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Barbara Ann Luna Wiki Biography

Barbara Luna (born March 2, 1939) is an American actress with an extensive list of roles in film, television and musicals. Since 2004, she has used the spelling BarBara Luna professionally.Notable roles included Five Weeks in a Balloon and Lt. Marlena Moreau in the classic Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror”. She appeared during 2004 and 2010 in the first and sixth episodes of Star Trek: New Voyages, a fan-created show distributed over the Internet (and retitled Star Trek: Phase II in 2008). 

Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth March 2, 1939
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Profession Actress, Producer
Spouse Doug McClure
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1838200
Trademark
1 Deep sultry voice
2 Voluptuous figure
3 Large brown eyes
4 Natural brunette hair
Fact
1 Is an avid sports fan, loves playing golf, tennis and dancing on roller skates.
2 Is a member of “The Thalians”, a charity foundation at Cedars Sinai Hospital, and supports other charitable causes.
3 Best known for her role as Lt. Marlena Moreau in the second-season episode of Star Trek (1966) series, Star Trek: Mirror, Mirror (1967)–a role she still commemorates as a guest of Star Trek conventions worldwide.
4 On November 5-7, 2004, she attended the Celebrity Blackjack and Slot Tournament Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
5 Ex-stepmother of Tane McClure.
6 Prefers to be called “Luna”.
7 Has Filipino, Hungarian-Jewish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish ancestry.
8 She was the first choice to play Anita in West Side Story (1961), but the producers gave the role to Rita Moreno. After she lost the role of Anita, she tested for the Maria role, but it was decided that Barbara and Rita looked too similar. The studio also felt that Maria should be a star, and Natalie Wood was chosen.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
The Outer Limits 1963 TV Series Gaby Christian
G.E. True 1963 TV Series Cotita
Dime with a Halo 1963 Juanita (as Barbara Luna)
Wide Country 1963 TV Series Margarita Diaz
Ripcord 1963 TV Series Domi Dias
Five Weeks in a Balloon 1962 Makia (as Barbara Luna)
The Beachcomber 1962 TV Series Delly
Hawaiian Eye 1959-1962 TV Series Tia Kuno / Michiko / Susan Chang
Gunsmoke 1962 TV Series Chavela
The Untouchables 1959-1962 TV Series Magda Bartok / Lucita
Alcoa Premiere 1962 TV Series Beky
The Devil at 4 O’Clock 1961 Camille (as Barbara Luna)
Gunslinger 1961 TV Series Elise
Stagecoach West 1961 TV Series Chiquita
Lock Up 1960 TV Series Angela Valez
Assignment: Underwater 1960 TV Series Ruby Lee
Adventures in Paradise 1960 TV Series Tapou
Elmer Gantry 1960 Prostitute (uncredited)
Death Valley Days 1960 TV Series Dona Rosa
Tales of Wells Fargo 1960 TV Series Rosita
Overland Trail 1960 TV Series Estrelita
Bonanza 1960 TV Series Cayetena Losaro
The Texan 1959 TV Series Fawn
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1959 TV Series Emelia
The Blue Angel 1959 Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Cry Tough 1959 Tina (as Barbara Luna)
Zorro 1958 TV Series Theresa Modesto
Perry Mason 1958 TV Series Rikki Stevens
Tank Battalion 1958 Nikko (as Barbara Luna)
Have Gun – Will Travel 1958 TV Series Lupita
The Adventures of McGraw 1958 TV Series Yoshiko Ross
Mike Hammer 1958 TV Series Lily Yu
The New Adventures of China Smith 1954 TV Series
Search for Tomorrow 1951 TV Series Anna Ryder (1985) (as Barbara Luna)
Unbelievable!!!!! 2017 completed Luna
The Sandra West Diaries 2016 TV Series Sue Muru
Superseven Unchained 2015 Sue Muru
The Adventures of Superseven 2013 TV Series Sue Muru
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II 2004-2011 TV Series Alersa / Veronica
Noriega: God’s Favorite 2000 TV Movie Mama (as Barbara Luna)
Sunset Beach 1998 TV Series Sydney Jacobs
Fool’s Paradise 1997 Mrs. Wing (as Barbara Luna)
Lady Against the Odds 1992 TV Movie Lily Norton (as Barbara Luna)
Dallas 1991 TV Series Carmen Esperanza
The Young Riders 1990 TV Series Dolores
Hunter 1990 TV Series Bernadette Lopez
Dragnet 1990 TV Series Martine Lawrence
The Cosby Show 1989 TV Series Cynthia
Mission: Impossible 1989 TV Series Emelia Berezan
One Life to Live 1987 TV Series Maria Roberts
Airwolf 1986 TV Series Isela Arragon
T.J. Hooker 1985 TV Series Barbara Canton
Dumalaga 1984
Fantasy Island 1979-1983 TV Series Commandante / Rima / Mary
The Concrete Jungle 1982 Cat (as Barbara Luna)
Charlie’s Angels 1981 TV Series Cynthia Weaver
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1981 TV Series Koori
Freebie and the Bean 1981 TV Series Rita Valdez
Hawaii Five-O 1969-1979 TV Series Elena Kamoku / Yoko
CHiPs 1979 TV Series BarBara Luna
Pleasure Cove 1979 TV Movie Gayle Tyler (as Barbara Luna)
The Amazing Spider-Man 1978 TV Series Lisa Alvarez
Police Story 1975-1978 TV Series Lilly Pantages / Gloria Rivera
Project U.F.O. 1978 TV Series Helen Ramirez
Switch 1977-1978 TV Series Sgt. Ellen Lee, SFPD / Chicana
The Six Million Dollar Man 1976 TV Series Leslie Morales
Woman in the Rain 1976 as Barbara Luna
Brenda Starr 1976 TV Movie Luisa Santamaria (as Barbara Luna)
Bert D’Angelo/Superstar 1976 TV Series
Petrocelli 1975 TV Series Dorothy
They Only Come Out at Night 1975 TV Movie Receptionist (as Barbara Luna)
Wives 1975 TV Movie Miss Chin (as Barbara Luna)
Cannon 1971-1975 TV Series Maria Costello / Ana
Kung Fu 1975 TV Series Isela
The Hanged Man 1974 TV Movie Soledad Villegas (as Barbara Luna)
Mannix 1973 TV Series Elena
Marcus Welby, M.D. 1973 TV Series Serita Salazar
Gentle Savage 1973 Gayle (as Barbara Luna)
Women in Chains 1972 TV Movie Leila (as Barbara Luna)
Love, American Style 1971 TV Series segment “Love and the Sweet Sixteen”

