Susan Oliver was cast as Vina, who was a dancing green-skinned Orion slave. However, during this major point in her acting career, Susan also splashed out on $625 (£466) for flying lessons that year.

Technically speaking, the first Orion to appear in Star Trek was Marta in Whom Gods Destroy. Vina, as "Orion slave girl" was a Talosian illusion in The Cage , and doubly so in The Menagerie, Part II .

Orions had technically appeared prior to "The Pirates of Orion," as the green-skinned psychic variant of Vina (Susan Oliver) was famously seen cavorting half-naked in front of casual onlookers in ...

"The Cage," Star Trek's original pilot that was rejected by NBC, saw Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) shown an ...

Yvonne Craig made an impression on viewers as the green-skinned Marta on "Star Trek," but the process to become ... One standout race are the Orion ... Back then, Susan Oliver was the first ...

T he first Orion character in Starfleet may not be who you think it is. Mike McMahan's animated Star Trek comedy, Star Trek: Lower Decks, introduced us to Lieutenant D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells), an ...

For her part, Vina (Susan Oliver) did begin to develop feelings for Pike, and he for her, despite the interference from the Talosians. As the Talosians, Star Trek's first villains, tried to ...

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 teaser hints at more zany adventures and deep Trek references to come. Tendi's return to Starfleet after a brief Orion visit promises exciting covert away missions.

Star Trek Annual 2024 was written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Rachael Stott. Data, accompanied by Geordi La Forge and Chief O’Brien, travels to the Orion homeworld, seeking ...