Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons was the British actress who played the retired Rear Admiral Norah Satie in the fourth season episode in . She had been acting in films since 1944 and has performed on television programs since the 1950s . Over the course of her career , she has received two Academy Award nominations , two Emmy Award nominations ( winning one ) , two Golden Globes , five Golden Globe nominations , and two BAFTA Award nominations , among several other accolades . Simmons had her wardrobe fitting for her appearance in " The Drumhead " on Friday at 8 : 00 a . m . and filmed this episode between Tuesday and Wednesday on Paramount Stage 8 and 9 . All call sheets features notes for the transportation department to pick Simmons up at home prior to her shootings . Personal life . Simmons was born on Crouch Hill , a street in the northern part of London , England . She was married to British actor from 1950 through 1960 . Their daughter , Tracy , was born in 1956 and is now a film editor . In 1956 , Simmons became a citizen of the United States . In 1960 , shortly after divorcing Granger , she married director and screenwriter . They had one child together , a daughter named Kate , before divorcing in 1977 . Simmons died of lung cancer at her home in Santa Monica , California , on the evening of 22 January 2010 . She was 80 years old . Career . 1940s . Simmons began acting in 1944 , appearing in British films such as " Give Us the Moon " ( 1944 ) , " Caesar and Cleopatra " ( 1945 ) , and ' s Academy Award - winning 1946 adaptation of Charles Dickens ' " Great Expectations " , in which she played the young Estella . She then played the supporting role of Kanchi in the acclaimed 1947 British drama " Black Narcissus " . She earned her first Academy Award nomination for her role as Ophelia in ' s classic 1948 rendition of William Shakespeare ' s " Hamlet " . In 1949 , she starred in the original British version of the romance adventure " The Blue Lagoon " and co - starred with her then - husband , Stewart Granger , in the romantic comedy " Adam and Evelyne " . 1950s . Simmons ' first American production was ' s 1952 film - noir " Angel Face " with . Her other co - stars in this film included guest actor Kenneth Tobey and two - time guest performer Morgan Farley . In 1953 , Simmons was selected as Best Actress by the National Board of Review for her performances in three films released that year . One was " Young Bess " , in which she played the title role ( aka Queen Elizabeth I ) opposite her husband . Another was ' s " The Actress " , which co - starred Ian Wolfe . The third was the Biblical drama " The Robe " , in which she played Diane opposite Jay Robinson ' s Caligula . Michael Ansara and Torin Thatcher also had roles in this latter film . In addition , Simmons starred in the comedy " Androcles and the Lion " , which was also released in 1953 . This film was narrated by frequent TOS voice actor Vic Perrin and co - starred John Hoyt , who later played Doctor Philip Boyce in the original " Star Trek " pilot , . She again acted with Hoyt in the 1954 film " Desirée " , in which she played the title role opposite . Simmons and Brando again co - starred together in the Academy Award - nominated 1955 musical " Guys and Dolls " . Simmons won her first Golden Globe and received her first BAFTA Award nomination for her performance in this film . TNG and DS9 guest actor Kay E . Kuter had a role in " Guys and Dolls " , as well . In 1957 , Simmons starred in two films directed by director Robert Wise : " This Could Be the Night " and " Until They Sail " . The former earned Simmons her second Golden Globe nomination while the latter also featured Tige Andrews . In 1958 , Simmons won a Special Award from the Golden Globes for being " the most versatile actress . " She then received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the film " Home Before Dark " . She also starred in William Wyler ' s 1958 western drama " The Big Country " , which featured stuntman Jim Burk . 1960s and 1970s . Simmons received nominations from the BAFTA Awards and the Golden Globes for her performance as Sister Sharon Falconer in the 1960 film " Elmer Gantry " . This film was written and directed by Richard Brooks , whom Simmons married soon after . " Elmer Gantry " also featured uncredited performances by " Star Trek " alumni Peter Brocco and Barbara Luna . She earned a second Academy Award nomination and a fifth Golden Globe nominations for her leading role in the 1969 drama " The Happy Ending " . TOS guest actor William O ' Connell also had a role in this film . Simmons has become well known for her role as Varinia in the acclaimed , Academy Award - winning epic " Spartacus " . Aforementioned " Trek " alumni John Hoyt and Peter Brocco had supporting roles in this film . Her other film credits during the 1960s included