“Mudd’s Women” is one of the most memorable episodes of the 1960s, in no small part because it featured three stunningly beautiful women who seem to have strange powers over the male members of the Enterprise crew — except Spock, of course.
The women are en route to a mining colony where they are to become wives for the wealthy but lonely men who mine precious dilithium crystals. Their secret is that they are made both beautiful and irresistible by taking a so-called “Venus” drug given to them by one of the series’ most memorable rascals, Harry Mudd .Ironically, though Carmel was her neighbor, Thrett had to audition for the role. She had no idea what the show actually was.
“I am shocked that years later I am best known for doing this episode,” she told writer Tom Lisanti in 2017. “I am forever in TV history. At least it was not bad so I am not embarrassed by it. Some company contacted me to sell my autograph on these Star Trek cards. They pay me to and they resell at these Star Trek conventions. I was invited once but it didn’t work out.”“I remember we hit Golden Overtime that day [of filming]. We were there from about 4 in the morning to about 9 or 10 at night.
Thrett, who was born Diane Pine in 1946, appeared on a number of big-name series of the period, including
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