Jan Shutan

Jan Shutan Levinson (born Janice Dottenheim; November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021) was an American actress,^[4] best known for her appearance in Star Trek: The Original Series, Sons and Daughters and The Andy Griffith Show.

Life

Shutan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Henry & Shirley Dottenheim, and settled in Beverly Hills. In 1955, she was a winner on the TV program Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts as a singer, married, and began to raise a family.^[2][5]

She appeared in TV roles on Ben Casey (as Joanie Shutan/Joanie Cramer) (1963–1966), Bonnie in Room 222 (1969–1970) and Ruth Cramer in Sons and Daughters (1974). She also appeared in The Outer Limits (1964), The Fugitive (1965), FBI (1965), as "cousin" Gloria in The Andy Griffith Show (1965),^[6] and as Lt. Mira Romaine in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Lights of Zetar (1969).^[4]

Shutan supplemented her acting on TV programs by making commercials, beginning with one for Tareyton cigarettes. She went on to do commercials, sometimes more than 20 in a year, for "everything from cars to soapsuds."^[7]

Films she appeared in include Man in the Square Suit (1966), The Seven Minutes (1971),^[8] Message to My Daughter (1973), Love Is Not Forever (1974), Dracula's Dog (1978),^[9] and This House Possessed (1981).

Shutan died in Beverly Hills, California on October 7, 2021, at the age of 88.^[2]

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