Tricia O'Neil
O'Neil in 1967
Born
EducationMcAllen High School
Alma materBaylor University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1972–2001
Known forTwo by Two
Captain Rachel Garrett in Yesterday's Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lisa / Christine Ames in Labyrinth, Hawaii Five-O
SpouseJames Van Valkenburg

Tricia O'Neil (born Patty O'Neil) is an American actress.

Early life

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. O'Neil. The family lived in El Paso, Texas, from 1952 to 1959 and in 1963. O'Neil attended elementary and intermediate schools in El Paso and graduated from McAllen High School. She graduated from Baylor University in 1968[1]

O'Neil changed her first name from Patty because Actors Equity already had a Patty O'Neil registered.[1]

Career

O'Neil began her career as a model and cover girl before turning to acting. She first appeared in television commercials. She sang in supper clubs in Texas and California for two years before an opportunity to act on Broadway arose.[1]

O'Neil received a Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1970 production of the Broadway musical Two by Two.[2] That role was her professional theatrical debut.[1]

O'Neil made her film debut in the 1972 film The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972). Other film appearances include The Gumball Rally (1976), Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977), Are You in the House Alone? (1978), The Kid from Left Field (1979), Brave New World (1980), Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), Ted & Venus (1991) and Titanic (1997).

O'Neil made her television debut in the 1973 television movie Duty Bound. She appeared in a number of guest roles on various television series, including a dog trainer in a 1978 episode of Columbo titled "How to Dial a Murder",[3] nightclub singer Julie Heller in the episode "Murder! Murder!" of The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978), as Dorothy Fulton in Hart to Hart (1979), as a police photographer in back-to-back episodes of Barney Miller (1980), as female stunt woman "Charlie" in the episode of the same name in the first season of The Fall Guy (1981), in Remington Steele (1982), as conniving "other woman" Ashley Vickers in the pilot episode of Murder, She Wrote (1984), as a pushy reporter in the second-season episode "Catch of the Day" in Riptide (1984), as the owner of a travelling Wild West rodeo show in the third-season Airwolf episode "Annie Oakley" (1985), and separate roles in three episodes of Matlock from 1989 to 1994. She appeared in the television miniseries Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) and in two episodes of The A-Team, playing Dr. Maggie "Mo" Sullivan in the season one episode "Black Day at Bad Rock" and the season two episode "Deadly Maneuvers".[3]

O'Neil made a number of appearances in popular science fiction television series during the 1980s and 1990s. She portrayed Captain Rachel Garrett of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise", returning to that series with a role as the Klingon Kurak in the episode "Suspicions".[3] Later she guest-starred on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Cardassian Korinas in the episode "Defiant".[3][4] O'Neil guest-starred in the Babylon 5 season-one episode "Believers" (1994) as "M'ola". Later, she played the Earth Alliance president in the Babylon 5 TV movie Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998).

In 1991, O'Neil filmed her scenes in the role of Hoelun for the never-released film Genghis Khan. Efforts in 2010 to repackage the material as a miniseries, tentatively named Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime, never came to fruition.

O'Neil's last screen appearance was on the television series JAG, playing Dr. Beth Salluci in the 2001 episode "Redemption".

