Live Long and Prosper: Where Are The Actresses of ‘Star Trek’ Now?

Published on 01/01/2018
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Varel – Susanna Thompson

Leave it to Susanna Thompson to leave a lasting, yet controversial, appearance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. What for? Her character, Varel, was a participant in one of TV’s first ever same-sex kisses in the United States of America. Real controversial, eh?

Varel Susanna Thompson

Varel – Susanna Thompson

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Most recently Thompson starred as Moira Queen on Arrow and as Carolyn Preston on Timeless. Thompson also appeared on Legends of Tomorrow in 2017 as Wellenreiter’s A.I..

Kes – Jennifer Lien

From 1995 to 1997, Kes appeared on Star Trek: Voyager. She played an Ocampan, which is a species that only lives for 8 to 9 years – Kes joins the starship’s crew after it has been stranded 70,000 light-years from Earth.

Kes Jennifer Lien

Kes – Jennifer Lien

However Jennifer Lien retired in 2002 and has been off the grid since. She is married to the writer and filmmaker Phil Hwang and together they have a son.

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