Rosalind Allen (born September 23, 1957) is a New Zealand-born

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, best known for her portrayal of

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Wendy Smith in the second season of '' seaQuest DSV''.

Early life

Born Rosalind Ingledew in

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, she studied acting there, before moving to the United States.

Career

Her first movie appearance was as an extra in the film ''

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'', and after guest appearances on a number of daytime dramas dating back to the mid-1980s, and a fairly large part in '' Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice'', as well as several

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, Allen was signed as a main character in

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's popular

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series, ''seaQuest DSV'', but she left after one season. Like her ''seaQuest'' predecessor (

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), she appeared in an episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Allen also appeared alongside her then husband Todd Allen in ''seaQuest DSV'' in the episode "The Siamese Dream". Allen twice portrayed the love interest of

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(

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), though different characters, on both the final episode of the original run of ''

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'' and the first reunion TV movie '' Dallas: J.R. Returns''.

Filmography

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