Melanie Shatner Gretsch (; born August 1, 1964) is a Canadian–American actress.
Biography Shatner was born on August 1, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. She is the youngest daughter of actors Gloria Rand and William Shatner.
Shatner had a major role in the Subspecies film series as Becky Morgan, sister of the protagonist, Michelle Morgan.
She has been married to actor Joel Gretsch since September 5, 1999. They have two daughters born in 2002 and July 29, 2005.
In 2022, Shatner was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. A year later, her father received a diagnosis of stage IV melanoma with metastasization in his brain and lungs. Both received immunotherapy for two years and both became cancer-free in 2024.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Jogger (uncredited) 1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Yeoman 1990 The First Power Shopgirl Syngenor Bonnie Brown 1991 Cthulhu Mansion Eva released in Spain as La Manson de los Cthulhu 1993 Bloodstone: Subspecies II Rebecca Morgan direct-to-video 1994 Bloodlust: Subspecies III Rebecca direct-to-video 1998 Surface to Air Lt. Lori "Dakota" Forrester released in U.S. in 1999
TV / web Year Title Role Notes 1989 This Is Your Life – William Shatner Herself TV series documentary Knots Landing Marsha episode: "Birds Do It, Bees Do It" 1990 Camp Cucamonga Wendy made-for-television movie 1995 The Alien Within Catherine Harding made-for-television movie Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Amy Caufield episode: "Cruise Missiles" Sisters Kelly episode: "The Passion of Our Youth" 1996 TekWar Dr. Janet Blake episode: "Betrayal" Madison Leslie 2 episodes 1997 Perversions of Science Dulcine episode: "Boxed In" Their Second Chance Dawn made-for-television movie 1998 His Bodyguard Claudia made-for-television movie 2006 William Shatner in Concert Herself TV Land special
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