Fontana later worked on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, where she co-wrote the pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint,” with Gene Roddenberry.
Every Star Trek fan knows the name D.C. Fontana — the pen name of writer and producer Dorothy Fontana.
Outside of Star Trek, Fontana worked on shows like Bonanza, The Six Million Dollar Man, Land of the Lost, Kung Fu, and Babylon Five.
Fontana gained global notoriety for her writing and story editing on the 1960s television series Star Trek, as well as the 1970s animated series, which she also associate produced.