Majel Barrett Roddenberry, 76, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and an actress whose longtime association with the "Star Trek" franchise included playing nurse Christine Chapel in the original series, died of leukemia Thursday at her Los Angeles home. Once dubbed "The First Lady of 'Trek'" by the Chicago Tribune, Barrett Roddenberry was associated with "Star Trek" from the beginning. In the first TV pilot, she played a leading role as Number One, the first officer who was second in command to Jeffrey Hunter's Capt. Christopher Pike. But at the request of various executives, she did not reprise her role in the second TV pilot. Instead, she played the minor role of nurse Chapel when the series began airing on NBC in 1966.
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