ACTOR
Diana Muldaur
- Known for
- McCloud (1970), The Master (1984), Chosen Survivors (1974)
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Diana Muldaur is an actor best known for McCloud, The Master and Chosen Survivors.
All facts (17)
- #001
Diana Muldaur was a former board member of the Screen Actors Guild and later became president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- #002
The scene in which her L.A. Law (1986) character Rosalind Shays was found in bed with her nemesis Leland McKenzie, played by Richard Dysart, was ranked as the 38th greatest moment on television; the list was first published in the March 1991 issue of EGG magazine.
- #003
In a 2000 interview with People Magazine, Diana Muldaur said the cast of L.A. Law (1986) had become like family to her, but that she had no fond memories of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- #004
As part of Star Trek's (1966) 40th anniversary celebrations, several conventions were held in her honor. Diana had not attended a Star Trek convention in 10 years. On September 15, 2006, she took part in an event in Las Vegas alongside other Star Trek veterans.
- #005
She mostly plays characters with the title of Doctor. The most notable in Trek lore were, in order: the biologist "Dr. Ann Mulhall" (original series episode: Return to Tomorrow (1968)), the psychologist "Dr. Miranda Jones" (original series episode: Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1968)) and the doctor "Dr. Katherine Pulaski" (the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)). Each of them has an open-minded view of the universe.
- #006
According to director Paul Lynch, Diana had difficulty remembering her lines on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). To help her, her lines were put on cue cards for her to look at. (Star Trek magazine, September/October 2007).
- #007
She is a highly recognized breeder, owner and judge of Airedale Terriers.
- #008
She is a 1960 graduate of Sweet Briar College. Forty years later, on May 7, 2000, she was the school's commencement speaker.
- #009
Martha's Vineyard, MA, USA: after caring for her husband for many years, she was looking for a suitable role to restart her career.
- #010
She is the former sister-in-law of musician Maria Muldaur.
- #011
Diana's younger brother is singer/songwriter Geoff Muldaur.
- #012
She did not regard her time on Star Trek TNG as a happy experience and left after only one season. According to Gene Roddenberry, "the decision to let her go was made solely because the hoped-for chemistry between her and the rest of the starship cast did not develop."
- #013
She trained in acting under Stella Adler.
- #014
Her cousin was the father of actress Kathy Baker.
- #015
Before she was called on to play Dr. Pulaski on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), she had played scientists in the original Star Trek series. She accepted the role on a single condition: that the character's name be changed to Catherine. Gates McFadden, in her time off, played another doctor, Caroline Ryan, in The Hunt for Red October (1990). When McFadden returned to Star Trek, she could not appear in Patriot Games (1992), and the role was given to Anne Archer and renamed Catherine.
- #016
She graduated from Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 1960.
- #017
She is the aunt of Jenni Muldaur and Clare Manchon.
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