– Love and the Married Bachelor/Love and the Sweet Sixteen/Love and the Vacation/Love and the Well-Groomed Bride 1971 … segment “Love and the Sweet Sixteen” as Barbara Luna
The Gatling Gun 1971 Leona (as Barbara Luna)
The Most Deadly Game 1970 TV Series Anna
The Young Lawyers 1970 TV Series Stella Acosta
Two Boys 1970 TV Movie Sally (as Barbara Luna)
Lancer 1970 TV Series Anna Baral
Mission: Impossible 1966-1969 TV Series Wai Lee / Elena Maria Del Barra
Che! 1969 Anita Marquez (as Barbara Luna)
The F.B.I. 1966-1969 TV Series Jenny Fisher / Dolores / Barbara Reyes / …
Firecreek 1968 Meli (as Barbara Luna)
The Big Valley 1968 TV Series Miranda
The High Chaparral 1967 TV Series Conchita
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1967 TV Series Marnya
Tarzan 1967 TV Series Frankie McVeigh
Star Trek 1967 TV Series Marlena
Cimarron Strip 1967 TV Series Roseanne Todd
The Invaders 1967 TV Series Lisa
Winchester 73 1967 TV Movie Meriden (as Barbara Luna)
Laredo 1966 TV Series Carmella Alveras
The Wackiest Ship in the Army 1965 TV Series Holly
Ben Casey 1965 TV Series Teresa Bedoya
O.K. Crackerby! 1965 TV Series Shari
Burke’s Law 1965 TV Series Consuelo Menardez, ‘La Tigra’
The Wild Wild West 1965 TV Series Gatita
Ship of Fools 1965 Amparo (as Barbara Luna)
Synanon 1965 Mary (as Barbara Luna)
Calhoun: County Agent 1964 TV Movie Felicia del Valle (as Barbara Luna)
Mail Order Bride 1964 Marietta (as Barbara Luna)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Unbelievable!!!!! 2017 co-executive producer completed

Self

Title Year Status Character
Sebring 2018 post-production Herself
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2017 Documentary post-production Herself
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault 2016 Documentary Herself
High Chaparral Reunion 2016 Webcast 2016 Video Herself
Sidewalks Entertainment 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest
Hour Magazine 1987 TV Series Herself
Here’s Hollywood 1961-1962 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Timeshift 2006 TV Series documentary Lt. Marlena Moreau
Kiss ‘N’ Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century 2004 Video short Marlena
The Legend of Jud Starr 1967 TV Movie as Barbara Luna

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 Rome Web Award Rome Web Awards, Online Best Supporting Actress in a War/Action Series The Adventures of Superseven (2011)
2015 Rome Web Award Rome Web Awards, Online Best Cast in a Musical/Videoclip The Adventures of Superseven (2011)
2015 Rome Web Award Rome Web Awards, Online Best Cast in a War/Action Series The Adventures of Superseven (2011)

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