Thelma Lee obit

Remembering Thelma Lee, born November 9, 1916 and passed away March 11, 2012

 

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She was an actress, known for They Live (1988), The King of Comedy (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

She played Kahlest in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Sins of the Father”.

Thelma Lee was born on 9 November 1916 in Bronx, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for They Live (1988), The King of Comedy (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). She was married to Irving Matt. She died on 11 March 2012 in Mercer Island, Washington, USA.

Lee started her career as a comedienne in the comedy series Toast of the Town in the early 1960s. She is the sister of late actress and producer Madeline Lee Gilford.  Since 1979 she was featured in the drama Voices (1979, with Franc Luz), the drama The King of Comedy (1982), Izzy and Moe (1985, with Roy Brocksmith), They Live (1988, with Meg Foster, Greg Barnett, Jimmy Nickerson, Jeff Imada, and Unit Production Manager Stratton Leopold), the television drama The Story Lady (1991, with Ed Begley, Jr., Rif Hutton, and Viola Stimpson), and the science fiction film Future Shock (1994, with Scott Thompson, Brian Brophy, Amanda Foreman, David Bowe, and Greg Grunberg). A segment of the latter film was produced by Bryan Burk and featured music by J.J. Abrams.

Lee also had guest roles in episodes of The New Odd Couple (1983, with Ron Glass and Raymond Singer), Throb (1986), Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989, with Lawrence Pressman, James Sikking, and Conroy Gedeon), Jake and the Fatman (1990, with Kathryn Leigh Scott, Branscombe Richmond, Stan Ivar, and George O'Hanlon, Jr.), and Top of the Heap (1991, with Leslie Jordan).

Among her last known appearances are the comedy Always Say Goodbye (1996, with Steven Anderson, Louis Giambalvo, and Richard Tanner) and two episodes of the remake series Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998, starring Phil Morris and with Dan Sachoff, Cari Shayne, and Michelle Phillips).

Actress

Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)

Love Boat: The Next Wave

4.6

TV Series

Mrs. Goldberg

1998

2 episodes

 

Marcia Cross in Always Say Goodbye (1997)

Always Say Goodbye

5.0

Nick's Grandmother

1997

 

Future Shock (1994)

Future Shock

4.2

Auntie Carla

1994

 

Jessica Tandy in The Story Lady (1991)

The Story Lady

7.1

TV Movie

1st Woman

1991

 

Top of the Heap (1991)

Top of the Heap

4.7

TV Series

Nun

1991

1 episode

 

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.7

TV Series

Kahlest

1990

1 episode

 

William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Jake and the Fatman

6.4

TV Series

Veronica Taylor

1990

1 episode

 

Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

6.5

TV Series

Mrs. Berman

1989

1 episode

 

Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

They Live

7.2

Rich Lady

1988

 

Diana Canova and Jonathan Prince in Throb (1986)

Throb

6.7

TV Series

Mrs. Myers

1986

1 episode

 

Izzy & Moe (1985)

Izzy & Moe

6.3

TV Movie

Mrs. Perlman

1985

 

Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)

The New Odd Couple

4.7

TV Series

1983

1 episode

 

Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)

The King of Comedy

7.8

Woman in Telephone Booth

1982

 

Voices (1979)

Voices

6.7

Secretary

1979

 

Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show

7.9

TV Series

Comedian

1962

1 episode