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Denise CrosbyDenise Michelle Crosby (born November 24, 1957, in Hollywood, California) is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Security Chief Tasha Yar on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Bio and Early Work
Denise Crosby's choice of career solidified at an early age, and was influenced by the involvement of other family members in "show biz". Her father was actor Dennis Crosby, her grandfather was actor/singer/comedian Bing Crosby and her ex-father-in-law the noted director Blake Edwards (Crosby was married to Geoffrey Edwards from 1983-1990).

Crosby is married to Ken Sylk and has one son, August William Sylk.

Denise Crosby's first high profile role was as Lisa Davis on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. One of her very first film appearances was in the 1982 Eddie Murphy film 48 Hours.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation
In 1987, Denise Crosby was cast in the role of Tasha Yar for the much publicized return of Star Trek to the small screen in the syndicated series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) (She had been tapped to play Deanna Troi before Gene Roddenberry switched her and Marina Sirtis). Initially one of the top-billed characters, featured prominently in episodes such as "The Naked Now" and "Code of Honor", the role of Tasha gradually moved into the background as other members of the ensemble cast became a greater focus of the series.

It has been reported that Crosby grew disillusioned with TNG because of the "Uhura-like" status of her role: Tasha was always present, yet her character was never expanded on. Ultimately, Crosby decided to leave the show. Her character was unceremoniously killed by the alien creature Armus during the episode "Skin of Evil". She had starred in 22 episodes of the program at the point of departure.

Later, in interviews Denise confided that if more scenes like the Yar-Worf conversation in "Skin of Evil" had been written, she would not have left the show.

In later years, Crosby had second thoughts about leaving the show, and approached the TNG production team with the idea of reprising her role of Tasha Yar. This came to be in season three's "Yesterday's Enterprise", in which an alternate universe is created after the USS Enterprise-C, the predecessor to TNG's USS Enterprise-D, comes forward 25 years in time. Yar joined the Enterprise-C before it returned to its own time.

During the documentary Trekkies, Crosby commented that her Tasha Yar character had to die in order to get "the best episodes."

Crosby would also guest star in several other TNG episodes as Romulan Commander Sela, the half-human, half-Romulan daughter of the Tasha Yar from the alternate universe's Enterprise-D. Sela is a role Crosby would later reprise on the Star Trek: Armada video game.

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Other work
Since her Star Trek days, Crosby worked non-stop in television, notably as Dr. Gretchen Kelly on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, as well as in high-budget features like Deep Impact. Crosby has also starred in Stephen King's Pet Sematary and Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. She starred in the 2002 western horror film Legend of the Phantom Rider. She has also appeared in movies such as Red Shoe Diaries.

Following her appearance on Star Trek she posed nude in the May 1988 issue of Playboy magazine (see List of people in Playboy 1980-1989).

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Trekkies
Crosby produced and narrated the 1997 documentary Trekkies, followed by the 2003 sequel titled Trekkies 2. Both films star Crosby, who conducts interviews with devotees of Star Trek, more commonly known as "Trekkies."

  Ripple Effect (2006) (post-production) .... Ronald's Wife

Mortuary (2005/I) .... Leslie Doyle
"Eyes"
- Shots (2005) TV Episode .... Justine Canning
"Crossing Jordan"
- Fire in the Sky (2004) TV Episode .... Carla Moran
"Threat Matrix"
- Cold Cash (2003) TV Episode .... Gillian Sadler
The Bus Stops Here (2003) .... Chatty Woman at Bus Stop
Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002) .... Sarah Jenkins
"The Agency"
- Sleeping Dogs Lie (2002) TV Episode .... Det. Reidy
"The Division"
... aka Heart of the City
- This Thing Called Love (2002) TV Episode .... Mrs. Alison Tisdale
"JAG"
- Capital Crime (2002) TV Episode .... Mrs. Dietz
"Judging Amy"
- Look Closer (2001) TV Episode .... Ms. Nasretian
"The X Files"
... aka The X-Files (USA)
- Essence (2001) TV Episode .... Dr. Mary Speake
- Empedocles (2001) TV Episode .... Dr. Mary Speake
"NYPD Blue"
- Flight of Fancy (2001) TV Episode .... Lt. Susan Dalto
- Thumb Enchanted Evening (2001) TV Episode .... Lt. Susan Dalto
"The Drew Carey Show"
- The Warsaw Closes (2001) TV Episode .... Officer Hayes
"Family Law"
- For Love (2000) TV Episode .... Doris Collins
"Snoops"
- The Stolen Diskette (2000) TV Episode .... Mrs. Evelyn Houtch

