Katherine Woodville obit

Remembering TOS Guest Star Katherine Woodville, 1938-2013

She was not on the list.

StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of Katherine Woodville. The veteran British actress, who played Natira -- political and spirtual leader of the Yonada -- in the TOS episode "For the World Is Hollow And I Have Touched the Sky," passed away on June 5 after a decade-long battle with cancer. She was 74 and had been pre-deceased -- in 2006 -- by her second husband, Edward Albert, who portrayed Zayra in the Deep Space Nine episode "A Man Alone."

Woodville's other credits included The Saint, Mission: Impossible, It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Little House on the Prairie and Wonder Woman. She also quite famously guest starred in the very first episode of The Avengers. Her character's death in that episode set the Avengers in motion. Woodville later married the show's star, Patrick Macnee, but they divorced in 1969 after four years together.

Woodville is survived by her daughter with Albert, Thais. StarTrek.com offers our condolences to her family, friends and many fans.

Filmography

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1961      The Clue of the New Pin                Jane Ardfern     

1962      The Wild and the Willing               Sarah Phillips    

1963      The Informers   Mary Johnnoe  

1964      In Camera            Estelle   1 episode

1965      The Crooked Road           Elena    

1965      The Party's Over               Nina      

1965      The Brigand of Kandahar               Elsa       

1968      Star Trek              Natira    Episode: For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky

1969      Fear No Evil        Ingrid Dorne       TV Movie

1969      Mannix                 Johanna Sault    S2-Episode 11: A View Of Nowhere

1972      Black Gunn         Louella

1973      Extreme Close-Up            Sally Norman    

1974      Kung Fu                Nedra Chamberlain         S2 E12

1975      Kolchak: The Night Stalker            Dr. Helen Lynch                 Episode 13 "Primal Scream"

1975      Posse    Mrs. Cooper      

1977      The Rhinemann Exchange            Mrs. Cameron    3 episodes, Uncredited