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What Happened To Jolene Blalock After Playing T'Pol On Star Trek: Enterprise?

Easily one of the most prominent Vulcans next to Spock and Tuvok in the "Star Trek" franchise , T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) proved an essential member of Earth's first warp five expedition into space as told on "Star Trek: Enterprise." For the actor behind the complicated Vulcan High Council sub-commander, the role would prove her big break. An international model who appeared in both Playboy and Maxim, Blalock had landed a handful of guest appearances on shows like "Veronica's Closet" and "JAG," but the stoic Vulcan T'Pol was her first major role. It would also turn out to be her only major role, with the actor taking only a small number of TV and film roles until seemingly stepping completely out of the limelight after 2017.

But don't worry about Blalock. She's been plenty busy living her best life with her husband of more than two decades, Michael Rapino — the Live Nation Entertainment CEO with a net worth of at least $410 million. A mother of three, Blalock helped create the Rapino Foundation (which is now known as "R3VOLVE HAITI") with her husband to help address global systemic poverty. But with all that charity work on her plate, devoted T'Pol fans would still love to see Blalock find time to revisit the stars.

Jolene Blalock is a sci-fi fan

Jolene Blalock's post-"Trek" acting career may be a bit sparse, but considering she's been raising a family and running a charity organization and had no financial pressure to work, the roles she has taken are a sign that she's doing it for the pure love of the job. Blalock was more than happy to ditch the modeling industry when the profession turned out disappointing. As the actor explained in a 2002 interview with The Sun, "I'm jaded by my experiences in the modeling industry. You're never skinny or perfect enough and it was difficult mentally making the transition to acting."

But for her, getting a leading role in the sci-fi genre was a bonus. A lifelong sci-fi and fantasy fan, Blalock recounted her childhood days watching "Star Wars" and the original "Star Trek" series to Trek Today  in 2010. To the actor, science fiction is all about exploring what humanity is capable of. As she told Trek Today, "It makes us think outside of ourselves, it presents the question what if, what if we could jump the timeline, what if we could meet another intelligent species, what if we could colonize on another planet. It deals with very big ideas." 

Blalock's screen appearances would include a few more sci-fi and fantasy franchises. During her run on "Enterprise," she appeared on two episodes of "Stargate: SG-1," and after the end of "Enterprise," she had roles in "Legend of the Seeker" and "Starship Troopers 3: Marauders."

Blalock could bring T'Pol back

In the late 2000s, Jolene Blalock also showed up in procedural shows like "House" and "CSI: Miami." She had a small role in the 2014 comedy "Sex Tape," starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel. Her last acting role was in a 2017 TV movie called "A Man for Every Month." But many fans are holding out hope that her break from acting is only temporary.

In 2021, she walked the red carpet at Paramount+'s Star Trek Day, celebrating the 55th anniversary of the franchise, meaning she still may have some interest in being connected to "Star Trek," even though it appears she didn't participate in any panels. Given the natural 200-year longevity of Vulcans — not to mention the infinitely diverse sci-fi possibilities — T'Pol could potentially make an appearance in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," as she was canonically born in 2088 or 2089 and "Strange New Worlds" is set in 2259.

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7 Things You Should Know About Jolene Blalock

Jolene Blalock, played T'Pol on Star Trek: Enterprise . But did you know these seven facts about Jolene Blalock...

A San Diego Girl

Blalock was born in San Diego on March 5, 1975. She is one of four children.

A Model Turned Actress

After starting out as a model, and achieving tremendous success at it, Blalock made the move into acting. Her first credit: an episode of the sitcom Veronica's Closet , which starred Kirstie Alley of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .

In Spock's "Big Shoes"

Blalock, in 2005 interview with StarTrek.com , responded to the question "What unique perspectives have you brought to T'Pol?" by saying, "You know what? They've given us so much space. As far as the feedback... no feedback is good feedback, right? But they have given us extreme space in developing these characters, which is absolutely needed... My situation is a little bit different because Vulcans have already been established, and that's been done brilliantly through Spock. So I can only hope to carry on that torch or put my little feet into those big shoes."

Beyond Star Trek

The actress's post- Enterprise film and TV credits have included Stargate SG-1, Slow Burn, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, House, 10 Items or Less, Legend of the Seeker, Sinners and Saints and Sex Tape . Blalock, in her guest shot on 10 Items or Less , played herself... attending a convention.

