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Tricia O'Neil
O'Neil in 1967
Born	Patricia Lou O'Neil (1945-03-11) March 11, 1945 (age 79) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names	Patti O'Neil
Education	McAllen High School
Alma mater	Baylor University
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1972–2001
Known for	Two by Two Captain Rachel Garrett in "Yesterday's Enterprise ", Star Trek: The Next Generation Lisa / Christine Ames in "Labyrinth", Hawaii Five-O
Spouse	James Irving Van Valkenburg

Tricia O'Neil (born Patricia Lou O'Neil; March 11, 1945) is an American actress.

Early life

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, she is the daughter of James Weldon O'Neil and Mary Jane Marter. 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. In 1968, she graduated from Baylor University, where she studied with singer Miklos Bencze.

Career

In 1965, while attending Baylor, O'Neil performed on two locally produced TV specials, both of them airing on KCEN-TV. First, on May 14, she was one of 18—and one of three Baylor students—selected to appear on Talent '65. Sponsored by Southwestern Bell and produced by KHOU-TV for the purpose of showcasing statewide talent, it was hosted by John Hambrick. Accompanying herself on guitar, O'Neil performed "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" (Anne Bredon's composition, popularized in 1962 by Joan Baez). On December 24 and 25, she and the Baylor University Religious Hour Choir were featured on Christmas: Old and New, an hour-long special which was heard in Dallas on WFAA (AM) on Christmas Eve and seen on KCEN on Christmas Day.

Following her graduation from Baylor, O'Neil sang in supper clubs in Texas and California for two years before an opportunity to act on Broadway arose. By that time, O'Neil had already dropped "Patti" in favor of "Tricia", after discovering there was already a Patti O'Neil registered at Actors Equity.

In 1970, O'Neil made her professional theatrical debut in the Broadway musical Two by Two. Although the show received mixed reviews, O'Neil earned a Theatre World Award for her performance. Newsweek's Jack Kroll, in particular, singles out O'Neil, amidst his otherwise blistering critique of the show itself:

There is only one delight in 'Two by Two'—Tricia O'Neil as Rachel, Noah's daughter-in-law who marries the wrong son. Miss O'Neil is a stunning girl with a full sweet voice and the grace of an Assyrian lioness. She is the only Biblical thing in the show, bearing the wheat of Zion in her hair, the loyalty of Ruth in her eyes, the determination of Judith in her arms, the sensuality of the Song of Solomon in her throat and the curve of her thigh.

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", 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".

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". Later she guest-starred on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Cardassian Korinas in the episode "Defiant". 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

On August 6, 1966, O'Neil married opera singer James Irving Van Valkenburg.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1. "'Two by Two Another Triumph for Rodgers'". McAllen Monitor. December 6, 1970. p. 44. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
2. ^ "Van Valkenburg-O'Neil Vows Solemnized in Rite". El Paso Times. August 7, 1966. p. 24. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
3. "Marriage Plans Told for King-O'Neil Rite". El Paso Times. June 7, 1965. p. 8. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
4. "Almanac". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. March 11, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2786298863. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 92. Former ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 89. Musician Flaco Jimenez (FLAH'-koh hee-MEH'-nez) is 84. Actor Tricia O'Neil is 78. Actor Mark Metcalf is 77. Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) is 76. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 73. See also:
   • "Wire reports". South Florida Sun - Sentinel. March 11, 2003. p. 2A. ProQuest 387819111. media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 72; ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson, 69; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 67; musician Flaco Jimenez, 64; actress Tricia O'Neil, 58; singer Bobby McFerrin, 53;
5. ^ 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.
6. "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5Q6-C3KD : Fri Oct 20 08:53:05 UTC 2023), Entry for James Weldor O'Neil and Mary Jane Marter, 02 Jan 1978.
7. "Music Club Elects New Officer Slate". The Waco Times-Herald. April 29, 1965. p.20. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
8. "TV Show Featuring College Talent Includes Baylorites". The Waco Times-Herald. May 13, 1965. p. 11-B. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
9. "Patti O'Neil". The Waco Times-Herald. May 14, 1965. p. 11-B.
10. Ojala, Jani (2022). The Top 100 Albums of the 1960s: My Beautiful Mine. S.I.: Books on Demand. p. 50. ISBN 9789528067511.
11. "Baylor Religious Choir to Appear on Channel 6". The Waco Times-Herald. Dec 20, 1965. p. 13. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
12. Slaughter, Tony (October 9, 1968). "Navy Day Oct. 27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 33. "Singer Patti O'Neal is currently at the Terrace Room at Colonial CC and will close Sunday night." Retrieved January 25, 2024.
13. Slaughter, Tony (December 31, 1968). "Just Call It Blackstone". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4. "Colonial CC's new Terrace Room is bringing back entertainers, with Vivian Mason due Jan. 7-19 and Patti O'Neil taking over Jan. 21 to Feb. 2." Retrieved January 25, 2024.
14. "Actress to Receive Theater World Citation". The Shreveport Journal. May 26, 1971. p. 8. "Tricia O'Neill, a native of Shreveport and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Clark of 4232 Youree, will receive a plaque for Most Promising Star on Broadway Thursday. Miss O'Neil currently sings the role of Rachel in the Danny Kaye musical 'Two by Two.' Prior to her success in the role of Rachel, she sang background music for recordings of Jimmy Webb songs ('By the Time I Get to Phoenix' and 'Wichita Lineman') and fulfilled a singing engagement at The Horn in Santa Monica, Calif." Retrieved January 26, 2024.
15. Latham, Peggy (April 13, 1969). "Former El Paso Girl". El Paso Times. . p. 37. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
16. "LITTLE Patti O'Neil". Los Angeles Mirror. July 1, 1953. p. 39. "LITTLE Patti O'Neil monopolizes phone in scene from KNBH's TV Theater production of 'Boy of Mine,' tonight at 9." Retrieved January 25, 2024.
17. Schmidt, Sandra (November 12, 1970). "Broadway Review: 'Two by Two' Opens Broadway Run". Los Angeles Times. p. J22. ProQuest 156540641. I liked 'Two by Two.' Really, I did. It's just that the whole thing hangs on a framework as casual as that which forms the ark, and all the emotions it touches are the automatic reaction we have to well done melodrama (or bedtime stories). In the end, it is only a very small show with very small aspirations. With the ingredients it has, I wish it had been more. See also:
    • Kelly,Kevin (October 4, 1970). "'Two by Two' Lacks Real Sparkle". The Boston Globe. p. A45. ProQuest 649055631.
18. "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards, Inc. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
19. Kroll, Jack (November 23, 1970). "Leaky Ark". Newsweek. p. 137. ProQuest 1894130901.
20. ^ "Tricia O'Neil". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
21. Staff writers (2013-01-28). "Catching Up With TNG's Capt. Garrett, Tricia O'Neil". Startrek.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
23. 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.

External links

• Tricia O'Neil at IMDb 
• Tricia O'Neil at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tricia O'Neil at Rotten Tomatoes
• Tricia O'Neil at AllMovie

• 1945 births
• American television actresses
• American film actresses
• Living people
• American female models
• Actresses from Shreveport, Louisiana
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American women