (first name pronounced /ˈmeɪdʒəl/; born Majel Leigh Hudec;[1] February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series, Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series. She was also the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.