Brenda Strong
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Brenda Strong (born 25 March 1960; age 48), from Brightwood, Oregon, is the actress who played the role of Rashella in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "When The Bough Breaks".
She has had roles in various films, including Malice (1993), The Craft (1996), Starship Troopers (1997, co-starring Star Trek Nemesis actress Dina Meyer and frequent Trek guest actor Clancy Brown) and its direct-to-video sequel, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (with Ed Lauter, Bobby C. King, Lawrence Monoson, and Nemesis stuntman Oliver Keller), The Deep End of the Ocean (starring Whoopi Goldberg), and Red Dragon (2002). Her first film role was a bit part as a nurse in the science fiction spoof Spaceballs, which also featured future Star Trek: Voyager star Tim Russ. She also appeared uncredited in the 1989 Blake Edwards comedy Skin Deep, co-starring Denise Crosby.
Strong, however, has enjoyed far more success on the small sceen with recurring roles on several successful television series, including Party of Five, Seinfeld (starring Jason Alexander), Sports Night, 7th Heaven (starring Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks, including one episode with TNG star Michael Dorn), and Everwood. She has also made guest appearances on such shows as St. Elsewhere, Cheers, Murphy Brown, Picket Fences, ER, The John Larroquette Show, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Ally McBeal, CSI, and Nip/Tuck.
Her most famous TV role, however, is one in which she is rarely seen, as Mary Alice Young, the deceased narrator on Desperate Housewives. A number of other Trek actors have appeared on the show as regulars and semi-regulars including Teri Hatcher, Steven Culp, Mark Moses, Alfre Woodard, Bob Gunton, and Paul Dooley.
