Denise Lynn Okuda is a computer, scenic and video supervisor, and a writer known for her work on several ''Star Trek'' film and television productions, as well as other science fiction television. She also co-authored the ''

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'' and the ''Star Trek Chronology''. In a 2016 interview with ''Geek Speak Magazine'', Okuda explained her connection to ''Star Trek''. "I loved the original series as a child. I had friends who were connected with the show, but I never had a chance to work on it until

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asked me to work on '' Star Trek VI'' as a production assistant. From there, he invited me to be a graphic artist on ''

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''." In 2011, Okuda served as a consultant to CBS on the project to upgrade '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' to high definition. She had previously served as a producer for visual effects for CBS Paramount's remastered version of the original ''

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'' series. Okuda's credits also include ''

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'', ''

'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and four ''Star Trek'' movies. Working with her husband,

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, Denise wrote trivia text commentaries for the ten ''Star Trek'' Special Edition DVD movies, as well as special text commentaries for the ''Star Trek'' Fan Collection sets. Her other production credits include the pilot episode of ''Threshold'' and the TV series version of ''

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''. Okuda was a cataloguer for the auction of ''Star Trek'' memorabilia by

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auction house in 2006. She was interviewed on her work for the project in the

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documentary '' Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier''. After

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took over as showrunner of '' Star Trek: Picard'' at the start of season two, he and production designer

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invited creative/technical production staff he had previously worked with on ''Voyager'' back to work on ''Picard'' including Denise and Mike Okuda. In 2022, Okuda and her husband

were awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists council of the

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References

Bibliography

* Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise (2016). '' The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Reference Guide to the Future''. Harper Design. . * Okuda, Denise; Okuda, Michael (2013). '' Star Trek The Next Generation: On Board the U.S.S. Enterprise''. Barron's Educational Series. . * Okuda, Denise; Okuda, Michael; & Mirek, Debbie (1999). ''

The Star Trek Encyclopedia ''The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future'' is a 1994 encyclopedia of in-universe information from the '' Star Trek'' television series and films. It was written by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, who were production staff o ...

.'' Pocket Books. . * Okuda, Denise; & Okuda, Michael (1996). ''Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future.'' Pocket Books. .

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