SHE was the sexiest officer ever to serve on board the Starship Enterprise when she walked on board JJ Abrams' remake of Star Trek.
Now Zoë Saldana is returning to cinema screens next month as a 10-foot tall angry and kicking alien, starring opposite Sam Worthington, in Avatar.
"I’ve become a little action whore. I’ve always gravitated toward the Sigourney Weavers, the f***ing Linda Hamiltons, the Angelina Jolies," Zoë tells next month's Details magazine.
"I’m very dominant – feisty. I’m not a man-hater, just a very proud woman."
Zoë, who has already signed for the sequel to Star Trek, and has just finished shooting in Puerto Rico, an adaptation of The Losers.
"I'm such a physical person, action-film work came natural," she says.
"Zoë's definitely fiery," says Abrams, who has signed her for the Star Trek sequel. "She has the fortitude for you to put her in control. She could really do the job - not just look good in a ridiculously short dress."
Take a good look at Zoë, as it's not her body in Avatar. Director James Cameron used modern technology to turn her into Neytiri,a blue, 10-foot-tall kung-fu-fighting creature.
"Motion capture isn't like shooting ," Saldana explains. "You're in a suit with all these dots on you, and whatever you do, they get it. Sam and I did all sorts of stupid shit. If you burp, your character burps. I'd shake my booty, and you'd see my character shaking her booty."
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and significant changes were made which included the re-casting of the role, Barrett was dropped. However, she was cast instead in the recurring role of Nurse Christine Chapel. A recurring theme for Christine Chapel throughout the original series of Star Trek was her feelings for Spock [Leonard Nimroy] but also enjoyed friendships with Dr McCoy [DeForest Kelley] and Uhura [Nichelle Nichols] The original series of Star Trek struggled in the ratings and was cancelled by broadcasters NBC in 1969 – shortly afterwards Majel Barrett and series creator Gene Roddenberry married in Japan. The two had been in a relationship throughout the run of Star Trek. 
series. Barrett’s character of Christine Chapel appeared in nine episodes of the series and the actress provided the voice for the character – the actress also lent her voice to several other one-off characters on the series. The animated series led to the possibility of a revived live-action series provisionally entitled Star Trek: Phase Two which would have continued to the story of the Enterprise and its crew from where the original series left. Pre-production work started on the proposed new Star Trek series with test footage shot, scripts written and sets and models built along with the original cast being rehired for the new series. Ultimately the series was abandoned but much of the work that went into it was used in the Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
being The Voyage Home in 1986 where the character had once more been promoted – this time to Commander. However, the two films were not the actress last association with the franchise, far from it. 
series regular Deanna Troi [Marina Sirtis]. The character of Lwaxanna was something of a comic relief in terms of storylines and was most often featured looking for a new husband. The actress reprised the role on three episodes of fellow spin-off series, Deep Space Nine, which was launched in the last year of The Next Generation. The two shows featured a heavy amount of crossover elements with characters crossing between the two in various episodes and Lwaxanna was just one of these. In the series Lwaxanna falls for challenging Odo and even marries him in one episode all be it briefly. Once again Majel continued to provide the voice of the Federation computers in spin-off series. It was a role she continued in the Voyager spin-off series which launched in 1994. 
starred in the third season of rival Science Fiction series Babylon 5. There had been, at this point, rivalry between fans of Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as fans felt there were similarities between the two shows and that the producers of Deep Space Nine had stolen ideas from Babylon 5 when it was in the hands of the broadcasters – who eventually passed on making the series in favour of another Star Trek spin-off. Majel Barrett was one of several actors assiocated with Star Trek to appear in the Babylon 5 franchise to dispel the rivalry. Another actor who played a major part in Babylon 5 was Walter Koenig who played the recurring character of Psi Cop Bester in the series. Koenig had played Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series and the movies. 
titled Background: Earth but was changed as it was felt too similar to another series. Barrett not only served as Executive Producer on the series but also played recurring character of Doctor Julianne Belman in the shows first two seasons. The series was set in early 21st century Earth where aliens Taelons arrive seemingly peaceful and offering advance technology is exchange for refuse. However, a resistance movement is formed who believe the Taelons have a hidden agenda and over the course of the series it’s revealed that they are indeed using humanity to help them against their enemies, the Jaridians. 
actress once again served as producer. However, this time the actress did not appear in the series itself. However, working on these two series’ didn’t stop the actress continuing to contribute towards the Star Trek franchise lending her vocal talents to the many computer games based around the series and also once again providing the voice of the Federation computers in the last television spin-off, Enterprise. Although Enterprise was a prequel to the original Star Trek series but a sequel to the movie First Contact [slightly confusing timelines] the series featured a two-part story set in an alternative universe in a prequel story to original series and Deep Space Nine stories. Barrett provided the voice of the ship’s computer in these two stories which was from the 24th century. Working on Enterprise meant the actress was the only actor to work on all of the Star Trek television series’. 
Majel Barrett continued to work right up to her death with only weeks before recording her part for the reboot of the Star Trek film franchise. The actress once again provided the voice of the ship’s computer in the J.J Abrams produced movie which featured an all new cast playing original series characters. Working on the movie meant that as well as being the only actress to have worked on every version of the franchise on television she also became the only actor to work on every incarnation of the franchise, be it on film, television or computer game.
