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Charlene Polite 1943-1999

Born in Ohio. She was an American actress known for playing Vanna in the Cloud Minders in Star Trek (1969). She also had roles in The Mod Squad (1971) and Cannon with William Conrad. She Died in 1999 from Breast cancer.

A member of the hippie society in San Francisco she met director Ramon Bieri whom she married and began receiving parts in Italian films like Frame Up with actor Henry Silva. Born in Ohio ,Charlene graduated from Youngstown University in the 1960’s

she then married Frank Polite. While in Pittsburgh she joined theater groups. Eventually moving to San Francisco, California she was getting involved in the hippie and avant-garde culture scene. After divorcing her first husband she married director Ramon Bieri.

Soon she got roles in TV and Italian films. After divorcing for a second time in the 1970’s. Charlene moved back to Youngstown and gave up acting to take care of her stepson from the marriage with Frank Polite. Over the years her health deteriorated from cancer and she died in 1999.

Filmography

Frame Up 1968

Star Trek (The Cloud Minders) 1969

The Mod Squad- Guest appearance 1971

Cannon -Guest appearance 1976