10 Future Stars Who Appeared In Star Trek

10. Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen has several roles for which she is best known. She may be instantly recognisable as Jean Grey from the X-Men films, or as Xenia Onnatopp from Goldeneye. She's also starred in Hemlock Grove and How To Get Away With Murder. But, to Star Trek fans, she may be best remembered as the actor who almost played Jadzia Dax.

Yes, you read that right. But, going back to The Next Generation, she appeared in the fifth season episode The Perfect Mate. Here, she played Kamala, a woman who's entire purpose is to marry the leader of a warring world to bring peace. While this is a topic that Star Trek had touched on before, this episode stands out for both Janssen and Patrick Stewart's side by side performances.

This led to the offer to come over to Deep Space Nine. Before Terry Farrell donned the Trill spots, Janssen was offered the part, although she declined to work in film. The look of Kamala is a clear inspiration for the Trill on DS9. Their original look, debuting in The Next Generation's The Host, was trialled and abandoned, allowing a greater display of Farrell's natural look.