Happy birthday Susan Howard, born January 28, 1944

Jeri Lynn Mooney, better known as Susan Howard, is the American actress who played Mara, the first female Klingon to appear in Star Trek, and one of only two (and the only one with a speaking part) ever seen in the original series, in the episode “Day of the Dove”.

Howard was born in Marshall, Texas, and graduated from Marshall High School in the early 1960’s. She attended the University of Texas for two years, after which she moved to California, becoming a member of the Los Angeles Repertory Company. She began acting on television programs in 1966.

Outside of Star Trek, Howard is best known for playing Donna Culver Krebbs on the prime time soap opera Dallas from 1979 through 1987. This role actually began with a single guest appearance in 1978, but the producers liked her performance so much that they asked her to return, and she played the character for an additional nine years.

Howard also tried her hand at writing for the series, ultimately becoming a member of the Writers Guide of America, a position which she currently still holds.

Prior to Dallas, Howard was a regular on the legal drama series Petrocelli (1974-76).

In addition, Howard has made guest appearances on such TV series as I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, Bonanza and Mission: Impossible.

Shortly after working with Michael Ansara on Star Trek, she appeared with him in an episode of Here Come the Brides.

Howard reunited with her TOS co-star William Shatner in the unsold TV pilot, Indict and Convict.

Howard has also starred in a number of made-for-TV movies, including The Silent Gun (1969), Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972), and Superdome (1978).

She has only three feature films to her credit. The first was the 1977 drama Moonshine County Express.

That same year, she starred in the biker movie Sidewinder 1.

She co-starred with Stanley Kamel in the 1993 independent drama Come the Morning.

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