Background
Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, because her father Conrad Stanton Babcock, Junior. was a general in the United States Army.
Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, because her father Conrad Stanton Babcock, Junior. was a general in the United States Army.
Babcock studied at Switzerland"s University of Lausanne and Italy"s University of Milan. She also attended Mission Porter"s School and graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a classmate of Ali MacGraw.
She learned to speak Japanese before English. Babcock"s television appearances began in 1956. They included several episodes of the original series of Star Trek, although much of her work on the show consisted of uncredited voice work.
In 1968, she made her debut on the big screen in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer western Day of the Evil Gun, followed by roles in the films Heaven with a Gun, co-starring Glenn Ford, Bang the Drum Slowly, Chosen Survivors, The Black Marble, Back Roads, The Lords of Discipline and That Was Then.
This Is Now. From 1978 to 1981, she played the role of Liz Craig on the Columbia Broadcasting System soap opera Dallas. Other notable films include Heart of Dixie, Happy Together, Far and Away and Space Cowboys.
She appeared in 16 episodes of the National Broadcasting Company police drama as Grace Gardner from 1981 to 1986. She starred in the short-lived television series The Four Seasons in 1984, Mr.
Sunshine in 1986 and The Law & Harry McGraw in 1987.
(However, the Emmy Awards website lists the nomination for 1995) She was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1994. After completion of the show in 1998, she appeared in the The Pretender, Chicago Hope, Frasier and Judging Amy. From 2001 to 2002, she played the role of the mother of Dana Delany"s character in the Fox drama series Pasadena.
Since 2004, Babcock has not done film or television roles.
Babcock went to "remote areas of the world as an assistant on scientific expeditions. And.. was awarded a patent for a shampoo she and another actress developed.".