Mary Rice

Mary Elizabeth Rice (born ) was the girl who posed as the young T'Pring, aged 7, in a photograph seen in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode. Her photograph was taken during filming on Friday,. During the shoot, Rice had been suffering from as well as a fever. As Rice notes, however, feeling ill made her look more serious, which was a good thing since she was portraying a Vulcan child. The same summer she was on Star Trek, she was an extra in the original Family Affair series starring Brian Keith.

She is now a 64-year-old mother of three and recently a grandmother. Her MySpace blog tells her story about the day she entered Star Trek history, including her meeting with Leonard Nimoy, who played T'Pring's betrothed, Mr. Spock.