Lee C. Poppie (30 July 1944–20 May 2021; age 76) was an actress and stuntwoman who played an Evora delegation member in Star Trek: Insurrection. She received no credit for her appearance but was identified by fellow actress Claudia La Grippe.
Poppie started her career in the 1980s when she appeared in the comedy Under the Rainbow (1981, with Patty Maloney, Jim Boeke, Beth Nufer, Joe Gieb, Jerry Maren, Robert Vernon Biggs, Susan Rossitto, Felix Silla, and Dennis Tracy). She performed stunts in the ABC Weekend Specials episode "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin" (1985, with Joe Gieb), The Goonies (1985, with Bobby Burns, Sandra Gimpel, Robert Herron, Julie Johnson, Spiro Razatos, and Paul Stader), Invaders from Mars (1986, with Louise Fletcher, Eric Pierpoint, Donald Hotton, William Frankfather, Eddy Donno, Scott Leva, Michael McGrady, Steven Lambert, Donna Garrett, Ken Lesco, and Lincoln Simonds), and Near Dark (1987, with Jenette Goldstein, Roger Aaron Brown, Don Pugsley, Carey Loftin, and Jim Wilkey).
Further stunt work include Paradise (1991, with Gene LeBell and Merritt Yohnka and stunt coordination by Max Kleven), the horror thriller Midnight's Child (1992, with Olivia d'Abo, Jim Norton, Roxann Dawson, Brian Simpson, and Mike Watson), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992, with Teri Garr, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn, Dennis Madalone, Brent Hinkley, Bryan Sapphire, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, Tom Morga, and Lynn Salvatori), 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1993, with Charles Napier, Patrick Kilpatrick, Nick Ramus, Vincent Schiavelli, Don Stark, Gary Epper, Eric Mansker, Jeff Cadiente, Brian Avery, Rick Avery, Jeff Bornstein, Bobby Burns, Mike Cassidy, Eugene Collier, Al Goto, Buck McDancer, Denney Pierce, Rex Pierson, and Tierre Turner), Deep Red (1994, with Lindsey Haun, John de Lancie, Eddie Matthews, and Jeff Smolek), In the Army Now (1994, with Andy Dick, Lori Petty, Glenn Morshower, Beau Billingslea, Tom Villard, and Tony Donno), Twin Sitters (1994, with John Paragon), The War (1994, with Danny Downey and Deep Roy), and the On Our Own episode "Baby Blues" (1994, with Ellen Albertini Dow).
Poppie also performed stunts in Houseguest (1995, with Ron Glass, Kirk Baily, Billy Hank Hooker, Tom Huff, and Rusty McClennon), Fist of the North Star (1995, with Malcolm McDowell, Clint Howard, Tracey Walter, Susan French, and Johnny Martin), Little Princess (1995, with Time Winters, Vincent Schiavelli, and Peggy Miley), and Practical Magic (1998, with Herta Ware, Ellen Geer, Dana Hee, and Mike Massa).
Poppie also worked as stand-in on projects such as Best of the Best II (1993, with Meg Foster, Simon Rhee, Frank Salsedo, Patrick Kilpatrick, Mike Genovese, Nicholas Worth, Kane Hodder, Albie Selznick, Manny Perry, Gunter Ziegler, and David Paul Christian), House Arrest (1996, with Wallace Shawn, Ray Walston, Christopher McDonald, Daniel Roebuck, and June Jordan), and The Wonderful World of Disney episode "Annie" (1999, with Victor Garber, Dennis Howard, Tom Billett, Bob Morrisey, Michelle Johnston, Lalita Lauren, Carey Goldstein, Susie Rossitto, and June Jordan).
Following years of coping with ALS, Poppie passed away on 20 May 2021 at the age of 76. [1] [2]