As Britannica reports, the “Star Trek” universe got its start in the mid-1960s with what is now called “Star Trek: The Original Series.” The show only ran from 1966 to 1969, but it laid the groundwork for the franchise that would come to include multiple TV series and movies set in the same universe; a franchise that continues to this day.

During those heady days in the 1960s, William Shatner was a father to three little girls: Leslie (born in 1958, according to Hollywood Life), Lisabeth (born in 1961), and Melanie (born in 1964). Taking a page out of John Wayne’s book, Shatner was keen to have his young daughters in front of the cameras, if only as extras, and two of them appeared in at least one episode. Leslie, for example, appeared in Season 1: Episode 8, “Miri,” as one of the survivors of a plague on an Earth-like planet in which only children have survived. Lisabeth also appeared in the same episode, as “Girl in red-striped dress,” according to IMDB. Melanie, the youngest, did not appear in The Original Series, but did appear in two films in the franchise, as an adult and alongside her father, according to IMDB: “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” and “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.”

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