Arlene Martel 's ethnic ambiguity earned her the nickname ` `` Star Trek '' She was cast as Esther in the 1956 production of `` Uncle Willie . '' ` The Chameleon '' fans know her as T'Pring , the Vulcan priestess engaged to Hollywood . She played a Russian spy on `` The Monkees '' and ` The Chameleon '' Male fans had crushes on her as `` a sci-fi babe from 1959 , '' her son says .
Arlene Martel 's ethnic ambiguity earned her the nickname ` `` Star Trek '' ` The Chameleon '' fans know her as T'Pring , the Vulcan priestess engaged to Hollywood . She played a Russian spy on `` The Monkees '' and ` The Chameleon '' Male fans had crushes on her as `` a sci-fi babe from 1959 , '' her son says .