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Biography of Leslie Parrish - Actress
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Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen Parrish, until she changed it in 1959. Her two most notable roles are as lithe Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as the doomed Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" where Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo. Parrish married Richard Bach, the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, in 1981. She was a major element in two of his subsequent books—The Bridge Across Forever and One (book)|One—which primarily focused on their relationship and Bach's concept of soulmates. She and Bach have since divorced. ==Partial filmography== * 1958 Missile to the Moon * 1959 Li'l Abner * 1962 The Manchurian Candidate * 1963 For Love or Money * 1975 The Giant Spider Invasion * 1976 Invisible Strangler ==Selected TV appearances== * 1965 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Greta Lundquist" in episode: "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" (episode # 1.3) 1 October * 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "Fine Feathered Finks" (episode # 1.3) 19 January * 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "The Penguin's a Jinx" (episode # 1.4) 20 January * 1966 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Morn" in episode: "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate" (episode # 2.6) 21 October * 1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "Ice Spy" (episode # 2.59) 29 March * 1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "The Duo Defy" (episode # 2.60) 30 March * 1967 "Star Trek" (1966) playing "Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas" in episode: "Who Mourns for Adonis?" (episode # 2.2) 22 September * 1967 "Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964) playing "Leslie Welling" in episode: "The Master's Touch Affair" (episode # 4.6) 16 October * 1974 "McCloud" (1970) playing "Lynne O'Connell" in episode: "The Gang That Stole Manhattan" (episode # 5.2) 13 October ==External links== *http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/palamas.htm About Carolyn Palamas, Parrish's character on Star Trek *imdb name|id=0663562|name=Leslie Parrish

