Daphne Ashbrook

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Daphne Ashbrook
As Melora Pazlar in Star Trek: DS9 episode Melora
Born	January 30, 1963 (age 44) Long Beach, California, USA
Notable roles	Doctor Grace Holloway in Doctor Who

Daphne Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. She is the sister of actor Dana Ashbrook who appeared in Twin Peaks and Dawson's Creek.

She has appeared in many television and film roles including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (as the titular character in "Melora") and the Doctor Who telemovie, in which she played the role of Doctor Grace Holloway. Her part in Doctor Who caused consternation among some of that show's fans because the Doctor shares a romantic kiss with her at the end of the movie, whereas he had been a rather asexual character when previously portrayed on television. In 2004, Ashbrook went on a trip to the United Kindgom, which was later released on DVD in 2005, Daphne Ashbrook in the UK. This DVD documentary regarded her involvement with Doctor Who. The trip also involved her working on one of the Doctor Who audio dramas, where she performed in the Big Finish Productions audio play The Next Life opposite Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, but playing a different character named Perfection (this was the first time the two stars had worked together again since the 1996 telemovie). In 2006, she played Charlotte Howell in the audio drama Dark Shadows: The Book of Temptation for the same company.

Ashbrook is notable for being one of the few actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.

Currently she can be seen on The O.C..

[edit] External links

• Daphne Ashbrook at the Internet Movie Database
• Daphne Ashbrook article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.

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NAME	Ashbrook, Daphne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	United States actor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Long Beach, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH