Who was William Shatner married to? All about Star Trek legend’s wives and kids as he reacts to medical emergency reports

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Actor William Shatner is reassuring his fans about his well-being following recent reports of being hospitalized due to a medical emergency.

The Star Trek actor recently took to Instagram to reassure fans of his health and well-being. He captioned the post, writing:

"I over indulged. I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI!

This clarification comes after TMZ and multiple other outlets reported that Shatner was rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency on Wednesday afternoon.

William Shatner has been married four times. The Star Trek legend has been candid about his personal life in interviews and has mentioned his family on various occasions.


About William Shatner's wife and children

As mentioned earlier, Shatner has been married four times. He got married to his first wife, Gloria Rand, a former Canadian actress, in 1956. The former couple were married for 13 years before getting divorced in 1969. They also share three children named Leslie, 64, Lisabeth, 61, and Melanie, 58.

Leslie Shatner, their eldest, was born in 1958. Leslie briefly appeared on Star Trek: The Original Series but did not choose acting as a career.

Lisabeth Shatner, born in 1961, pursued a career in acting and television and later decided to shift to theater and writing. She has written multiple plays and has worked as a producer as well.

Born in 1964, Melanie Shatner began delving deeper into acting in the 1990s. Among her many film appearances was the cult favorite Syngenor (1990).

Despite his separation from Rand, William Shatner shares a close relationship with his daughters and has mentioned them in various interviews and occasions.

In 1973, four years following the divorce from Rand, he got married to Marcy Lafferty. Marcy, who is fifteen years William's junior, played Chief DiFalco in Star Trek: The Motion Picture while they were married. The former couple was married for 23 years.

Shatner was then married to Nerine Kidd for 2 years. In 2001, William got married for the fourth time. The actor married Elizabeth Martin, who is 27 years his junior, and the two remained together until 2019. Per Us Weekly, the couple got back together after nearly 4 years.

"We've in effect remarried. But we haven’t done another ceremony,” Shatner told Parade Magazine in a March 2024 interview.

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