Dorothy Catherine Fontana was a pioneering sci fi writer having written for the original Star Trek series and its subsequent spin offs. D.C. Fontana was the first female writer for Star Trek.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 25, 1939
- December 2, 2019 (aged 80)
- Sussex, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, actor and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are D.C. Fontana's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch D.C. Fontana's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for D.C. Fontana's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Birth of a Timeless Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Sci-Fi Visionaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Silver Surfer(1998)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Earth: Final Conflict(1997)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Beast Wars: Transformers(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
ReBoot(1994)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Babylon 5(1993)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
War of the Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Dallas(1978)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Logan's Run(1977)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Star Trek(1966)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1966 to 2004.
Highest rated
Beast Wars: Transformers (1996)
Most popular right now
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do D.C. Fontana's films land?
Across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does D.C. Fontana work with?
People who share at least 2 of D.C. Fontana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shatner shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Ezekiel NortonShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ezekiel Norton
- George SamilskiShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with George Samilski
- Ian PearsonShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Pearson
- J. FalconerShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with J. Falconer
Writers
- Alan SwayzeShared titles: Silver Surfer (1998), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Swayze
- Larry BrodyShared titles: Silver Surfer (1998), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Brody
- Mark HoffmeierShared titles: Silver Surfer (1998), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Hoffmeier
- Bob ForwardShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Forward
Actors
- William ShatnerShared titles: Chaos on the Bridge (2014), 40 Years of Star Trek (2006), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 3 shared titles with William Shatner
- David GerroldShared titles: Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with David Gerrold
- George TakeiShared titles: 40 Years of Star Trek (2006), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with George Takei
- Leonard NimoyShared titles: 40 Years of Star Trek (2006), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Nimoy
Composers and editors
- Haim SabanShared titles: Silver Surfer (1998), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Haim Saban
- Shuki LevyShared titles: Silver Surfer (1998), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Shuki Levy
- Robert BuckleyShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Buckley
- William LauShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with William Lau
Producers
- Asaph FipkeShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Asaph Fipke
- Barbara DawsonShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Dawson
- Christopher J. BroughShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher J. Brough
- Stéphane ReichelShared titles: Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), ReBoot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Stéphane Reichel
Mixed roles
- Fred BronsonShared titles: Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Bronson
- Michael ReavesShared titles: 40 Years of Star Trek (2006), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Reaves
- Walter KoenigShared titles: 40 Years of Star Trek (2006), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Koenig
