Leslie Parrish

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Leslie Parrish (b. March 13, 1935, Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen Parrish, until she changed it in 1959.

Her two most notable roles are as lithe Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as the doomed Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the Star Trek episode Who Mourns for Adonais? wherein Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo.

Parrish married Richard Bach, the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, in 1977, during the making of the movie of the same name.^[1] She was a major element in two of his subsequent books — The Bridge Across Forever and One — which primarily focused on their relationship and Bach's concept of soulmates.^[1]. They divorced in 1999^[2].

Contents 1 Partial filmography 2 Selected TV appearances 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Partial filmography

• 1958 Missile to the Moon
• 1959 Li'l Abner
• 1962 The Manchurian Candidate
• 1963 For Love or Money
• 1975 The Giant Spider Invasion
• 1976 Invisible Strangler

[edit] Selected TV appearances

• 1965 The Wild Wild West (1965) playing "Greta Lundquist" in episode: "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" (episode # 1.3) 1 October
• 1966 Batman (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "Fine Feathered Finks" (episode # 1.3) 19 January
• 1966 Batman (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "The Penguin's a Jinx" (episode # 1.4) 20 January
• 1966 The Wild Wild West (1965) playing "Morn" in episode: "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate" (episode # 2.6) 21 October
• 1967 Batman (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "Ice Spy" (episode # 2.59) 29 March
• 1967 Batman (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "The Duo Defy" (episode # 2.60) 30 March
• 1967 Star Trek (1966) playing "Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas" in episode: "Who Mourns for Adonis?" (episode # 2.2) 22 September
• 1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) playing "Leslie Welling" in episode: "The Master's Touch Affair" (episode # 4.6) 16 October
• 1974 McCloud (1970) playing "Lynne O'Connell" in episode: "The Gang That Stole Manhattan" (episode # 5.2) 13 October

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leslie Parrish (I) Biography. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
2. ^ State Of Oregon Board Of Accountancy meeting minutes,. State Of Oregon Board Of Accountancy (2003-05-19). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.

[edit] External links

• About Carolyn Palamas, Parrish's character on Star Trek
• Leslie Parrish at the Internet Movie Database
• Leslie Parrish article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.