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Kathryn Hays (26 July 193325 March 2022; age 88) [1] was an actress who played Gem in Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "The Empath".

Born Kay Piper, she appeared in many films and TV shows, including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bonanza, The Virginian, Night Gallery ("She'll Be Company for You", with Leonard Nimoy and directed by Jerry Finnerman), The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (with Alfred Ryder), and Naked City ("The Rydecker Case", written by Gene Roddenberry). She is most well-known to soap opera fans as Kim from As the World Turns (1972-2010).

She filmed her scenes for "The Empath" between Thursday 25 July 1968 and Friday 2 August 1968 at Desilu Stage 10 and Paramount Stage 1.

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