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'Star Trek' actress Arlene Martel dies

Arlene Martel, actress known as "The Chameleon" for her diverse range of roles, died at age 78.

By Danielle Haynes
Actress Arlene Martel with dog Millie arrives for the Los Angeles Theatrical Premiere of HBO Undercover's 'Dealing Dogs' at The Paramount theater at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on March 26, 2006 . (UPI Photo/ Phil McCarten)
Actress Arlene Martel with dog Millie arrives for the Los Angeles Theatrical Premiere of HBO Undercover's 'Dealing Dogs' at The Paramount theater at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on March 26, 2006 . (UPI Photo/ Phil McCarten) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Arlene Martel, the actress who played Spock's fiancée in Star Trek, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles Hospital, her son said. She was 78.

The actress died of complications from a heart attack, son Jod Kaftan told CNN.

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Martel played a diverse range of characters during the 1960s, and was known as "The Chameleon" by Hollywood casting directors due to her ethnic ambiguity.

She had roles in The Monkees, I Dream of Jeannie, Hogan's Heroes and Gunsmoke.

Perhaps her most iconic role was as T'Pring, a Vulcan princess in Star Trek.

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in the series, took to Twitter to express sadness upon learning of Martel's death Tuesday.

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