Beam Me Up, Scotty! The Hottest Women Who Have Appeared On Star Trek

France Nuyen as Elaan

France Nuyen appeared as Elaan in the season 3 episode “Elaan of Troyius.” She was the epitome of a bad girl. Elaan had the temperament of a mad pitbull with all the arrogance and brattiness of a rich, spoiled teenager.

In addition to her rudeness, any man who came in contact with her tears would become her love slave. She even put her charm to use on Captain Kirk and held him captive. Thank goodness for Spock, who found an antidote to make the Captain come out of her spell. This episode was somewhat groundbreaking, as it displayed people of two different races engaged in a love scene.

France Nuyen

Aside from Star Trek, France Nuyen appeared in Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Charlie’s Angels, and Magnum P.I. Nuyen was born in France to a Vietnamese father and a Romani mother. She left school at the young age of 11 years old to study art. She often stood in as a model for artists in addition to working as a seamstress. She was discovered by a major magaine photographer who featured her on the cover of Life in October 1958. That same year she began acting in films. She’s appeared in South Pacific, In love in War, Diamond Head, and The Joy Luck Club among others.

Later on, Nuyen would marry and divorce twice before pursuing an education in psychology. She received her master’s degree and sought to help abused women and children, as well as women behind bars. She received a Woman of the Year Award in 1989 for her psychological work.