Adele Simmons

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

Adele Simmons

Celebrating 100 episodes in 1991.

Simmons as pictured in the"Aunt Adele" entry of the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 1st ed., p. 2

Adele G. Simmons is an assistant director who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. She was also the first assistant director on the 1996 video game Star Trek: Borg.

She was the subject of many in-jokes, including:

• Aunt Adele
• Adele Simmons (Captain)
• Adele Simmons (Doctor)
• Adele Simmons (Ensign)
• Adele Simmons (Lieutenant)
• Adele Simmons (Vice Admiral)
• Adele Simmons (civilian)
• Adele Simmons (comedian)
• Adele Simmons Raymond

Prior to her work on Star Trek, Simmons worked as DGA Trainee on Beverly Hills Cop II in 1987 and on the drama No Way Out in 1987. She then worked as additional second second assistant director on Scrooged in 1987, with John Glover, Carol Kane, Alfre Woodard, and Michael J. Pollard and as assistant director on The Flamingo Kid (1989) and Middle Ages (1992).

Further credits include first assistant director on episodes of Angel (1999), assistant director on David Livingston's short film Slice of Life (2000, with Robert Picardo, Patricia Tallman, cinematography by Joe Chess, editing by Peter Lefevre, makeup by Brad Look, and wardrobe by Damaris Cordelia), second unit first assistant director on the comedy 3 Strikes (2000), and first assistant director on the comedy Hair Show (2004).

Star Trek credits

• TNG:
  • "Symbiosis" – Second Assistant Director (Season 1)
  • "We'll Always Have Paris" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Conspiracy" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Neutral Zone" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Outrageous Okona" – Second Assistant Director (Season 2)
  • "The Schizoid Man" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Loud As A Whisper" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Unnatural Selection" – Second Assistant Director
  • "A Matter Of Honor" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Measure Of A Man" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Dauphin" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Contagion" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Royale" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Time Squared" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Icarus Factor" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Pen Pals" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Q Who" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Samaritan Snare" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Up The Long Ladder" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Manhunt" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Emissary" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Peak Performance" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Shades of Gray" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Ensigns of Command" – Second Assistant Director (Season 3)
  • "Evolution" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Survivors" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Who Watches The Watchers" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Bonding" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Booby Trap" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Enemy" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Price" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Vengeance Factor" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Defector" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Hunted" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The High Ground" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Deja Q" – Second Assistant Director
  • "A Matter of Perspective" – First Assistant Director
  • "Yesterday's Enterprise" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Offspring" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Sins of The Father" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Allegiance" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Captain's Holiday" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Tin Man" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Hollow Pursuits" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Most Toys" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Sarek" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Ménage à Troi" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Transfigurations" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Best of Both Worlds" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" – Second Assistant Director (Season 4)
  • "Suddenly Human" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Brothers" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Family" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Remember Me" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Legacy" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Reunion" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Future Imperfect" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Final Mission" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Loss" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Data's Day" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Wounded" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Devil's Due" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Clues" – Second Assistant Director
  • "First Contact" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Galaxy's Child" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Night Terrors" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Identity Crisis" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Nth Degree" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Qpid" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Drumhead" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Half a Life" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Host" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Mind's Eye" – Second Assistant Director
  • "In Theory" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Redemption" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Redemption II" – Second Assistant Director (Season 5)
  • "Darmok" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Ensign Ro" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Silicon Avatar" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Disaster" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Game" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Unification II" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Unification I" – Second Assistant Director
  • "A Matter Of Time" – Second Assistant Director
  • "New Ground" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Hero Worship" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Violations" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Masterpiece Society" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Conundrum" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Power Play" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Ethics" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Outcast" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Cause And Effect" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The First Duty" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Cost Of Living" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Perfect Mate" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Imaginary Friend" – Second Assistant Director
  • "I Borg" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Next Phase" – Second Assistant Director
  • "The Inner Light" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Time's Arrow" – Second Assistant Director
  • "Realm Of Fear" – First Assistant Director (Season 6)
  • "Relics" – First Assistant Director
  • "True Q" – First Assistant Director
  • "A Fistful of Datas" – First Assistant Director
  • "Chain Of Command, Part I" – First Assistant Director
  • "Ship In A Bottle" – First Assistant Director
  • "Face Of The Enemy" – First Assistant Director
  • "Birthright, Part I" – First Assistant Director
  • "Starship Mine" – First Assistant Director
  • "The Chase" – First Assistant Director
  • "Suspicions" – First Assistant Director
  • "Second Chances" – First Assistant Director
  • "Descent" – First Assistant Director
  • "Liaisons" – First Assistant Director (Season 7)
  • "Gambit, Part I" – First Assistant Director
  • "Phantasms" – First Assistant Director
  • "Attached" – First Assistant Director
  • "Inheritance" – First Assistant Director
  • "The Pegasus" – First Assistant Director
  • "Sub Rosa" – First Assistant Director
  • "Thine Own Self" – First Assistant Director
  • "Eye of the Beholder" – First Assistant Director
  • "Journey's End" – First Assistant Director
  • "Bloodlines" – First Assistant Director
  • "Preemptive Strike" – First Assistant Director
• VOY:
  • "Phage" – First Assistant Director (Season 1)
  • "Eye of the Needle" – First Assistant Director
  • "Emanations" – First Assistant Director
  • "State of Flux" – First Assistant Director
  • "Cathexis" – First Assistant Director
  • "Jetrel" – First Assistant Director
  • "Projections" – First Assistant Director (Season 2)
  • "Twisted" – First Assistant Director
  • "Initiations" – First Assistant Director
  • "Parturition" – First Assistant Director
  • "Tattoo" – First Assistant Director
  • "Maneuvers" – First Assistant Director
  • "Prototype" – First Assistant Director
  • "Alliances" – First Assistant Director
  • "Meld" – First Assistant Director
  • "Investigations" – First Assistant Director
  • "Deadlock" – First Assistant Director
  • "The Thaw" – First Assistant Director
  • "Resolutions" – First Assistant Director
  • "Sacred Ground" – First Assistant Director (Season 3)
  • "Flashback" – First Assistant Director
  • "The Chute" – First Assistant Director
  • "Future's End, Part II" – First Assistant Director
  • "The Q and the Grey" – First Assistant Director
  • "Alter Ego" – First Assistant Director
  • "Blood Fever" – First Assistant Director
  • "Unity" – First Assistant Director
  • "Darkling" – First Assistant Director
  • "Year of Hell" – First Assistant Director (Season 4)
  • "Extreme Risk" – First Assistant Director (Season 5)
  • "Once Upon a Time" – First Assistant Director
  • "Timeless" – First Assistant Director
  • "Infinite Regress" – First Assistant Director
  • "Gravity" – First Assistant Director

External link

• Adele Simmons at the Internet Movie Database