Angelique Pettyjohn
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Angelique Pettyjohn was an American actress and burlesque
queen. She is best known in show business for her appearance as the drill thrall Shahna in the Star Trek
episode, "The Gamesters of Triskelion".
, California
and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her first film appearances were in 1967 under the name Angelique. They include The Touch of Her Flesh and The Love Rebellion. Her big break came that same year in the Elvis Presley
film, Clambake
. Pettyjohn was one of the go-go dancers in the opening scene of the 1968 comedy The Odd Couple
starring Jack Lemmon
and Walter Matthau
. She also tested for the role of Nova in the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes
(Linda Harrison got the part). In 1969 she co-starred, and did several nude scenes, in the science fiction sex comedy The Curious Female and had a supporting role in the Glenn Ford
Western Heaven with a Gun
. She was in the biker film Hell's Belles
(1970), and played a topless dancer in the 1971 low-budget crime drama The G.I. Executioner
.
, The Green Hornet
, Batman
, Love, American Style
, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
, and as CONTROL agent in drag Charlie Watkins in the 1967 episodes of Get Smart
titled "Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho," and "Pussycat Galore."
During the 1970s, she worked as a burlesque star in Las Vegas. In 1970, she appeared in Barry Ashton's Burlesque Show at the Silver Slipper
Gambling Hall and Saloon. She later was a featured showgirl in the Vive Paris Vive show at the Aladdin Hotel
. She also was featured in the Maxim Hotel & Casino
Burlesque Show, and in 1978 teamed with Bob Mitchell and Miss Nude Universe in "True Olde Tyme Burlesque" at the Joker Club. She was photographed by Robert Scott Hooper for the February 1979 Playboy
pictorial "The Girls of Las Vegas". Angelique became quite popular at the Star Trek
conventions and in 1979 Hooper photographed her in her "Shahna " costume from the episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion". They produced two posters, one in her complete costume and one nude without all the costume, that she sold at the conventions.
During the early 1980s, she appeared in some hardcore adult films including Titillation (1982), Stalag 69 (1982), and Body Talk (1982) using one of her pseudonym
s, including Angelique, Heaven St. John or Angel St. John. often associated with her few early 1980s appearances in hardcore porn films
that made use of her buxom figure. She later appeared in such cult classic
features as The Lost Empire
(1983), Repo Man (1984), Biohazard (1985) and Mike Jittlov
's film The Wizard of Speed and Time
(1989), where she played an assistant to a movie executive (and designed her own costumes).
American burlesque
American Burlesque is a genre of variety show. Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall and minstrel shows, burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy and female striptease...
queen. She is best known in show business for her appearance as the drill thrall Shahna in the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
episode, "The Gamesters of Triskelion".
Biography
Pettyjohn was born Dorothy Lee Perrins in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her first film appearances were in 1967 under the name Angelique. They include The Touch of Her Flesh and The Love Rebellion. Her big break came that same year in the Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
film, Clambake
Clambake
Clambake is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley, and co-starring Shelley Fabares and Bill Bixby—the last of his four films for United Artists. The movie reached No. 15 on the national weekly box office charts.-Plot:...
. Pettyjohn was one of the go-go dancers in the opening scene of the 1968 comedy The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (film)
The Odd Couple is a 1968 comedy film written by Neil Simon, based on his play The Odd Couple, directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau...
starring Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts , Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925June...
and Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears...
. She also tested for the role of Nova in the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle. The film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly and Linda Harrison...
(Linda Harrison got the part). In 1969 she co-starred, and did several nude scenes, in the science fiction sex comedy The Curious Female and had a supporting role in the Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
Western Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun is a 1969 western film starring Glenn Ford as Jim Killian, a preacher who arrives in a town divided between cattlemen and sheep herders. But Killian isn't just any preacher. He is a former fast gun who has set upon a different path...
. She was in the biker film Hell's Belles
Hell's Belles
Hell's Belles is a fictional super villain team in the Marvel Comics Universe, composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel...
(1970), and played a topless dancer in the 1971 low-budget crime drama The G.I. Executioner
The G.I. Executioner
The G.I. Executioner is a 1975 action film co-written and directed by Joel M. Reed, the director of the 1976 cult classic Blood Sucking Freaks.-Overview:...
.
Television
Pettyjohn is probably best known for her guest appearances in various 1960s television shows. In addition to Star Trek, Pettyjohn appeared on Mister TerrificMister Terrific (TV series)
Mister Terrific was an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS from January 9, to May 8, 1967. It starred Stephen Strimpell in the title role, and lasted 17 episodes. The show was similar to NBC's Captain Nice, which followed Mister Terrific on Monday nights during its run...
, The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is an American radio and television masked vigilante created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell, in 1936. Since his radio debut in the 1930s, the Green Hornet has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media...
, Batman
Batman (TV series)
Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to...
, Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974...
, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and used the same theme music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, which was rearranged into a slightly different,...
, and as CONTROL agent in drag Charlie Watkins in the 1967 episodes of Get Smart
Get Smart
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams , Barbara Feldon , and Edward Platt...
titled "Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho," and "Pussycat Galore."
Silver Slipper
The Silver Slipper was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr....
Gambling Hall and Saloon. She later was a featured showgirl in the Vive Paris Vive show at the Aladdin Hotel
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, previously known as The Aladdin, is a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, in the unincorporated locale of Paradise, Nevada, United States. Westgate Resorts operates the condo portion of the property, known as PH Towers by Westgate.Planet Hollywood is owned by Caesars...
. She also was featured in the Maxim Hotel & Casino
Westin Causarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa
The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is a resort and casino in Paradise, Nevada. It is located at the intersection of Flamingo Boulevard and Koval Lane, just east of the Las Vegas Strip. The Westin Casuarina is managed and owned by Columbia Sussex, under franchise from Starwood Hotels...
Burlesque Show, and in 1978 teamed with Bob Mitchell and Miss Nude Universe in "True Olde Tyme Burlesque" at the Joker Club. She was photographed by Robert Scott Hooper for the February 1979 Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
pictorial "The Girls of Las Vegas". Angelique became quite popular at the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
conventions and in 1979 Hooper photographed her in her "Shahna " costume from the episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion". They produced two posters, one in her complete costume and one nude without all the costume, that she sold at the conventions.
During the early 1980s, she appeared in some hardcore adult films including Titillation (1982), Stalag 69 (1982), and Body Talk (1982) using one of her pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s, including Angelique, Heaven St. John or Angel St. John. often associated with her few early 1980s appearances in hardcore porn films
Hardcore pornography
Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. The term was coined in the second half of the 20th century to distinguish it from softcore pornography. It usually takes the form of photographs, often displayed in magazines or on the Internet, or films. It can also...
that made use of her buxom figure. She later appeared in such cult classic
Cult Classic
Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
features as The Lost Empire
The Lost Empire (1983 film)
The Lost Empire is a 1983 fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Wynorski. It stars Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Angela Aames and Angus Scrimm-External links:* at Bad Movie Planet* at And you call yourself a scientist!...
(1983), Repo Man (1984), Biohazard (1985) and Mike Jittlov
Mike Jittlov
Mike Jittlov is an American animator and the creator of short films and one feature length movie using forms of special effects animation, including stop-motion animation, rotoscoping, and pixilation...
's film The Wizard of Speed and Time
The Wizard of Speed and Time
The Wizard of Speed and Time is a 1989 low-budget feature film written, directed, and starring animator Mike Jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm short film, also by Jittlov.-1979 Short film:...
(1989), where she played an assistant to a movie executive (and designed her own costumes).