| Barbara Baldavin | |
| Birth Name: | Barbara J. Baldavin |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Manhattan Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Television actress |
| Years Active: | 1964–2000 |
| Television: | Star Trek |
| Spouse: | Joseph D'Agosta |
Barbara Baldavin (October 18, 1938 – March 31, 2024) was an American television and film actress.
Baldavin mainly performed in dramatic roles. In the late 1960s, she played a small recurring part in Star Trek as Angela Martine, in season 1 episodes "Balance of Terror" and "Shore Leave".[1] Baldavin appeared in the series finale, "Turnabout Intruder", as Lt. Lisa, a communications officer and court reporter.
In a season 1 episode of Adam 12, Baldavin played Betty Wells, the wife of Officer Ed Wells (Gary Crosby); in a season 2 episode, she played Sally Fisher, a nurse and girlfriend of Pete Malloy (Martin Milner). In the 1970s, Baldavin was a regular cast member in Medical Center as Nurse Holmby. In 1971, she appeared in a season 5 episode of Mannix, "To Save a Dead Man", as Mrs Kilgore.
Baldavin went on to become a casting assistant, and then the casting director, for Trapper John, M.D. and Dynasty. In September 2010, she was shown as a member of the faculty at Dawn Wells' Film Actor's Boot Camp.[2]
Baldavin was married to Joseph D'Agosta, whom she met when she appeared on the original Star Trek series, where he was a casting director.[2] [3]
Baldavin died of congestive heart failure at her home in Manhattan Beach, California, on March 31, 2024, at the age of 85.[4]