the 1966 drama " Mister Buddwing " , which featured an appearance by TOS actress Nichelle Nichols . She also starred in her first TV movie , NBC ' s infamous 1968 adaptation of " Heidi " ( with Jennifer Edwards in the title role ) . This productions is best remembered for cutting off the end of an important AFL football game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders , which has since become known as the . Simmons ' feature film credits during the 1970s included the 1975 comedy " Mr . Sycamore " , which co - starred Robert Easton and Ian Wolfe . In 1977 , Simmons guest - starred on the CBS television series " Hawaii Five - O " , in an episode with Henry Darrow . Simmons then starred in the 1978 mini - series " The Dain Curse " , which co - starred TNG regular Brent Spiner . In 1979 , Simmons starred in the NBC TV movie " Beggarman , Thief " , in which Norman Lloyd also appeared . 1980s . In the 1980s , Simmons appeared primarily in television productions . She won an Emmy Award and received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Fiona " Fee " Cleary in ABC ' s acclaimed mini - series " The Thorn Birds " . Richard Kiley played her character ' s husband in this production , and Brett Cullen played one of their sons . Simmons previously worked with Kiley in the 1981 TV movie " Golden Gate " , which also featured Mary Crosby , Jason Evers , Don Keefer , Warren Munson , and Robert Picardo . Simmons ' other co - stars on " The Thorn Birds " included Philip Anglim , John de Lancie , and Christopher Plummer . Simmons later guest - starred as Clarissa Main in the mini - series " North and South " in 1985 and " North and South , Book II " the following year . Jonathan Frakes , Kirstie Alley , James Read and David Ogden Stiers were also present in both parts , while Mitchell Ryan was only present during the first season and Anthony Zerbe , Kurtwood Smith and Leon Rippy participated in the second one . In 1989 , Simmons starred with John Rhys - Davies in Disney ' s miniseries adaptation of " Great Expectations " , marking Simmons ' second time acting in a version of the classic Dickens story . John Savage also appeared in this production . Simmons ' TV movie credits during the 1980s included " Jacqueline Susann ' s Valley of the Dolls " ( with Catherine Hicks , Janet MacLachlan , and Tricia O ' Neil ) , " A Small Killing " ( with Andrew Prine ) , " Midas Valley " ( with Phillip Richard Allen , Brett Cullen , France Nuyen , James Read , Albert Hall , and David Andrews ) , " Perry Mason : The Case of the Lost Love " ( with Jonathan Banks , Robert Mandan , and David Ogden Stiers ) , " Inherit the Wind " ( with Michael Ensign and Richard Lineback ) . Her only two feature films in this decade were released in 1988 : " The Dawning " and " Going Undercover " . In 1983 and again in 1985 , Simmons guest - starred on the series " Hotel " ; her first episode also featured Elinor Donahue . In 1989 , Simmons guest - starred in a two - episode arc on the mystery series " Murder , She Wrote " , for which she received her second Emmy Award nomination . William Windom was among the actors she worked with on this series . 1990s and 2000s . In 1991 , Simmons starred in the short - lived MGM / NBC re - imagining of the Gothic soap opera " Dark Shadows " . She played two characters on this show , Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Naomi Collins . The latter character was the mother of Barnabas Collins , who was played by Ben Cross , and the wife of Joshua Collins , played by Stefan Gierasch . In 1993 , Simmons , actress Kim Cattrall , and guest star Robert Rusler were all regular cast members on the short - lived CBS drama " Angel Falls " . Simmons ' other TV movie credits this decade include the movies " People Like Us " ( 1990 , with Michael Cavanaugh , Thomas Kopache , Brenda Strong , George D . Wallace , and Paul Williams ) and " One More Mountain " ( 1994 , with Larry Drake and Robert Duncan McNeill ) . Simmons ' sole feature film credit during the 1990s was the 1995 drama " How to Make an American Quilt " , in which she worked with Winona Ryder and Alfre Woodard . Simmons , Ryder , Woodard , and several of their co - stars were all nominated by the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast . In the last years of her career , Simmons lent her voice to foreign animated films , including the English version of the acclaimed 2005 Japanese film " Howl ' s Moving Castle " . In addition , she and Dwight Schultz had voice - over roles in the 2001 Japanese - animated " Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within " . Simmons later lent her voice to the Chinese film " Thru the Moebius Strip " , which also featured the voices of Michael Dorn and Daniel Davis . Simmons was remembered in the " In Memoriam " sections of the 82nd Annual Academy Award s and the 62nd Annual Emmy Award s in 2010 .