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'''Salome Jens''' {{born|8|May|1935}} is an actress best known for her portrayal of the [[Female Changeling]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. She was [[Star Trek birthdays#May|born]] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her fellow ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and DS9 guest star [[Marc Alaimo]] was also born there. She is the sister-in-law of {{film|9}} actor [[Anthony Zerbe]] as he has been married to her sister, Arnette Jens, since October 7, 1962.
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'''Salome Jens''' {{born|8|May|1935}} is an actress best known for her portrayal of the [[Female Changeling]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. She previously appeared as the [[ancient humanoid]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|The Chase}} in {{y|1993}}.
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Jens was [[Star Trek birthdays#May|born]] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is the sister-in-law of {{film|9}} actor [[Anthony Zerbe]] as he has been married to her sister, Arnette Jens, since October 7, 1962.
   
 
Jens began acting in stage productions in the 1950s. She made her Broadway debut in a play called ''Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove'', which only ran for two appearances in October 1956 and co-starred [[Bill Zuckert]]. She followed this with performances in such plays as ''The Disenchanted'', ''A Far Country'', ''After the Fall'', ''Tartuffe'' (co-starring with [[Graham Jarvis]], who played [[Klim Dokachin]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode {{e|Unification I}}; and [[Laurence Luckinbill]]), and ''A Patriot for Me''. She made her feature film debut in the 1958 science fiction movie ''Terror from the Year 5000'' (co-starring with [[Ward Costello]]). The following year, she appeared in a made-for-television adaptation of Anton Chekhov's ''The Cherry Orchard'', also featuring [[TOS]] guest actor [[John Abbott]].
 
Jens began acting in stage productions in the 1950s. She made her Broadway debut in a play called ''Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove'', which only ran for two appearances in October 1956 and co-starred [[Bill Zuckert]]. She followed this with performances in such plays as ''The Disenchanted'', ''A Far Country'', ''After the Fall'', ''Tartuffe'' (co-starring with [[Graham Jarvis]], who played [[Klim Dokachin]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode {{e|Unification I}}; and [[Laurence Luckinbill]]), and ''A Patriot for Me''. She made her feature film debut in the 1958 science fiction movie ''Terror from the Year 5000'' (co-starring with [[Ward Costello]]). The following year, she appeared in a made-for-television adaptation of Anton Chekhov's ''The Cherry Orchard'', also featuring [[TOS]] guest actor [[John Abbott]].
   
She would go on to play the titular character of the 1961 film ''Angel Baby''. She also starred with ''Psycho'' star Anthony Perkins in 1965's ''The Fool Killer'', in which TOS guest star [[Arnold Moss]] also appeared.
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She would go on to play the titular character of the 1961 film ''Angel Baby''. She also starred with ''Psycho'' star Anthony Perkins in 1965's ''The Fool Killer'', in which TOS guest star [[Arnold Moss]] also appeared. Possibly her most famous film role came in 1966, when she starred opposite {{w|Rock Hudson}} in the acclaimed {{w|John Frankenheimer}} sci-fi thriller ''{{w|Seconds (film)|Seconds}}''. This film also featured TOS guest actors [[Jeff Corey]] and [[William Wintersole]]. In 1972, she starred in the unusual film ''{{w|Savages (film)|Savages}}'', in which a race of tiny mud-people follow a croquet ball through a forest.
   
 
On television, Jens and [[Barry Atwater]] co-starred in the "Corpus Earthling" episode of ''The Outer Limits'', in which [[Robert C. Johnson]] dubbed the voices of the alien rocks.
Possibly her most famous film role came in 1966, when she starred opposite {{w|Rock Hudson}} in the acclaimed {{w|John Frankenheimer}} sci-fi thriller ''{{w|Seconds (film)|Seconds}}''. This film also featured TOS guest actors [[Jeff Corey]] and [[William Wintersole]].
 
 
In 1972, she starred in the unusual film ''{{w|Savages (film)|Savages}}'', in which a race of tiny mud-people follow a croquet ball through a forest.
 
 
On television, Jens and [[Barry Atwater]] costarred in the "Corpus Earthling" episode of ''The Outer Limits'', in which [[Robert C. Johnson]] dubbed the voices of the alien rocks.
 
   
 
From 1976 through 1977, she had a recurring role in the television series ''{{w|Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman}}'', starring Louise Lasser in the title role. TNG guest star [[Graham Jarvis]] was a regular cast member on that show. Jens and Jarvis later co-starred together in the 1981 TV movie ''The Two Lives of Carol Letner''.
 
From 1976 through 1977, she had a recurring role in the television series ''{{w|Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman}}'', starring Louise Lasser in the title role. TNG guest star [[Graham Jarvis]] was a regular cast member on that show. Jens and Jarvis later co-starred together in the 1981 TV movie ''The Two Lives of Carol Letner''.
   
