Jeri Taylor Dies: Emmy-Nominated ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Writer-Producer Was 86
Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (which she co-created), has died. She was 86.
“My mother succeeded in a male-dominated industry,” her son Andrew Enberg said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “but she did it without being super aggressive. She did it with compassion and kindness. She was like a den mother to everyone.”
The industry veteran died Oct. 24 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Davis, Calif., Enberg said. Watch on Deadline Related Stories Obituaries Patti Yasutake Dies: 'Beef' & 'Star Trek' Actress Was 70 Casting 'Star Trek: Picard': LeVar Burton & Michael Dorn Among 6 'Next Generation' Alums Joining Third & Final Season
Throughout her decades-long career, Taylor spent more than ten years bringing to life episodes set within the Star Trek universe. In 1990, she began writing for Next Generation Season 4, eventually working her way up to co-executive producer in Season 6. She was the showrunner of the Patrick Stewart vehicle in its seventh and final installment, for which she garnered an Emmy nom for Outstanding Drama Series.
