Andrea Martin
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Andrea Martin (born 15 January 1947 in Portland, Maine) is an actress who originated the role Ishka, also called Moogie, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Family Business".
Martin was the first actress to play Ishka, appearing in "Family Business". Martin was heavily made up to appear as an older Ferengi female, though she is only a few years older than Armin Shimerman, who portrayed her character's son, Quark. Martin declined to return in later episodes due to the uncomfortable prosthetics necessary for her character.
Andrea Martin is probably best known for her sketch comedy performances in the Canadian TV series SCTV, for which she won two Emmy awards for writing.
In 1992, she won the Best Actress Tony award for her performance in the musical My Favorite Year.