Jens also had a role in the 1977 TV movie ''In the Glitter Palace'', as did {{film|9}} actor [[Anthony Zerbe]]. In 1979, she starred in the mini-series ''From Here to Eternity'', along with her fellow DS9 regular guest star [[Andrew Robinson]] and TNG guest star [[David Spielberg]]. Jens and Robinson had previously co-starred together in the 1974 TV movie ''House of Evil''.
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Jens also had a role in the 1977 television movie ''In the Glitter Palace'', as did Anthony Zerbe. In 1979, she starred in the mini-series ''From Here to Eternity'', along with her fellow DS9 regular guest star [[Andrew Robinson]] and TNG guest star [[David Spielberg]]. Jens and Robinson had previously co-starred together in the 1974 television movie ''House of Evil''.
   
In 1981, she co-starred with DS9 guest actress [[Gail Strickland]] in the TV movie ''A Matter of Life and Death''. That same year, she starred in the feature film ''Harry's War'' with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]], [[Noble Willingham]] and [[David Ogden Stiers]]. The following year, she appeared in the TV movies ''Tomorrow's Child'' with [[Bruce Davison]] and [[Susan Oliver]], ''Uncommon Valor'' with [[Nicholas Guest]], and ''Grace Kelly'' with [[William Schallert]]. In 1986, she had a role in the film ''Just Between Friends'', which also featured one-time TNG guest [[George D. Wallace]]. In the same year, She was also the narrator in "Clan of the Cavebear"
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In 1981, she co-starred with DS9 guest actress [[Gail Strickland]] in the television movie ''A Matter of Life and Death''. That same year, she played the lead in the feature film ''Harry's War'' with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]], [[Noble Willingham]] and [[David Ogden Stiers]]. The following year, she appeared in the television movies ''Tomorrow's Child'' with [[Bruce Davison]] and [[Susan Oliver]], ''Uncommon Valor'' with [[Nicholas Guest]], and ''Grace Kelly'' with [[William Schallert]]. In 1986, Jens had a role in the film ''Just Between Friends'', which also featured one-time TNG guest [[George D. Wallace]]. In the same year, she was also the narrator in ''Clan of the Cavebear''.
   
In 1988, she joined the cast of a new series based on Superman. ''Superboy'' showcased the "Man of Steel" in his teenage years. Jens played his adoptive mother, Martha Kent. TNG, DS9 and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' guest star [[Sherman Howard]] played Lex Luthor. Many episodes of the series were directed by later Star Trek director [[Reza Badiyi]]. The series ran until 1992.
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In 1988, Jens joined the cast of a new series based on Superman. ''Superboy'' showcased the "Man of Steel" in his teenage years. Jens played his adoptive mother, Martha Kent. TNG, DS9 and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' guest star [[Sherman Howard]] played Lex Luthor. Many episodes of the series were directed by later Star Trek director [[Reza Badiyi]]. The series ran until 1992.
   
 
In 1996, she co-starred with [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Stephen Root]], and her ''Seconds'' co-star Jeff Corey in the television movie ''The Lottery''. Jens and W. Morgan Sheppard later appeared together in the 2001 thriller ''Room 101''. In 1998, she appeared in the film ''I'm Losing You'' with [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] and [[Frank Langella]].
[[1993 productions|The following year]], she made her first ''Star Trek'' appearance as the [[ancient humanoid]] progenitor in {{TNG|The Chase}}. A year later, she was cast as the Female Changeling, with her first appearance being in {{DS9|The Search, Part I}}.
 
 
In 1996, she co-starred with [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Stephen Root]], and her ''Seconds'' co-star Jeff Corey in the TV movie ''The Lottery''. Jens and W. Morgan Sheppard later appeared together in the 2001 thriller ''Room 101''. In 1998, she appeared in the film ''I'm Losing You'' with [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] and [[Frank Langella]]. In {{DS9|Tacking Into the Wind}}, Jens briefly portrayed fellow Changeling [[Odo]] when Odo attempted to steal the [[Breen]] [[Energy dissipator]].
 
   
 
She has also made several guest appearances on the television series ''L.A. Law'', ''Melrose Place'' with [[Malachi Throne]], and ''Falcon Crest''. Her other television guest appearances include ''The Untouchables'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Kojak'', ''Quincy'', and ''The Wonder Years'' (the latter of which featured recurring appearances by ''Voyager'' actor [[Robert Picardo]]).
 
She has also made several guest appearances on the television series ''L.A. Law'', ''Melrose Place'' with [[Malachi Throne]], and ''Falcon Crest''. Her other television guest appearances include ''The Untouchables'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Kojak'', ''Quincy'', and ''The Wonder Years'' (the latter of which featured recurring appearances by ''Voyager'' actor [[Robert Picardo]]).
   
