Star Trek Deep Space Nine Cast: Where Are They Now?

16. Kassidy Yates - Penny Johnson

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Kassidy Yates
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Kassidy Yates was introduced in the show's third season and was quickly established as a love interest for Ben Sisko. After a slightly rocky first year where she was sent to prison for helping the Maquis, she returned in the show's fifth season where she and Ben pick things up from where they left off.

Penny Johnson wasn't initially a Star Trek fan, and related that when she told her husband she had got the job he was over the moon, as it was he who was the big Trekkie in the house. Since the show ended, she is now probably best known for her role in Seth McFarlane's The Orville, where she plays Dr. Claire Finn. The show is very obviously a loving tribute to the Star Trek of the Original series and Next Generation eras.

Before this, she appeared in a starring role on Castle, where she shared several episodes with both Michael Dorn and Robert Picardo. She had appeared with Michael Dorn back in the Next Generation in the seventh season episode Homeward. She has played Condoleeza Rice twice on film in both DC 9/11: Time of Crisis and Path to 9/11.

Kassidy Yates was recently teased in the first season of Star Trek Picard, where her shipping company has an office in Boston. A pre-cursor to an appearance? Hopefully!

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