# Salome Jens

Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935) is an American dancer and actress of stage, film and television. She is also known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994–1999).

## Early years

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jens briefly studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Northwestern University, majoring in acting, then moved to New York, worked as a secretary, became a dance student of Martha Graham, and studied acting at HB Studio.

## Career

Jens appeared in the role of the thief in the New York premiere production of Jean Genet's The Balcony. She earned excellent reviews playing Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre in the late 1960s, and she appeared in Antony and Cleopatra with the American Shakespeare Theatre company in 1972.
Jens first appeared on film as the titular character in Terror from the Year 5000 (1958), which was later featured in the eighth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Her other notable film roles occurred in Angel Baby (1961), The Fool Killer (1965), Seconds (1966), Me, Natalie (1969), Savages (1972), The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Cloud Dancer (1980), Harry's War (1981) and Just Between Friends (1986).
Jens appeared in the April 7, 1962, episode of The Defenders as a stripper. In 1963, she appeared in The Untouchables and The Outer Limits. Other guest roles in the 1960s included those on The Rat Patrol and I Spy episode. In 1967, she joined the cast of the soap opera Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, playing the role of Audrey Hurley for 500 episodes until 1973.
During the 1970s, Jens appeared in episodes of television shows such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke (S18E23 -“Talbot”), McMillan and Wife, The New Land, Gibbsville and Medical Center. In 1976–77, Jens played the role of Mae Olinski on 43 episodes of the soap spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
In the 1980s, Jens appeared in episodes of shows including The Colbys, Cagney & Lacey, MacGyver, Falcon Crest, The Hogan Family and The Wonder Years. She played Clark Kent's mother Martha Kent in several episodes of the TV series Superboy (1988-92), and in 1992-93, she appeared in a three-episode arc of the seventh season of L.A. Law. She appeared as Joan Campbell in several episodes of Melrose Place in Season 1 (1992-93) and again later in an episode of Season 6 (1997).
Jens appeared in the 1993 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation titled "The Chase" as a member of the race responsible for populating the galaxy with humanoid life forms. She appeared in a recurring role spanning five seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the totalitarian Female Changeling (1994-99).
Jens narrated a number of documentaries including The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century and voiced the female Guardian in the Green Lantern (2011). In 2018, Jens lent her voice to the video game Star Trek Online, reprising her role as the Female Changeling.

