Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing

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in '' Doctor Who: The Movie'', Melora Pazlar in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', Jackie Kowalski in '' Hollywood Heights'', and Dawn Atwood in ''

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''.

Early years

The daughter of actor/director Buddy Ashbrook and actress D'Ann Paton,Ondash, E'Louise (October 3, 1985)
"Acting Becomes a Family Honor; San Pascal High Grad a TV Star"
''Times-Advocate North Country Magazine''. Page 24. Retrieved March 12, 2021. Ashbrook was raised in

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. Her siblings are actor

Dana Ashbrook Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its 1992 prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. Early life Ashbrook was ...

and actor/director Taylor Ashbrook. She made her acting debut at age six.

Career

Ashbrook gained early acting experience on stage in the Los Angeles area. Productions in which she appeared included ''Burlesque ... The Way You Like It'' (1982), ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1983), and ''The Coming of Stork'' (1984). Ashbrook played Liz McKay in the ABC crime drama ''

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'' (1985-1986), Kathy Davenport on the ABC crime drama '' Fortune Dane'' (1986) and Alex in the ABC comedy-drama ''

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'' (1987-1989). In 1990, she appeared as

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's wife, in the television film ''

''. In 1984 she appeared in the TV series ''

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'', in the episode "A Knight in Shining Armor", starring as Katherine Granger. Ashbrook played the

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in " Melora", a 1993 episode of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. She played

in the 1996 television film ''

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''—a portrayal that upset some fans because she was the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor. A 2004 trip to the United Kingdom was filmed for the 2005 documentary ''Daphne Ashbrook in the UK''. This DVD documentary followed her work with ''Doctor Who'', including her role as Perfection in the

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audio play '' The Next Life''. In 2006, Ashbrook played Charlotte Howell in the audio drama '' Dark Shadows: The Book of Temptation''. She was featured in extensive interviews on the ''Doctor Who'' podcasts Doctor Who: DWO Whocast, and Doctor Who: Podshock as well as in other podcasts including "The Happiness Patrol". Other television work includes ''

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'', '' CSI'', ''

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'', '' JAG'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Intruders''. She had a recurring role on ''

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''. Other appearances include the film ''The Lodger'' (2009), and episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''Fame''. In 2012 she starred as Jackie in the Nickelodeon night time soap ''Hollywood Heights''. In 2012, Ashbrook released a memoir ''Dead Woman Laughing (An actor's take from both sides of the camera)''. It details her life as an actor and her experience growing up in an acting family.

Personal life

On September 6, 1988, Ashbrook and her then-partner,

Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Fernando Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. He is widely known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1981–1990), for ...

had a daughter, Paton Lee.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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