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D.C. Fontana

Writer · 1939–2019 · Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Dorothy Catherine Fontana was a pioneering sci fi writer having written for the original Star Trek series and its subsequent spin offs. D.C. Fontana was the first female writer for Star Trek.

Wrote 19

1990s

1997
Earth: Final Conflict
Writer
65
1996
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Writer, Story, Teleplay
Beast Wars: Transformers
Writer
81
1994
ReBoot
Writer
78
Babylon 5
Writer
83
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Teleplay
80

1980s

1988
War of the Worlds
Writer
65
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Writer, Story
86

1970s

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Writer
70
1978
Dallas
Writer
70
1977
Logan's Run
Writer
70
The Fantastic Journey
Writer
66
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Writer
72
1973
Star Trek
Writer
71
1972
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
Writer
The Streets of San Francisco
Writer
72
Ghost Story
Teleplay, Story

1960s

1969
Then Came Bronson
Writer
1966
Star Trek
Writer
83

Acted in 3

2000s

2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
Movie
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
Movie

1990s

1994
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
Movie

Produced 2

1980s

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Producer
86

1970s

1973
Star Trek
Producer
71

Appearances12

2020s

2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
80

2010s

2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
For the Love of Spock
Self
80
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self
2014
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
70
2011
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
Self

2000s

2006
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
2005
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self
2004
Designing the Final Frontier
Herself
Writer's Notebook: D.C. Fontana
Herself

1990s

1996
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Self