Salome Jens
Known for: Acting
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actress. She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as an "Ancient humanoid", a member of the race responsible for populating the galaxy with humanoid life forms. She had previously played Clark Kent's mother Martha Kent on the popular TV series Superboy. She also appeared in the 1966 film Seconds by John Frankenheimer, in a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits, "Corpus Earthling," and in 1981's Harry's War. She also appeared in the "I Spy" episode "A Room with a Rack" in 1967, as a globe-trotting pilot friend of Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott. Jens graduated Bay View High School with a 96 average and was crowned Miss Bay View at the long running South Shore Water Frolics. Later in life she remarked that "the only time I can imagine contemplating suicide would be if I was told that I had to go back and live in Milwaukee forever." She has been married twice, first to film actor Ralph Meeker, and then to television personality Lee Leonard. Her performances in the theatre have been rare but well regarded. She nabbed the lion's share of attention in the small role of "The Thief" in the New York premiere production of Jean Genet's The Balcony. She won excellent notices playing Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the downtown Circle-in-the-Square theatre in the late 1960's in New York, and she did a Cleopatra at Stratford. Jens' debut was in the title role of Terror from the Year 5000, which was later featured in the 8th Season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. She subsequently had major roles in Angel Baby and the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1971, she also appeared as a widow with two children in the 1971 Gunsmoke episode, "Captain Sligo," with Richard Basehart in the title role as an Irish cattle buyer who courts her. She has a very distinctive and sultry voice, and has also narrated a number of documentaries including The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century and the film "Clan of the Cave Bear" starring Darryl Hannah.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Humanoid Progenitor
1987
Series
Chicago Hope
Board Member
1994
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Female Shapeshifter
1993
Series
Melrose Place
Joan Campbell
1992
Series
Falcon Crest
Claudia Chadway
1981
Series
MacGyver
Sister Margaret
1985
Series
The Wonder Years
Miss Stebbins
1988
Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Additional Voices (voice)
2005
Series
L.A. Law
Beatrice Schuller
1986
Series
Hart to Hart
1979
Series
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Mae Olinski
1976
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Mrs. Pritchard
1989
Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Series
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Humpback Whale (voice)
1998
Series
Naked City
Ellen Annis
1958
Series
Gunsmoke
Joesphine Burney
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Katherine Snider
1955
Series
Medical Center
Dr. Abby Whitten
1969
Series
Medical Center
Heather Caddison
1969
Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Series
The Outer Limits
Laurie Cameron
1963
Series
The Defenders
Fay Dumont
1961
Series
Kojak
Olga Nurell
1973
Series
McMillan & Wife
1971
Series
The Hogan Family
1986
Series
Petrocelli
Leah Barnes
1974
Series
The Colbys
Mrs. McAllister
1985
Series
The Rat Patrol
Patricia Bauer
1966
Series
Stoney Burke
1962
Series
Superboy
Martha Kent
1988
Film
Cats & Dogs
Collie at HQ (voice)
2001
Film
Norm of the North
Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)
2016
Series
CBS Summer Playhouse
Glenda Davis
1987
Series
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Film
Seconds
Nora Marcus
1966
Series
All's Fair
1976
Series
Gibbsville
1976
Series
Nothing Sacred
1997
Series
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Narrator (voice)
1996
Series
From Here to Eternity
Gert Kipfer
1979
Film
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Narrated by (voice)
1986
Series
Meeting of Minds
1977
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Theodote
1951
Film
I'm Losing You
Diantha Krohn
1998
Film
Me, Natalie
Shirley Norton
1969
Film
Such Good Friends
Blood Donor at Hospital (uncredited)
1971
Film
The Fool Killer
Mrs. Dodd
1965
Film
Angel Baby
Angel Baby
1961
Film
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Ilyena
1980
Film
Just Between Friends
Helga
1986
Film
In the Glitter Palace
Judge Kendis Winslow
1977
Film
Grace Kelly
Mady Christians
1983
Film
The Lottery
Faith Lloyd
1996
Film
A Killer in the Family
Alice Johansen
1983
Film
Cloud Dancer
Jean Randolph
1980
Film
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Esther MacDonald
1975
Film
A Matter of Life and Death
Colleen Murphy
1981
Film
Diary of the Dead
Vera
1976
Film
Harry's War
Wilda
1981
Film
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Dr. Miller
1981
Film
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
Terri
1977
Film
Uncommon Valor
Nurse Ann Botts
1983
Film
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Bryn Mawr
1956
Film
Playing with Fire
Dr. Becker
1985
Film
Cast the First Stone
Sister Angela
1989
Film
A Place for Heroes
Older Lily
2014
Film
Tomorrow's Child
Laura Pressburg
1982
Film
The Satan Murders
Ann Bristol
1974
Film
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Herself
2010
Film
Savages
Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace
1972
Film
Finding Hannah
Hannah 2
2023
Film
Terror from the Year 5000
Future Woman / Nurse
1958
Film
The Deadly Dream
Mary
1971
Barefoot in Athens
Theodote
1966
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
Alice
1974
Film
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Alice Staverton
1975
Film
House of Evil
1974
Series
Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution
Narrator
2003
Film
Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
Herself - Narrator
2003
Film
Coming Out Under Fire
Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
The Legacy: The Passion of the Christ
Narrator
2007