Mission: Impossible

Leonard Simon Nimoy, born to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants - began his long career in acting at the age of 8, by appearing in various plays at the local community theatre in his hometown of Boston, MA. He continued to appear in amateur productions until the age of 18, while also attending Boston University on a dramatic scholarship. When he decided to pursue acting more seriously, he dropped out of school and moved to California hoping to find more opportunities. Only one year after arriving there, he was casted in his first leading role in the film Kid Monk Baroni.

After two years in the military he was still appearing in various bitparts, in films, and on television - one of which would eventually lead him to pop-culture immortality. His big break came when Gene Roddenberry spotted Leonard in an episode of The Lieutenant (also created by Roddenberry) - Gene offered him a leading role in a new science fiction series he was creating. A role that he though was a perfect fit - Mr. Spock, a half-Vulcan/half-human science officer. Leonard accepted, not knowing that he would eventually make television history.
When Star Trek was cancelled in 1969, Leonard went on to appear in many noted roles in film and television.

Currently, Leonard is retired from the entertainment business (with the exception of an occasional special guest appearance), and devotes his time to one of his all time loves - photography.

Lynda Day George is one of TV's best known actresses. She was cast in the 1960's in a string of romance films until she was spotted by television executive Aaron Spelling, who casted her in the TV series "Mission Impossible" where she played Casey for three seasons and was nominated for a Golden Globe. She continued her work in television in a string of movies and a regular guest on "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island" and "Charlie's Angles". In 1970, she married televison actor and western film star Christopher George after both co-starring with eachother in the romance film "The Gentle Rain" and the John Wayne major western film "Chisum". Both continued co-starring along eachother in other on screen and tv films including "Mayday at 40,000 Feet!", "Day of the Animals", "Cruise into Terror", "Pieces" and "Mortuary". She ultimatly gave up acting shortly after Christopher George's death of a heart attack in 1983. She continued doing guest appearances and religious programs, until she offically retired in early 1990. Today she is remarried and lives in Beverly Hills.

Barbara won an Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy for her work on Ironside in 1968. She left her as Officer Eve Whitfield after four seasons in 1971 to marry Don Burnett, a Scottish-born former actor and stockbroker. She returned to television in 1972 as Mimi Davis onMission Impossible.

The following is from a 1969 cast bio press release forIronside:
Emmy-Award winning actress Barbara Anderson's convincing portrayal of a sophisticated society girl, raised in the lap of luxury, is testimony to her skill at make-believe.

In real life, Brooklyn-born Barbara was the child of a Navy enlisted man and his wife. Her childhood, spent chiefly in Texas and Tennessee, was far from luxurious and she associates the time between dropping out of Memphis State University to pursue her career and her signing by Universal Studios more with peanut butter sandwiches than with caviar.

While still in school in Memphis, Barbara was voted "Miss Memphis" and missed by a half-vote being selected as "Miss Tennessee" for the "Miss America" contest. More meaningful in her eyes were the months she spent in experimental theater groups such as the Front Street Repertory Theater. Barbara decided to try California as the starting point for her professional career. She held dozens of temporary daytime jobs to pay her living expenses, working at night with the Los Angeles Art Theater.

In a Los Angeles production ofThe Rattle of a Simple Man, Barbara's performance as Cyrenne drew the attention of a major talent agency which arranged her contract with Universal Studios. Guest appearances onThe Virginian, The Road West, and Star Trek preceded her casting as Officer Eve Whitfield in Ironside. In her first season on the series she won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress.