Martel was 78 . Arlene Francis 's ethnic background earned her the nickname ` ` The Chameleon '' ` ` Star Trek '' fans know her as T'Pring , the Vulcan woman engaged to Spock . She played a Russian spy on ` ` The Monkees '' and ` ` I Dream of You '' Male fans had crushes on her as ` ` a sci - fi star from the ' 60s , '' her son says .
Arlene Francis 's ethnic background earned her the nickname ` ` The Chameleon '' ` ` Star Trek '' fans know her as T'Pring , the Vulcan woman engaged to Spock . She played a Russian spy on ` ` The Monkees '' and ` ` I Dream of You '' Male fans had crushes on her as ` ` a sci - fi star from the ' 60s , '' her son says .