Salome Jens
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1935-05-08 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Humanoid Progenitor
Falcon Crest
1981
as Claudia Chadway
Melrose Place
1992
as Joan Campbell
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Female Shapeshifter
MacGyver
1985
as Sister Margaret
Chicago Hope
1994
as Board Member
Quincy, M.E.
1976
L.A. Law
1986
as Beatrice Schuler
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Mae Olinski
The Wonder Years
1988
as Miss Stebbins
Naked City
1958
as Ellen Annis
Hart to Hart
1979
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Additional Voices (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Abby Whitten / Heather Caddison
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Humpback Whale (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mrs. Pritchard
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Kojak
1973
as Olga Nurell
The Defenders
1961
as Fay Dumont
Gunsmoke
1955
as Joesphine Burney / Katherine Snider
The Outer Limits
1963
as Laurie Cameron
The Hogan Family
1986
McMillan & Wife
1971
Petrocelli
1974
The Colbys
1985
as Mrs. McAllister
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Patricia Bauer
Stoney Burke
1962
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Glenda Davis
Superboy
1988
as Martha Kent
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Theodote
All's Fair
1976
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Gibbsville
1976
Nothing Sacred
1997
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Meeting of Minds
1977
From Here to Eternity
1979
as Gert Kipfer
Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003
as Narrator
Movies (40)
Cats & Dogs
2001
as Collie at HQ (voice)
Seconds
1966
as Nora Marcus
Norm of the North
2016
as Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Narrated by (voice)
Me, Natalie
1969
as Shirley Norton
Such Good Friends
1971
as Blood Donor at Hospital (uncredited)
Grace Kelly
1983
as Mady Christians
Angel Baby
1961
as Angel Baby
A Killer in the Family
1983
as Alice Johansen
I'm Losing You
1998
as Diantha Krohn
Just Between Friends
1986
as Helga
The Fool Killer
1965
as Mrs. Dodd
In the Glitter Palace
1977
as Judge Kendis Winslow
The Deadly Dream
1971
as Mary
Savages
1972
as Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Colleen Murphy
The Lottery
1996
as Faith Lloyd
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
as Dr. Miller
Cloud Dancer
1980
as Jean Randolph
Playing with Fire
1985
as Dr. Becker
Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
1977
as Terri
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Nurse Ann Botts
Finding Hannah
2023
as Hannah 2
Diary of the Dead
1976
as Vera
Tomorrow's Child
1982
as Laura Pressburg
House of Evil
1974
Harry's War
1981
as Wilda
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Theodote
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
as Esther MacDonald
Cast the First Stone
1989
as Sister Angela
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
as Herself
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Ilyena
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Bryn Mawr
Terror from the Year 5000
1958
as Future Woman / Nurse
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
1975
as Alice Staverton
The Satan Murders
1974
as Ann Bristol
Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003
as Herself - Narrator
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
1974
as Alice
The Legacy: The Passion of the Christ
2007
as Narrator
Coming Out Under Fire
1994
as Narrator (voice)
About Salome Jens
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, "… With 80 credits spanning from 1951 to 2023, Salome Jens has appeared in 40 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Cats & Dogs (2001) — as Collie at HQ (voice)
- Seconds (1966) — as Nora Marcus
- Norm of the North (2016) — as Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)
- The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) — as Narrated by (voice)
- Me, Natalie (1969) — as Shirley Norton
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