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) .... Mrs. Muller
Star Trek: Armada (1999) (VG) (voice) .... Sela
... aka Star Trek: Armada 1 (USA)
Deep Impact (1998) .... Vicky Hotchner
Chance of a Lifetime (1998) (TV) .... Katie
Pumpkin Man (1998) (TV) .... Laurel Hollway
Divorce: A Contemporary Western (1998) .... Kay
Jackie Brown (1997) (uncredited) .... Public Defender
Executive Power (1997) (V) .... Christine Rolands
"Baywatch"
... aka Baywatch Hawai'i (USA: new title)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Rendezvous (1997) TV Episode .... Emily Morgan
"Spy Game"
- Go, Girl (????) TV Episode .... Chrysalis
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
- Fear Itself (1996) TV Episode .... Isabelle Maynard
"Diagnosis Murder"
- Murder on the Run: Part 2 (1996) TV Episode .... Didi Harris
- Murder on the Run: Part 1 (1996) TV Episode .... Didi Harris
- The New Healers (1995) TV Episode .... Cynthia Holling
Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996) (V) .... The Psychiatrist ("The Psychiatrist")
Dream Man (1995) (V) .... Barbara
"Sisters"
- Judgment Day (1995) TV Episode .... Cynthia Albright
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman
- The Phoenix (1995) TV Episode .... Dr. Gretchen Kelly
- A Bolt from the Blue (1994) TV Episode .... Dr. Gretchen Kelly
- Madame Ex (1994) TV Episode .... Dr. Gretchen Kelly
Mutant Species (1995) .... Carol-Anne
... aka Bio-Force I
"Models Inc."
- Good Girls Finish Last (1994) TV Episode .... Ursula Edwards
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994) (TV) .... Lt. Tasha Yar
... aka All Good Things...
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Lieutenant Tasha Yar (1987-1988)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- All Good Things...: Part 1 (1994) TV Episode .... Lieutenant Tasha Yar
- All Good Things...: Part 2 (1994) TV Episode .... Lieutenant Tasha Yar
- Unification: Part 2 (1991) TV Episode .... Sela
- Redemption: Part 2 (1991) TV Episode .... Sela
- Redemption: Part 1 (1991) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Lieutenant Tasha Yar
(26 more)
"Red Shoe Diaries"
- The Psychiatrist (1994) TV Episode .... The Psychiatrist
- You Have the Right to Remain Silent (1992) TV Episode .... Officer Lynn 'Mona' McCabe
Max (1994/I) .... Jayne Blake
Relative Fear (1994) .... Connie Madison
... aka Silence d'Adam, Le (Canada: French title)
... aka The Child (Canada: English title)
Ritmo del silenzio, Il (1993) .... Bella Blu
... aka Desperate Crimes
... aka Mafia Docks (Italy)
... aka Port of Crime (Italy: MIFED title)
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr."
... aka Brisco County Jr.
- No Man's Land (1993) TV Episode .... Sheriff Jenny Taylor
Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1993) (V) .... Officer Lynn "Mona" McCabe ("You Have The Right To Remain Silent")
"Civil Wars"
- Captain Kangaroo Court (1993) TV Episode
"Key West" (1993) TV Series .... Chaucy Caldwell
"Johnny Bago"
- Hail the Conquering Marrow (1993) TV Episode .... Dr. Candace David
"Jack's Place"
- What's New? (1992) TV Episode
Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992) (V) .... Rebecca Frost
... aka The Flash 3: Deadly Nightshade (UK)
Dolly Dearest (1992) .... Marilyn Read
"Dark Justice"
- Forbes for the Defense (1991) TV Episode .... Christina Forbes
"The Flash"
- The Deadly Nightshade (1991) TV Episode .... Rebecca Frost
"Hunter"
- All That Glitters (1991) TV Episode .... Pam Sutton
"WIOU"
- Labored Relations (1991) TV Episode
High Strung (1991) .... Melanie
... aka Pissed Off (USA: alternative title)

"Mancuso, FBI"
- I Cover the Waterfront (1989) TV Episode .... Toni Simmons
Tennessee Nights (1989) .... Sally Lomas
... aka Black Water
... aka Tennessee Waltz (USA)
Pet Sematary (1989) .... Rachel Creed
... aka Pet Cemetery (USA: orthographically correct title)
Skin Deep (1989) .... Angela 'Angie' Smith
Miracle Mile (1988) .... Landa
Arizona Heat (1988) .... Jill Andrews
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (TV) .... Lieutenant Tasha Yar
... aka Encounter at Farpoint
"Ohara"
- Laura (1987) TV Episode .... Rachel Winters
"L.A. Law"
- Gibbon Take (1986) TV Episode .... Joan Turtletaub
Eliminators (1986) .... Col. Nora Hunter
The Family Martinez (1986) (TV)
Desert Hearts (1985) .... Pat
Malice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Carole Lombard
... aka The Rumor Mill
Stark (1985) (TV) .... Kim Parker
My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) (TV) .... Diana Dyrenforth
The Man Who Loved Women (1983) .... Enid
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) .... Denise
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) (TV) .... Teller
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) .... Denise
48 Hrs. (1982) .... Sally
"Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV Series .... Lisa Davis (1980)
... aka Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (new title (summer title))
... aka DOOL (USA: informal short title)
... aka Days (USA: short title)

10 (1979) (uncredited) .... Party Guest