Marcy Lafferty used to be the wife of Canadian entertainer William Shatner, also known as Bill Shatner. Marcy’s ex-husband William is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise. Marcy is also known as the daughter of American television producer Perry Lafferty.

Marcy Lafferty: Bio Summary

How Old Is Marcy Lafferty?

Marcy Lafferty will be hitting the age of 77 years in 2023 because she was born in the year 1946. She celebrates her birthday once every year on June 21. She was born to Perry Lafferty and Mary Frances Carden in Galveston, Texas, United States. She has a sibling called Steven Lafferty.

Marcy’s father was working in the entertainment industry. Perry Lafferty was a television producer and network television executive. He produced television programs, including the CBS programs All in the Family, MAS*H, Maude, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Perry’s wife Mary Frances Carden was a radio actress. They were married until Mary died in 1999. Perry Lafferty died due to prostate cancer, at age 87 on August 25, 2005, at his home in Century City, California.

Marcy Lafferty completed her bachelor’s degree from the University of South California, Los Angeles. She studied ballet at the ballet theatre in New York, per sources.

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What Does Marcy Lafferty Do?

Marcy Lafferty chose to work in the film industry as an actress. Per her IMDb profile, she is an actress, director, and producer. As an actress, is known for playing Chief DiFalco in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. She appeared as Vicky in ‘The New People’.

Marcy Lafferty has played roles in Vivien Leigh, Wedding Bell Blues, Rave Review, Airplane II: The Sequel, The Day Time Ended, and Crash. Her performance in ‘The Day Time Ended’, earned her a nomination for the ”1980 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Awards”.

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Marcy Lafferty has appeared in television series including T.J. Hooker, The New Mike Hammer, Fantasy Island, Police Woman, Bronk, and Medical Center. She worked as the director and producer of Vivien Leigh. She wrote the book, Vivien Leigh.

Who Did Marcy Lafferty Marry?

Marcy Lafferty was previously married to William Shatner and Lawrence Hayes Brown. She married Lawrence Hayes Brown on June 8, 1968, but they got divorced on June 1970. The reason for their separation hasn’t been made public. She met William Shatner and eventually became his second wife.

Marcy Lafferty and William Shatner got married on October 20, 1973. They didn’t have any children together but William was already a father of three: Melanie Shatner, Lisabeth Shatner, and Leslie Carol Shatner from his first marriage to Gloria Rand (née Rabinowitz).

For some personal reasons, Marcy Lafferty and William Shatner ended their marriage. They got divorced on December 11, 1996. They were married for more than two decades, 23 years. That marriage was William’s longest marriage. He has been married four times.

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Marcy Lafferty reportedly sued William Shatner for “breach of contract over breeding privileges of three American saddlebred stallions,” per the AP. She claimed they had agreed for him to provide semen from three of their horses in a “freshly cooled format”.

Marcy added that William’s decision to give her the semen “in frozen form is unacceptable. … Potential buyers of the breeding privileges do not want the semen in frozen format.”

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