Denise Crosby Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

A lot of show business, as you know, is about all the contacts you make and who you know.

I had no plans of ever returning, I was dead. And then they called me up and said they had this idea and would I be interested? I said 'Absolutely.'

I think that show will go down in history... people will scratch their heads and say 'How did this ever get on the air?' I mean, they finally have a planet that's populated with a black race and then they present them as savage warriors, and the men want the white girl!

That was a surprise. I just had wished that Wil Wheaton was there. He was missing from the last show and it would have been nice if everyone could have been there.

Trivia

She starred in the direct-to-video releases Dream Man (1995), which co-starred "

After leaving "

Prior to assuming the role of Tasha Yar, Crosby co-starred with future

During the documentary Trekkies, Crosby commented that her Tasha Yar character had to die in order to get "the best episodes."

In interviews Denise confided that if more scenes like the Yar-Worf conversation in "

She is the granddaughter of

She was influenced in her career choice by the involvement of other family members in the television and movie industry.

She played in the movie The Family Martinez (1986), starring future "

She began her acting career with a small role in her then-father-in-law's romantic comedy "10" in 1979.

Her grandfather was actor/singer/comedian

She originally auditioned for the role of Counsellor Deanna Troi, on "

She has been married to actor

She was married to

Her height is 5' 8" (1.73 m).