Changes: Meg Wyllie

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Margaret "Meg" Gillespie Wyllie (15 February 1917 – 1 January 2002; age 84) had the honor of portraying The Keeper; the first villain to ever (chronologically) appear on Star Trek in the unaired pilot "The Cage". Born in Hawaii, she grew up in the Philippines, where her father was working as an engineer on sugar plantations. She moved to New York City during the 1940s to pursue a career in acting and over the next five decades would make around a hundred TV guest appearances.

She filmed her scenes for "The Cage" on Wednesday 9 December 1964 at Desilu Culver Stage 16, and on Thursday 10 December 1964, Friday 11 December 1964, Wednesday 16 December 1964 and Thursday 17 December 1964 at Desilu Culver Stage 15.

She died of heart failure.

Appearances

TOS:
- "The Cage"
- "The Menagerie, Part I" (archived footage)
- "The Menagerie, Part II" (archived footage)

External links

Template:IMDb-link
Meg Wyllie at Wikipedia
Meg Wyllie studio photo (1970s)

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+| Name              = Meg Wyllie
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+| image             = Meg Wyllie.jpg
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" |[[Image:Talosian keeper.jpg|200px]]
+| Birth name        = Margaret Gillespie Wyllie
-|-
+| Gender            = Female
-| class="odd" | Actor:
+| Date of birth     = {{d|15|February|1917}}
-| class="even" |Meg Wyllie
+| Place of birth    = Honolulu, Hawaii
-|-
+| Date of death     = {{d|1|January|2002}} (age 84)
-| class="odd" | Charactor:
+| Place of death    = Glendale, California
-| class="even" |[[Talosian]] "[[The Keeper|Keeper]]"
+| Awards for Trek   =
-|-
+| Roles             =
-| class="odd" | Series:
-| class="even" | [[TOS]]
+| Characters        = [[The Keeper]]
+| image2            = The Keeper.jpg
-|-
+| imagecap2         =...as The Keeper
-| class="odd" | Born:
+}}
-| class="even" | [[Star Trek birthdays#February|February 15]], [[Early production history#1917|1917]]
+'''Margaret "Meg" Gillespie Wyllie''' {{born|15|February|1917|died|1|January|2002}} had the honor of portraying [[The Keeper]]; the first villain to ever (chronologically) appear on ''Star Trek'' in the unaired pilot {{e|The Cage}}. Born in Hawaii, she grew up in the Philippines, where her father was working as an engineer on sugar plantations. She moved to New York City during the 1940s to pursue a career in acting and over the next five decades would make around a hundred TV guest appearances.
-|-
-| class="odd" | Place of Birth:
-| class="even" | Honolulu, [[Hawaii]]
-|-
-| class="odd" | Died:
-| class="even" | [[Star Trek deaths#January|January 1]], [[2002 productions|2002]]
-|-
-| class="odd" | Place of Death:
-| class="even" | Glendale, [[California]]
-|}
+She filmed her scenes for "The Cage" on Wednesday {{d|9|December|1964}} at Desilu Culver Stage 16, and on Thursday {{d|10|December|1964}}, Friday {{d|11|December|1964}}, Wednesday {{d|16|December|1964}} and Thursday {{d|17|December|1964}} at Desilu Culver Stage 15.
-'''Margaret''' ("'''Meg'''") '''Gillespie Wyllie''' {{born|15|February|1917|died|1|January|2002}} portrayed the [[Talosian]] "[[The Keeper|Keeper]]"; the first villian to ever appear on [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] in the episode "[[The Cage]]". Born in [[Hawaii]], she grew up in the Philippines, where her father was working as an engineer on sugar plantations. She moved to [[New York City]] during the [[1940s]] to pursue a career in acting and over the next five decades would make around 100 TV guest appearances.
 She died of heart failure.
-==Appearances==
+== Appearances ==
-*[[TOS]]:
+*{{TOS}}
-**"[[The Cage]]"
+** {{e|The Cage}}
-**"[[The Menagerie, Part I]]"
+** {{e|The Menagerie, Part I}} (archived footage)
-**"[[The Menagerie, Part II]]"
+** {{e|The Menagerie, Part II}} (archived footage)
-==External Links==
+==Further reading==
+*"Caged by a Classic", Frank Garcia, ''[[Starlog (magazine)|Starlog]]'', issue 117, April 1987, pp. 52-53
+== External links ==
 * {{IMDb-link|page=nm0943816}}
+* {{Wikipedia}}
-[[Category:Performers|Wyllie, Meg]]
+* [http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/znXuaMEuNHpJRsZP9gW4hQ Meg Wyllie studio photo] (1970s)
-[[Category:TOS performers|Wyllie, Meg]]
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