Michelle Forbes is an American film and television actress, best known for many recurring appearances on genre and drama television shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Battlestar Galactica", "24", "Prison Break", and "True Blood".
These are actors who were considered for roles in Star Trek before the actors we know were cast. This is not counting recasts where an new actor takes over an established role such as Robin Curtis taking over the role of Saavik from Kirstie Alley. However, the reboots are counted separately as they are far enough removed from the originals.
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