
Salome Jens
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1935-05-08 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actress.
She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as an "Ancient humanoid", a member of the race responsible for populating the galaxy with humanoid life forms. She had previously played Clark Kent's mother Martha Kent on the popular TV series Superboy. She also appeared in the 1966 film Seconds by John Frankenheimer, in a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits, "Corpus Earthling," and in 1981's Harry's War. She also appeared in the "I Spy" episode "A Room with a Rack" in 1967, as a globe-trotting pilot friend of Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott.
Jens graduated Bay View High School with a 96 average and was crowned Miss Bay View at the long running South Shore Water Frolics. Later in life she remarked that "the only time I can imagine contemplating suicide would be if I was told that I had to go back and live in Milwaukee forever." She has been married twice, first to film actor Ralph Meeker, and then to television personality Lee Leonard.
Her performances in the theatre have been rare but well regarded. She nabbed the lion's share of attention in the small role of "The Thief" in the New York premiere production of Jean Genet's The Balcony. She won excellent notices playing Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the downtown Circle-in-the-Square theatre in the late 1960's in New York, and she did a Cleopatra at Stratford.
Jens' debut was in the title role of Terror from the Year 5000, which was later featured in the 8th Season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. She subsequently had major roles in Angel Baby and the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1971, she also appeared as a widow with two children in the 1971 Gunsmoke episode, "Captain Sligo," with Richard Basehart in the title role as an Irish cattle buyer who courts her.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Humanoid Progenitor

Falcon Crest
1981
as Claudia Chadway

Melrose Place
1992
as Joan Campbell

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Female Shapeshifter

MacGyver
1985
as Sister Margaret

Chicago Hope
1994
as Board Member

Quincy, M.E.
1976

L.A. Law
1986
as Beatrice Schuler

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Mae Olinski

The Wonder Years
1988
as Miss Stebbins

Naked City
1958
as Ellen Annis

Hart to Hart
1979

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Additional Voices (voice)

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mrs. Pritchard

Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Abby Whitten / Heather Caddison

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Humpback Whale (voice)

The Defenders
1961
as Fay Dumont

Kojak
1973
as Olga Nurell

The Outer Limits
1963
as Laurie Cameron

Gunsmoke
1955
as Joesphine Burney / Katherine Snider

The Hogan Family
1986

McMillan & Wife
1971

Petrocelli
1974

The Colbys
1985
as Mrs. McAllister

Stoney Burke
1962

The Rat Patrol
1966
as Patricia Bauer

CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Glenda Davis

Superboy
1988
as Martha Kent

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Theodote

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

All's Fair
1976

Gibbsville
1976

Nothing Sacred
1997

From Here to Eternity
1979
as Gert Kipfer

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996
as Narrator (voice)

Meeting of Minds
1977

Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003
as Narrator
Movies (40)

Cats & Dogs
2001
as Collie at HQ (voice)

Seconds
1966
as Nora Marcus

Me, Natalie
1969
as Shirley Norton

Norm of the North
2016
as Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)

The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Narrated by (voice)

Grace Kelly
1983
as Mady Christians

Angel Baby
1961
as Angel Baby

I'm Losing You
1998
as Diantha Krohn

The Deadly Dream
1971
as Mary

The Fool Killer
1965
as Mrs. Dodd

Such Good Friends
1971
as Blood Donor at Hospital (uncredited)

The Lottery
1996
as Faith Lloyd

A Killer in the Family
1983
as Alice Johansen

A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Colleen Murphy

Cloud Dancer
1980
as Jean Randolph

In the Glitter Palace
1977
as Judge Kendis Winslow

Just Between Friends
1986
as Helga

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
as Dr. Miller

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Ilyena

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
as Esther MacDonald

House of Evil
1974

Diary of the Dead
1976
as Vera

Savages
1972
as Emily Penning, a Woman in Disgrace

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress
1977
as Terri

Cast the First Stone
1989
as Sister Angela

Uncommon Valor
1983
as Nurse Ann Botts

Tomorrow's Child
1982
as Laura Pressburg

Terror from the Year 5000
1958
as Future Woman / Nurse
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Theodote

Harry's War
1981
as Wilda

Finding Hannah
2023
as Hannah 2

Playing with Fire
1985
as Dr. Becker

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
as Herself

Henry James' The Jolly Corner
1975
as Alice Staverton

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Bryn Mawr
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
1974
as Alice

The Satan Murders
1974
as Ann Bristol

Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003
as Herself - Narrator

The Legacy: The Passion of the Christ
2007
as Narrator

Coming Out Under Fire
1994
as Narrator (voice)
About Salome Jens
Salome Jens (born May 8, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actress. She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as an "Ancient humanoid", a member of the race responsible for populating the galaxy with humanoid life forms. She had previously played Clark Kent's mother Martha Kent on the popular TV series Superboy. She also appeared in the 1966 film Seconds by John Frankenheimer, in a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits, "… With 80 credits spanning from 1951 to 2023, Salome Jens has appeared in 40 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Cats & Dogs (2001) — as Collie at HQ (voice)
- Seconds (1966) — as Nora Marcus
- Me, Natalie (1969) — as Shirley Norton
- Norm of the North (2016) — as Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)
- The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) — as Narrated by (voice)
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