M'Ress
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Lieutenant M'Ress, voiced by Majel Barrett
, was a recurring character on The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek
, which aired on NBC
from 1973 to 1974. The character M'Ress is of the race Caitian, and remains the only Caitian character to appear in any Star Trek storylines, although one is briefly seen in the courtroom scene at the conclusion of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
.
officer assigned to the engineering section of the "USS Enterprise
" under the command of Captain James T. Kirk
. She also occasionally assumes the role of relief communications officer. M'Ress was Caitian: a felinoid race with long, thick orange fur and yellow eyes. She spoke softly and has a cat-like purring quality to her voice. "M'Ress" was depicted to not wear shoes and had four digits on each paw and a cat-like tail that would often get caught and pinched as the doors on the "Enterprise" automatically closed behind her.
The name of the Caitian's homeworld is Cait according to a biography of Lt. M'ress published by (the Gene Roddenberry
/Majel Barrett run) Lincoln Enterprises in 1974.
". She appeared in a total of six episodes: "The Survivor", "Once Upon a Planet", "Mudd's Passion
", "The Eye of the Beholder", "Bem
" and "The Practical Joker
".
M'Ress appeared in the Star Trek novel, The Galactic Whirlpool by David Gerrold
published by Ballantine Books
in October 1980. She was also featured in several issues of the 1980s DC Comics
version of Star Trek
. Those stories took place a few years after the original five year mission. M'Ress was featured in a number of storylines in which she even teasingly flirted with Sulu
.
She appeared again in several Next Generation
era Star Trek: New Frontier
novels, where she was depicted serving aboard the USS Trident. It was explaned in the novels that a time anomaly brought her forth to the future. She appears over the course of several New Frontier books, where she is involved in accusations of mental manipulation against a superior officer and is the suspect in the officer's later murder.
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was an American actress and producer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series, Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series...
, was a recurring character on The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series is an animated science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe following the events of Star Trek: The Original Series of the 1960s...
, which aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from 1973 to 1974. The character M'Ress is of the race Caitian, and remains the only Caitian character to appear in any Star Trek storylines, although one is briefly seen in the courtroom scene at the conclusion of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fourth feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series and completes the story arc begun in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and continued in Star Trek III: The...
.
Biography
The character "M'Ress" was a female StarfleetStarfleet
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
officer assigned to the engineering section of the "USS Enterprise
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
The USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. The original Star Trek series depicts her crew's mission "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before" under the command of Captain James...
" under the command of Captain James T. Kirk
James T. Kirk
James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. Kirk was first played by William Shatner as the principal lead character in the original Star Trek series. Shatner voiced Kirk in the animated Star Trek series and appeared in the first seven Star Trek movies...
. She also occasionally assumes the role of relief communications officer. M'Ress was Caitian: a felinoid race with long, thick orange fur and yellow eyes. She spoke softly and has a cat-like purring quality to her voice. "M'Ress" was depicted to not wear shoes and had four digits on each paw and a cat-like tail that would often get caught and pinched as the doors on the "Enterprise" automatically closed behind her.
The name of the Caitian's homeworld is Cait according to a biography of Lt. M'ress published by (the Gene Roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry
Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer...
/Majel Barrett run) Lincoln Enterprises in 1974.
Appearances
M'Ress' first appeared in the "Star Trek: The Animated Series" episode "The SurvivorThe Survivor (TAS episode)
"The Survivor" is an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series.-Plot:While patrolling near the Romulan Neutral Zone, the U.S.S. Enterprise finds a ship manned by Carter Winston, a Federation citizen and philanthropist who has been missing for five years.Winston turns out really to be a Vendorian,...
". She appeared in a total of six episodes: "The Survivor", "Once Upon a Planet", "Mudd's Passion
Mudd's Passion (TAS episode)
-Plot outline:The USS Enterprise receives orders to arrest Federation outlaw Harry Mudd, who is accused of selling fake love crystals. Intercepting Harry on the mining colony of Motherlode, they bring him aboard the Enterprise...
", "The Eye of the Beholder", "Bem
Bem (TAS episode)
"Bem" is an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series. This episode marks the first time that it is revealed that Captain James T. Kirk's middle initial stood for Tiberius, after the Roman emperor.-Plot outline:...
" and "The Practical Joker
The Practical Joker (TAS episode)
-Plot outline:When the U.S.S. Enterprise is attacked by three Romulan D-7 class battlecruisers, Kirk takes the ship into a nearby gaseous energy field to hide....
".
M'Ress appeared in the Star Trek novel, The Galactic Whirlpool by David Gerrold
David Gerrold
Jerrold David Friedman , better known by his pen name David Gerrold, is an American science fiction author who started his career in 1966 while a college student by submitting an unsolicited story outline for the television series Star Trek. He was invited to submit several premises, and the one...
published by Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
in October 1980. She was also featured in several issues of the 1980s DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
version of Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
. Those stories took place a few years after the original five year mission. M'Ress was featured in a number of storylines in which she even teasingly flirted with Sulu
Hikaru Sulu
Hikaru Sulu is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series, Sulu also appears in the animated Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek movies, one episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and in numerous books, comics, and video games...
.
She appeared again in several Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
era Star Trek: New Frontier
Star Trek: New Frontier
Star Trek: New Frontier is a Star Trek novel series created by John J. Ordover and Peter David and published by Pocket Books. The idea behind it was to create a Star Trek book series with its own continuity and not one that is purely a reaction to the television shows. Nearly every story of the...
novels, where she was depicted serving aboard the USS Trident. It was explaned in the novels that a time anomaly brought her forth to the future. She appears over the course of several New Frontier books, where she is involved in accusations of mental manipulation against a superior officer and is the suspect in the officer's later murder.