## Awards

* Back Stage West Garland Awards, 2007 award for her role in the play Leipzig

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956 | Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Bryn Mawr | Short subject |
| 1958 | Terror from the Year 5000 | Future woman/Nurse | |
| 1961 | Angel Baby | Angel Baby | |
| 1965 | Violent Journey | Mrs. Dodd | |
| 1966 | Seconds | Nora Marcus | |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Shirley Norton | |
| 1972 | Savages | Emily Penning | |
| 1976 | Diary of the Dead | Vera | |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Jean Randolph | |
| 1981 | Harry's War | Wilda Crawley | |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Helga | |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You | Diantha Krohn | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Collie at HQ (voice) | |
| 2001 | Room 101 | Edie | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Female Guardian | |
| 2014 | A Place for Heroes | Older Lily | |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Councilwoman Klubeck (voice) | |
| 2022 | Finding Hannah | Hannah 2 | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Rita | "The Eighty Seventh Precinct" |
| 1958 | The Investigator | The Sought-for Wife | "1.7" |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Dunyasha | "The Cherry Orchard" |
| 1961 | The Million Dollar Incident | Sheila | TV film |
| 1961 | The United States Steel Hour | Gerta Blake | "Man on the Mountain Top" |
| 1961 | Great Ghost Tales | Emily Hunter | "Who Is the Fairest One of All?" |
| 1962 | The Defenders | Fay Dumont | "The Naked Heiress" |
| 1962 | Naked City | Ellen Annis | "Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud" |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Mavis Hazelton | "Spin a Golden Web" |
| 1962 | The Untouchables | Eva Tobek | "Arsenal" |
| 1963 | The Untouchables | Marcie Remp | "The Man in the Cooler" |
| 1963 | Alcoa Premiere | Madelyn Warren | "The Dark Labyrinth" |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Laurie Cameron | "Corpus Earthling" |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol | Patricia Bauer | "The Blind Man's Bluff Raid" |
| 1966 | Barefoot in Athens | Theodote | TV film |
| 1967 | I Spy | Lindy | "A Room with a Rack" |
| 1967-1973 | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | Audrey Hurley | Soap opera |
| 1970 | Bonanza | Madge Tucker | "The Wagon" |
| 1970 | Medical Center | Dr. Abby Whitten | "Undercurrent" |
| 1971 | The Deadly Dream | Mary | TV film |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke | Josephine Burney | "Captain Sligo" |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Katherine | "Talbot" |
| 1974 | ABC's Wide World of Entertainment | Ann | "The Satan Murders" |
| 1974 | McMillan & Wife | 'Boom Boom' Parkins | "Reunion in Terror" |
| 1974 | Parker Adderson, Philosopher | Alice | TV short |
| 1975 | Medical Center | Heather Caddison | "The Fourth Sex: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1975 | The Jolly Corner | Alice Staverton | TV short |
| 1975 | Petrocelli | Leah Barnes | "A Deadly Vow" |
| 1975 | The Boy Who Talked to Badgers | Esther MacDonald | Disney film |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | Christine Barnes | "Everybody Needs a Little Attention" |
| 1976 | All's Fair | Barbara Murray | "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 1976 | Kojak | Olga Nurell | "Out of the Shadows" |
| 1976 | Gibbsville | Phyllis | "Saturday Night" |
| 1976–77 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Mae Olinski | Supporting role (seasons 1–2) |
| 1977 | In the Glitter Palace | Judge Kendis Winslow | TV film |
| 1977 | Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress | Terri | TV film |
| 1977 | Barnaby Jones | Estelle Wilson / Rosalynn Vickers | "The Reincarnation" |
| 1979 | From Here to Eternity | Gert Kipfer | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Meeting of Minds | Empress Theodora | "Empress Theodora: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1980 | From Here to Eternity | Gert Kipfer | "Pearl Harbor" |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Ilyena | TV film |
| 1980 | Hagen | Margaret | "The Rat Pack" |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death | Murphy | TV film |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Sylvia Williams | "Harts and Flowers" |
| 1981 | The Two Lives of Carol Letner | Dr. Miller | TV film |
| 1981 | Quincy, M.E. | Lana Chesnell | "Dead Stop" |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Child | Laura Pressburg | TV film |
| 1982 | Trapper John, M.D. | Helen McCall | "The One and Only" |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Nurse Ann Botts | TV film |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Mady Christians | TV film |
| 1983 | A Killer in the Family | Alice Johansen | TV film |
| 1985 | Eye to Eye | Nita | "Dumb Death of Blonde" |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Dr. Becker | TV film |
| 1986 | The Colbys | Mrs. McAllister | "Fallon's Choice" |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Ann McIntyre | "Exit Stage Center" |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Sister Margaret | "The Road Not Taken" |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Glenda Davis | "Barrington" |
| 1987 | Falcon Crest | Claudia Chadway | "New Faces", "Sweet Revenge", "Manhunt", "Hunter's Moon" |
| 1988–1992 | Superboy | Martha Kent | Regular role |
| 1989 | Valerie | Catherine | "Paris: Parts 1-3" |
| 1989 | Cast the First Stone | Sister Angela | TV film |
| 1990 | The Wonder Years | Miss Stebbins | "Faith" |
| 1991 | Under Cover | Hausman | "Sacrifices" |
| 1991 | Before the Storm | Hausman | TV film |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Mrs. Pritchard | "Maniac at Large" |
| 1992–93 | L.A. Law | Beatrice Schuller | "Helter Shelter", "Spanky and the Art Gang", "Bare Witness" |
| 1992–1997 | Melrose Place | Joan Campbell | Guest role (seasons 1, 6) |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Humanoid Progenitor | "The Chase" |
| 1994–1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Female Changeling | Recurring role (seasons 3–4, 6–7) |
| 1996 | The Lottery | Faith Lloyd | TV film |
| 1996 | 1914-1918 | Narrator (U.S. version) | TV miniseries documentary |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Gussie | "Roman Catholic Holiday" |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Hidden Evil | Xa-Tal (voice) | Video game |
| 2001 | Matisse & Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry | Narrator (voice) | TV short |
| 2003 | The Wild Thornberrys | Humpback Whale (voice) | "Ice Follies" |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional voices | Episode: "'The Puppetmaster |
| 2010 | Star Trek Online | Female Changeling (voice) | Video game |
| 2010 | The Event | Old Violet | "Loyalty" |