![]() She is a member of the Writers Guild of America and wrote two episodes of Dallas. She and her husband have lived in Boerne, Texas, since 1998. In 1974, she married independent film executive Calvin Chrane. Howard was married to actor Charles Howerton from 1962 to 1964. In 1987, the show decided to not renew her contract. The producers of the show liked her performance so much that her guest spot was expanded to an eight-year stint she has the distinction of being the only Dallas cast member to have written for the series ("Sitting Ducks" and "The Ten Percent Solution"). In 1979, she appeared on Dallas as Donna Culver. In 1978, Howard played a key role as Professor Kingsfield's daughter Susan in season 1, episode 10 of The Paper Chase. Despite critical acclaim for Howard, the series was cancelled in 1976. Her performance was nominated for both the Golden Globe and Emmy awards. In 1974, Howard was cast as the co-star of the series Petrocelli. In 1973, she appeared as Evan Sands on Lorne Greene's series Griff in the episode "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", with Nick Nolte as Billy Randolph. She played the first female Klingon ("Mara") on the original Star Trek series and the only one to ever speak. Howard had a number of notable guest appearances on television shows during the 1960s and early 1970s: The Flying Nun (1967), I Dream of Jeannie (1968), Star Trek ‘’Day of the Dove’’ (1968), Bonanza (1969), Mannix (1969), Mission: Impossible (1972), and Columbo (1972). She later took the stage name Susan Howard as her father had nicknamed her Susie and Howard was a family name. Upon graduating from Marshall High School in 1960, she attended the University of Texas for two years, where she studied drama and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, before leaving for Los Angeles to become an acting student at the Los Angeles Repertory Company. She won a University Interscholastic League award for Best Actress while in high school. Mooney was recognized for her acting talent while growing up in Marshall. Her family is of Irish ancestry from Cork. ![]() Jeri Lynn Mooney was born on January 28, 1944, in Marshall, Texas, to parents Cassell C.
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