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Amanda Grayson was a Human teacher from Earth born around the turn of the 23rd century. (TOS: "This Side of Paradise") During the early 2230s, Amanda met Sarek, the Vulcan Ambassador to Earth. The two later married, and she returned to Vulcan with Sarek. (TOS: "Amok Time") In later years, in describing his parent's relationship, Spock stated that his mother "considered herself a very fortunate Earth woman." (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Amanda Grayson giving birth to Spock in 2230
In 2230, Amanda gave birth to her only son, Spock.
It was not uncommon for Spock to mention his mother's origins. (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident") While under the influence of the polywater intoxication, Spock regretted that he "could never tell her [that he] loved her." (TOS: "The Naked Time") Spock once spoke of Amanda's fondness of reading the works of Lewis Carroll. She often read stories, such as Through the Looking-Glass, to Spock during his youth. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")
In an alternate timeline created by the death of Spock in 2237, Amanda and Sarek separated and she returned to Earth, where in transit, she was killed in a shuttle accident at Lunaport. (TAS: "Yesteryear")
During the Babel Conference of 2268, she accompanied her husband aboard the USS Enterprise, and helped Sarek and Spock to reconcile some of their differences. Spock wondered why his father would marry an emotional woman; Sarek replied it seemed the logical thing to do at the time, a comment that Amanda found quite charming. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")
During this journey, Captain Kirk was at a loss on how to properly refer to her, calling her "Mrs. Sarek." Amanda said that her married name was usually unpronounceable by Humans, although she could do it, "after a fashion, and with much practice." She said to simply call her "Amanda." (TOS: "Journey to Babel") In the Vulcan society, she was referred to as "the Lady Amanda." (TAS: "Yesteryear")
In 2286, Amanda helped her son to re-educate himself, after his death and rebirth on the Genesis Planet and fal-tor-pan rejoining. In particular, she tried to help Spock rediscover his Human side. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Years after her death, Sarek hadn't forgotten her. During his Bendii Syndrome, he regretted not having been tender to her, and having never told her how much he loved her. (TNG: "Sarek")
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Background
Amanda was played by Jane Wyatt in "Journey to Babel" and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The voice of Amanda was provided by Majel Barrett in "Yesteryear". The role of young Amanda in Star Trek V was played by Cynthia Blaise. Winona Ryder played the alternate Amanda Grayson, as well as "this" Amanda in a deleted opening scene from Star Trek.
According to D.C. Fontana, the character was named "Amanda" because it means "worthy of being loved." (Star Trek: The Original Series 365, p. 217)
Amanda died some time between Star Trek IV and TNG: "Sarek", as Sarek had remarried to Perrin.
Apocrypha
- In the book Crucible: Spock The Fire and the Rose, Amanda Grayson's death is established similarly to her death in the alternate timeline in TAS: "Yesteryear". She dies in 2311 in a shuttle accident when returning from an art exhibition in Paris.
- The novel Sarek established her death (with Spock at her side and Sarek away on a Federation mission) to take place shortly after the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
- The Enterprise Log 3 collection from Golden Press lists her maiden name as "Amanda Druce", and her birthplace as "New Chicago", daughter of "Melvin Druce", an interstellar trader-explorer.
- The TOS Ishmael cites Amanda Grayson as being a descendant of Aaron Stempel, a lead character on the real-world television series "Here Come the Brides". On this show, the character of Aaron Stempel was played by Mark Lenard, the actor who played her husband Sarek in Star Trek.
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