Juliana Tainer, born Juliana O'Donnell, was a 24th century Human and later android woman who held significant scientific expertise in cybernetics.
Biography[]
She lived at Omicron Theta, where she married Doctor Noonien Soong. Juliana assisted Noonien with his research and experiments, and considered herself to be the "mother" of the androids Lore and Data (and presumably B-4). When the Crystalline Entity attacked in 2336, Juliana was seriously injured and slipped into a coma.
Noonien transferred her memories into an android body meant to be indistinguishable from a human. O'Donnell, remaining unaware of her new state, became frustrated with Soong's devotion to his work above all other things and left him in 2365. (TNG - Strange New Worlds VII short story: "Life's Work"; TNG episode: "Inheritance")
Noonien programmed the Juliana android to appear to die of natural causes after a natural human lifespan. This happened in the year 2374. Juliana was soon reactivated with full knowledge of who and what she was by the immortal known as Flint. (TNG novel: Immortal Coil)
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Background information[]
Star Trek: Picard showrunner Michael Chabon stated on Instagram that Altan Inigo Soong was not Juliana's son, but a child from one of Noonien Soong's prior relationships.
External links[]
- Juliana Tainer article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Juliana Tainer article at the Star Trek Timelines Wiki.