===Appearances as the Female Changeling===
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== Appearances as the Female Changeling ==
 
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*[[DS9 Season 3]]:
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**{{e|The Search, Part I}}
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** {{e|The Search, Part I}} ([[DS9 Season 3|Season 3]])
**{{e|The Search, Part II}}
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** {{e|The Search, Part II}}
**{{e|Heart of Stone}}
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** {{e|Heart of Stone}}
*[[DS9 Season 4]]:
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** {{e|Broken Link}} ([[DS9 Season 4|Season 4]])
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** {{e|Behind the Lines}} ([[DS9 Season 6|Season 6]])
**{{e|Broken Link}}
 
 
** {{e|Favor the Bold}}
*[[DS9 Season 6]]:
 
**{{e|Behind the Lines}}
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** {{e|Sacrifice of Angels}}
 
** {{e|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}} ([[DS9 Season 7|Season 7]])
**{{e|Favor the Bold}}
 
**{{e|Sacrifice of Angels}}
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** {{e|Penumbra}}
 
** {{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}
*[[DS9 Season 7]]:
 
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** {{e|Strange Bedfellows}}
**{{e|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}}
 
**{{e|Penumbra}}
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** {{e|The Changing Face of Evil}}
 
** {{e|Tacking Into the Wind}} (also as [[Odo]] in Female Changeling's form)
**{{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}
 
**{{e|Strange Bedfellows}}
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** {{e|The Dogs of War}}
**{{e|The Changing Face of Evil}}
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** {{e|What You Leave Behind}}
**{{e|Tacking Into the Wind}} (also as [[Odo]] in Female Changeling's form)
 
**{{e|The Dogs of War}}
 
**{{e|What You Leave Behind}}
 
 
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Salome Jens (born 8 May 1935; age 88) is an actress best known for her portrayal of the Female Changeling in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She previously appeared as the ancient humanoid in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "The Chase" in 1993.

Jens was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is the sister-in-law of Star Trek: Insurrection actor Anthony Zerbe as he has been married to her sister, Arnette Jens, since October 7, 1962.

Jens began acting in stage productions in the 1950s. She made her Broadway debut in a play called Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove, which only ran for two appearances in October 1956 and co-starred Bill Zuckert. She followed this with performances in such plays as The Disenchanted, A Far Country, After the Fall, Tartuffe (co-starring with Graham Jarvis, who played Klim Dokachin in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Unification I"; and Laurence Luckinbill), and A Patriot for Me. She made her feature film debut in the 1958 science fiction movie Terror from the Year 5000 (co-starring with Ward Costello). The following year, she appeared in a made-for-television adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, also featuring TOS guest actor John Abbott.

She would go on to play the titular character of the 1961 film Angel Baby. She also starred with Psycho star Anthony Perkins in 1965's The Fool Killer, in which TOS guest star Arnold Moss also appeared. Possibly her most famous film role came in 1966, when she starred opposite Rock Hudson in the acclaimed John Frankenheimer sci-fi thriller Seconds. This film also featured TOS guest actors Jeff Corey and William Wintersole. In 1972, she starred in the unusual film Savages, in which a race of tiny mud-people follow a croquet ball through a forest.

On television, Jens and Barry Atwater co-starred in the "Corpus Earthling" episode of The Outer Limits, in which Robert C. Johnson dubbed the voices of the alien rocks.

From 1976 through 1977, she had a recurring role in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, starring Louise Lasser in the title role. TNG guest star Graham Jarvis was a regular cast member on that show. Jens and Jarvis later co-starred together in the 1981 TV movie The Two Lives of Carol Letner.

Jens also had a role in the 1977 television movie In the Glitter Palace, as did Anthony Zerbe. In 1979, she starred in the mini-series From Here to Eternity, along with her fellow DS9 regular guest star Andrew Robinson and TNG guest star David Spielberg. Jens and Robinson had previously co-starred together in the 1974 television movie House of Evil.

In 1981, she co-starred with DS9 guest actress Gail Strickland in the television movie A Matter of Life and Death. That same year, she played the lead in the feature film Harry's War with Elisha Cook, Jr., Noble Willingham and David Ogden Stiers. The following year, she appeared in the television movies Tomorrow's Child with Bruce Davison and Susan Oliver, Uncommon Valor with Nicholas Guest, and Grace Kelly with William Schallert. In 1986, Jens had a role in the film Just Between Friends, which also featured one-time TNG guest George D. Wallace. In the same year, she was also the narrator in Clan of the Cavebear.

In 1988, Jens joined the cast of a new series based on Superman. Superboy showcased the "Man of Steel" in his teenage years. Jens played his adoptive mother, Martha Kent. TNG, DS9 and Voyager guest star Sherman Howard played Lex Luthor. Many episodes of the series were directed by later Star Trek director Reza Badiyi. The series ran until 1992.

In 1996, she co-starred with W. Morgan Sheppard, Stephen Root, and her Seconds co-star Jeff Corey in the television movie The Lottery. Jens and W. Morgan Sheppard later appeared together in the 2001 thriller Room 101. In 1998, she appeared in the film I'm Losing You with Ed Begley, Jr. and Frank Langella.

She has also made several guest appearances on the television series L.A. Law, Melrose Place with Malachi Throne, and Falcon Crest. Her other television guest appearances include The Untouchables, The Outer Limits, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Kojak, Quincy, and The Wonder Years (the latter of which featured recurring appearances by Voyager actor Robert Picardo).

Appearances as the Female Changeling

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