Laurel Goodwin

Laurel Goodwin was the actress who played J.M. Colt in the first pilot, . She was the last surviving credited performer from the episode.
She filmed her scenes on Monday , Tuesday , Thursday , Wednesday , Wednesday and Thursday at Desilu Culver Stage 15 and Stage 16.
She was born Carolyn J. Schoenberger in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in San Diego and San Francisco. She began her career as a child model. She majored in drama at San Francisco State University, with her break coming when she was selected to star opposite Elvis Presley in (1962, featuring David Armstrong and Frank Atienza).
During the 1960s, Goodwin made three more feature films, including Papa's Delicate Condition (1963, with Elisha Cook and Arthur Tovey) and the TV movie Call to Danger (1968, with William Smithers and James Gregory), and acted in a handful of television guest star roles. These include episodes of The Virginian (with Paul Comi and Gail Bonney, directed by Don McDougall), Get Smart, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Mannix (with Tom Troupe, Lee Meriwether, Logan Ramsey, and Barbara Babcock).
Tired of "pounding the pavement," she abandoned acting in 1971 and went into the health care business. Although she had attended a few Elvis conventions over the years, it was not until 2005 that she attended her first Trek convention, along with Peter Duryea. 
For many years, she lived with her husband, business executive Walter Wood, in New York City. Together they produced several films, most notably – in partnership with Hugh Wilson and others – the film, , which Hal Needham directed and in which Warren Stevens was featured. In the mid 1990s, she and her husband moved to Palm Springs, where Goodwin pursued a career in home nursing. In 2009, her husband became seriously ill and she nursed him until his death. 
Goodwin passed away on February 22, 2022 at the age of 79 in Cathedral City, California. 
== Further reading ==
* "Laurel Goodwin", , Tom Lisanti, McFarland, March 2003, pp. 33-44
== External links ==
* 
* 
* 
* 
de:Laurel Goodwin
es:Laurel Goodwin
sv:Laurel Goodwin
nl:Laurel Goodwin
Category:Performers
Category:TOS performers