Barbara Baldavin (October 18, 1938 – March 31, 2024) was an American television and film actress.

Barbara Baldavin
Baldavin in Star Trek
Born
Barbara J. Baldavin

(1938-10-18)October 18, 1938
DiedMarch 31, 2024(2024-03-31) (aged 85)
OccupationTelevision actress
Years active1964–2000
TelevisionStar Trek
SpouseJoseph D'Agosta

Career

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Baldavin mainly performed in dramatic roles. In the late 1960s, she played a small recurring part in Star Trek as Angela Martine, in season 1 episodes "Balance of Terror" and "Shore Leave".[1] Baldavin appeared in the series finale, "Turnabout Intruder", as Lt. Lisa, a communications officer and court reporter.

In a season 1 episode of Adam 12, Baldavin played Betty Wells, the wife of Officer Ed Wells (Gary Crosby); in a season 2 episode, she played Sally Fisher, a nurse and girlfriend of Pete Malloy (Martin Milner). In the 1970s, Baldavin was a regular cast member in Medical Center as Nurse Holmby. In 1971, she appeared in a season 5 episode of Mannix, "To Save a Dead Man", as Mrs Kilgore.

Baldavin went on to become a casting assistant, and then the casting director, for Trapper John, M.D. and Dynasty. In September 2010, she was shown as a member of the faculty at Dawn Wells' Film Actor's Boot Camp.[2]

Personal life and death

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Baldavin was married to Joseph D'Agosta, whom she met when she appeared on the original Star Trek series, where he was a casting director.[2][3]

Baldavin died of congestive heart failure at her home in Manhattan Beach, California, on March 31, 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

Partial filmography

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Acting

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Casting

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References

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  1. ^ Cushman, Marc (2013). These Are the Voyages: TOS, Season One (2nd ed.). Jacobs Brown Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0989238120.
  2. ^ a b "FABC's Special Advisors". Dawn Wells' Film Actor's Boot Camp. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  3. ^ "Barbara Baldavin had close ties to Star Trek production — and they still forgot her character's name". MeTV. 2020-11-20. Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. ^ Barnes, Mike. "Barbara Baldavin, Actress on 'Star Trek' and 'Medical Center,' Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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