Daphne Ashbrook
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Daphne L. Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. She was raised in San Diego, CA. She is the sister of actor Dana Ashbrook who appeared in Twin Peaks & Dawson's Creek.
Known for both her comic timing and deep emotional portrayals, 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 portrayal as Grace in Doctor Who caused consternation among some of that show's fans because she was the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor. He had been a rather asexual character when previously portrayed and this set a precedent for the more sexually charged nature of the new Doctor Who series that began in 2005, where the Doctor has now kissed multiple characters. 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. She has been to the UK twice thus far for Doctor Who convention events. Most recently she was featured in an extensive interviews on the Doctor Who podcast Doctor Who: DWO Whocast and Doctor Who podcast Doctor Who: Podshock.
She is notable as being one of only nine actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises (and the only female actor to do so). The others are Simon Pegg, Guy Siner, Maurice Roëves, Christopher Neame, Barrie Ingham, Olaf Pooley, John Franklyn-Robbins and Alan Dale.
She had a pivotal recurring role on series The O.C.. Her past TV work includes Cold Case, CSI, Crossing Jordan, JAG, Murder She Wrote, Judging Amy, the Profiler, Guardian and Cupid. She has appeared in many theatrical films and TV movies. Featured in 2008 motion picture "The Lodger" starring Alfred Molina and Hope Davis.
[edit] External links
- Daphne Ashbrook at the Internet Movie Database
- Daphne Ashbrook at Allmovie
- Daphne Ashbrook article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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| NAME | Ashbrook, Daphne |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | United States actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach, California, United States |
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