Salome Jens

Salome Jens
Born	May 8 1935 (1935-05-08) (age 72) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

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 has been married twice. First to film actor Ralph Meeker and then to television personality Lee Leonard. Jens' debut was in the title role of Terror from the Year 5000. She subsequently had major roles in Angel Baby and the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. 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.

Awards

• Back Stage West Garland Awards, 2007 award for her role in the play Leipzig

Deep Space Nine appearances

• "The Search", Part I and Part II
• "Heart of Stone"
• "Broken Link"
• "Behind the Lines"
• "Favor the Bold"
• "Sacrifice of Angels"
• "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"
• "Penumbra"
• "'Til Death Do Us Part"
• "Strange Bedfellows"
• "The Changing Face of Evil"
• "Tacking Into the Wind"
• "The Dogs of War"
• "What You Leave Behind"

External links

• Salome Jens at the Internet Movie Database
• Salome Jens article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki