1. Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24,1957 and is an American actress and model known for portraying Security Chief Tasha Yar mainly in season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Yar's daughter, the half-Romulan Commander Sela, in subsequent seasons.
Denise Crosby is known for her numerous film and television roles, and for starring in and producing the 1997 film Trekkies.
Denise Crosby appeared in two episodes of the cable television series Red Shoe Diaries, playing a different character in each episode.
Denise Crosby had a small recurring role in Aaron Spelling's primetime drama, Models Inc, a spin-off from Melrose Place.
Denise Crosby was a guest star on the eighth season of The X-Files for two episodes, in which she plays a doctor who examined Agent Scully's baby.
In 2001, Denise Crosby appeared in two episodes of NYPD Blue as the abrasive Lieutenant Susan Dalto.
Denise Crosby had a recurring role in Southland as Detective Dan "Sal" Salinger's wife.
In 1985, Denise Crosby appeared in the music videos for Chris Isaak's song "Dancin'" and Michael McDonald's song "No Lookin' Back".
Denise Crosby starred in Stephen King's Pet Sematary, played the lead role in Dolly Dearest in 1991, and appeared in Deep Impact and Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown.
In 1987, Denise Crosby was cast in the role of Tasha Yar for the much-publicized return of Star Trek to television in the syndicated series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Denise Crosby had been chosen to play Counselor Deanna Troi before Gene Roddenberry switched the roles that Marina Sirtis and she had originally been given.
Denise Crosby's character was killed by the alien creature Armus during the episode "Skin of Evil".
Denise Crosby had appeared in 22 episodes when she left.
In later years, Denise Crosby approached the TNG production team with the idea of reprising her role of Tasha Yar.
Denise Crosby guest-starred in several other TNG episodes, including "Redemption" and "Unification" as Romulan Commander Sela, the half-human, half-Romulan daughter of Tasha Yar, who had been taken prisoner in the past while on board the Enterprise-C.
Denise Crosby co-produced and narrated the 1997 documentary Trekkies, followed by the 2003 sequel Trekkies 2.
In 2013, Denise Crosby provided voicing for the characters of Tasha Yar and Sela in the Cryptic Studios MMORPG Star Trek Online.
Denise Crosby became the first of a new wave of several Star Trek alumni to return to the roles they originated since Leonard Nimoy's participation at the game's launch in 2010.
In January and February 2010, Denise Crosby performed alongside Gale Harold and ex-model Claudia Mason in Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending at Theater in Los Angeles.
Denise Crosby has a recurring role on Showtime's 2013 series Ray Donovan.
Denise Crosby played the role of widow Margie Curtis in the TV series Bones, season three, episode four, "The Secret in the Soil".
Denise Crosby played the role of Special Master Faye Richardson in the legal drama Suits in its final season.
Denise Crosby was married to Geoffrey Edwards, son of director Blake Edwards, from 1983 to 1990.
Denise Crosby appeared in a number of her former father-in-law's films, including 10, Skin Deep, Trail of the Pink Panther, and Curse of the Pink Panther.
Denise Crosby married Ken Sylk in 1995, and they have a son, August "Augie" Sylk, born in 1998.