Personal life

O'Neil married opera singer James Van Valkenburg.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972 The Legend of Black Charley Sarah Lyons Blaxploitation Western film
1976 The Gumball Rally Angie - Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow comedy film
1982 Piranha II: The Spawning Anne Kimbrough Horror film
1991 Ted & Venus Judge Katherine Notch Black comedy film
1997 Titanic Woman Disaster film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Duty Bound Glenn's Wife television film
1975 How to Survive a Marriage Joan Willis soap opera
1976 Ellery Queen Yvonne Danello Episode: "The Adventure of the Wary Witness"
Serpico Grace Episode: "The Indian"
Sirota's Court Sugar Hills Episode: "Sirota's Car"
1977 Delvecchio Sharon Nicholson Episode: "The Madness Within: Part 1"
Episode: "The Madness Within: Part 2"
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging Angelica Television film
Big Hawaii Dr. Ericka Bergen Episode: "Sun Children"
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night Dr. Angela Buccieri Television film
Eight Is Enough Ellen Manning Episode: "Double Trouble"
1978 Columbo Miss Cochran - the dog trainer Episode: "How a Dial a Murder"
Are You in the House Alone? Jessica hirsch Television horror film
The Eddie Capra Mysteries Julie Heller Episode: "Murder, Murder"
1979 The Kid from Left Field Marion Fowler Television baseball comedy film
Hawaii Five-O Dilys Conover
Lisa / Christine Ames
Episode: "The Bark and the Bite"
Episode: "Labyrinth"
1980 Brave New World Maoina Krupps Television film
Charlie's Angels Anne Moore (as Tricia O'Neill) Episode: "Toni's Boys"
Barney Miller Alex Kramer (as Tricia O'Neill) Episode: "Homicide: Part 1"
Episode: "Homicide: Part 2"
1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Sheila McKnight Episode: "Macho Man"
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls Enid Marshall TV Mini Series
1982 Palms Precinct Jeanine Monasco Television film
Hart to Hart Dorothy Fulton Episode: "The Harts Strike Out"
The Powers of Matthew Star Fortune Teller Episode: "Mother"
Voyagers! Annie Brown Episode: "Old Hickory and the Pirate"
1982-1983 The Fall Guy Charlie
Agent Eve Peterson
Episode: "Charlie"
Episode: "The Last Drive"
1983 Whiz Kids Kathy Fairgate Episode: "Deadly Access"
Hardcastle and McCormick Pamela Peterson Episode: "Once Again with Vigorish"
Lottery! Episode: "New York: Winning Can Be Murder"
1983-1984 The A-Team Maggie Sullivan (as Tricia O'Neill)
Maggie Sullivan
Episode: "Black Day at Black Rock"
Episode: "Deadly Maneuvers"
1984 Riptide Tawny Clark Episode: "Catch of the Day"
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Rita Holden Episode: "A Little Sex, a Little Scandal"
Megazone 23 Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (English version, voice)
Airwolf Annie Oakley, Louise Mackey Episode: "Annie Oakley"
1986 Blacke's Magic Teresa George Episode: "Breathing Room" (Pilot)
Dynasty Mrs. Davis Episode: "The Trial: Part 1
Episode: "The Trial: Part 2"
Kay O'Brien Episode: "Princess of the City"
1987 MacGyver Susan Murphy, Victoria James Episode: "Phoenix Under Siege"
The New Mike Hammer Fran Lasker Episode: "Little Miss Murder"
Jack and Mike Barbara Episode: "Separate Lives"
Episode: "Come Together"
Episode: "Light My Fire"
Hunter Sylvia Brand Episode: "Night on Bald Mountain"
1983-1988 Simon & Simon Laura Reynolds
Nurse Sandy Purcell (as Trish O'Neil)
Episode: "It's Only a Game"
Episode: "A Firm Grasp of Reality"
1988 Police Story: Gladiator School D.A. Willis Television film
1989 L.A. Law Meredith Korngold Episode: "Captain Hurt"
1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special Beth Crane Episode: "Lies of the Hear"
Equal Justice Sara Episode: "Courting Disaster"
1984-1991 Dallas Dr. Barbara Mulgravy
Barbara Barnes
Episode: "True Confessions"
Episode: "Conundrum"
1984-1991 Murder, She Wrote Ashley Vickers
Bibi Hartman
Lila Benson
Althea Mayberry
Linda Truitt
Episode: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"
Episode: "Murder in the Afternoon"
Episode: "Trouble in Eden"
Episode: "From the Horse's Mouth"
Episode: "Lines of Excellence"
1991 Jake and the Fatman Delta Ridpath Episode: "Every Time We Say Goodbye"
1992 Civil Wars Ruth Conway Episode: "Whippit 'Til It Breaks"
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Margaret Fitzpatrick Television film
1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Acting Coach Episode: "What Makes Doogie Run"
1990-1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain Rachel Garrett
Kurak
Episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
Episode: "Suspicions"
1994 Babylon 5 M'Ola Episode: "Believers"
Robin's Hoods Lydia Barnhouse Episode: "To Heir Is Human"
1989-1994 Matlock Cynthia Slayton
Jackie Whitman - Model's Agent
Jackie Carol Davis
Episode: "The Best Seller"
Episode: "The Cover Girl"
Episode: "The Tabloid"
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Korinas Episode: "Defiant"
1995 Degree of Guilt Rosa Television film
1996 High Tide Karen Donaldson Episode: "University Blues: Part 1"
Episode: "University Blues: Part 2"
1997 Diagnosis: Murder Jane Ellington Episode: "A History of Murder"
1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning Earth Alliance President space opera television film
Gia Vogue Editor biographical television film
Beverly Hills, 90210 Mrs. O'Lare Episode: "You say Goodbye, I Say Hello"
Episode: "I'm Back Because"
2000 Titans Dr. Smith Episode: "Bad Will Hunting"
2001 JAG Amanda Litrell
Dr. Beth Salluci
Episode: "To Walk on Wings"
Episode: "Redemption"

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1970 Theatre World Award Performance Two by Two Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ligon, Betty (January 4, 1971). "El Pasoan Takes New York Entertainment Headlines". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 17. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards, Inc. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tricia O'Neil". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Staff writers (2013-01-28). "Catching Up With TNG's Capt. Garrett, Tricia O'Neil". Startrek.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. Latham, Peggy (April 13, 1969). "Former El Paso Girl Makes Hit As Singer". El Paso Times. p. 7-C. Retrieved August 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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