Sunday, January 14, 2018

"Star Trek IV" Actress Viola Kates Stimpson 2008 Westwood Village Cemetery


Viola Kates Stimpson (October 25, 1906 - January 14, 2008) was an actress, known for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) and Graduation Day (1981).




THE ALCHEMIST (1983)



Born in Brookly, New York, Stimpson started her career in the 1920's as a chorus girl and dancer and then became an actress. In 1951, she returned to college and became a LAUSD classroom teacher. After she retired in 1971, she resumed her acting career in stage, film, and television.




STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986)



Stimpson was the first "Star Trek" cast member to reach the age of 100.



Viola Kates Stimpson died on January 14, 2008 in Tarzana, California. She is interred beside her husband, California realtor Robert P. Stimpson, at Westwood Village Cemetery.







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