A Surprise Reunion

Blalock has kept a low-profile in recent years, especially on the Trek front. So it was a suprise to many when she joined her Enterprise co-stars and producer Brannon Braga for a sit-down reunion filmed for and included on the Enterprise Blu-ray extras.

A Logical Proposal

She has been married to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino since 2003. She proposed to him while on vacation in Jamaica, and they married during that same trip. Blalock, Rapino and their kids live in L.A.

Supporting Make-A-Wish

Blalock participated in a black-tie fundraising event supporting the Los Angeles chapter of Make-A-Wish. Models and celebrities, including Blalock, Perrey Reeves and Michelle Alves joined several Make-A-Wish kids in walking a runway and modeling fashions from the BCBGMAXAZRIA label.

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Jolene Blalock

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 Enterprise
• 3 Recent career
• 4 Other projects
• 6.1 Appearances as T'Pol
• 7.1 Fan sites

Early life and career [ ]

Blalock was born in San Diego, California. During her youth, she became a huge fan of Star Trek: The Original Series (becoming a self-confessed Trekkie ), with her favorite character on the program being Spock . It seems only fitting, then, that she was given the role of the Vulcan T'Pol, whose presence on Enterprise serves as a lead-in for Spock in the original series, set over a hundred years later.

She began acting as a child, performing in school plays, and began modeling when she was in her teens. At the age of 23, she made her first television appearance in an episode of the sitcom Veronica's Closet (1998, episode Veronica's Breast Efforts ), starring Kirstie Alley and with Wallace Langham and Mark Harelik . This was followed with a lead role in the 2000 made-for-TV movie Jason and the Argonauts , in which she played the role of Medea. Also starring in this movie were fellow Trek alumni Frank Langella and Brian Thompson . Also in 2000, Blalock made a guest appearance in an episode of the UPN series G vs E called "Cougar Pines". Also guest-starring in this episode was her future Enterprise castmate John Billingsley and Star Trek: The Next Generation guest actor Clayton Rohner .

In 2001, prior to winning the role of T'Pol on Enterprise , Blalock starred in the TV mini-series Diamond Hunters and made an appearance in a segment of the TV movie On the Edge , which also featured Christopher Lloyd and Bruce Davison . Blalock went on to co-star with Davison in the Enterprise episode " The Seventh ". While Enterprise was in production, Blalock appeared as Ishta in two episodes of the acclaimed science fiction series Stargate SG-1 , " Birthright " (2003) and " Sacrifices " (2004), the latter one alongside Tony Amendola .

Other television series she joined as a guest actress include The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999, with Phil Morris and Rick Pasqualone ), D.C. (2000, alongside Kristanna Loken and future Enterprise co-star Joanna Cassidy ), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000, with Erich Anderson ), and JAG (2001, with Rif Hutton and directed by Enterprise director James Whitmore, Jr. ).

Enterprise [ ]

In 2001, Blalock was offered the role of Vulcan Sub-Commander T'Pol on the fourth Star Trek spin-off series, Enterprise . Although she was a fan of the original Star Trek series, none of the spin-offs had interested her, so she initially rejected the offer to play T'Pol. After passing on the role a second time, her agent gave her the script for " Broken Bow "; upon reading the script, Blalock changed her mind and accepted the offer. (Marshall Julius, "Why I'm boldly going ... in a skintight catsuit". The Express on Sunday , 6 January 2002; "Vulcan gorgeous!", Daily Star (26 October 2002), p. 32)

Each day of filming on Enterprise , Blalock underwent two hours of makeup to become T'Pol. Upon joining the series, she had to have her belly button ring removed. Early in the production, shooting was temporarily halted when Blalock was hospitalized after suffering from a burst ulcer in her colon. (Nick Fiaca, "Starship trouper; Sci-fi; Television", The Sun (30 March 2002) The TV Mag 24)

Blalock played the role of T'Pol in all 97 episodes of all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise , beginning in 2001 and ending in 2005 . Her last day of filming coincided with her 30th birthday. (" Blalock Calls 'Enterprise' Finale Appalling ." TrekToday.com, 7 March 2005) For her performance on the show, she won a Saturn Award and a special "Cinescape Genre Face of the Future" award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 2002. She also received Saturn Award nominations in 2003 and 2004.

Blalock was an outspoken critic of the direction Enterprise had taken in its third season , accusing the series of lacking creativity and accusing the producers for being out of touch with the fans. Although she saw season four as an improvement over anything that had come before, she severely criticized the series finale, " These Are the Voyages... ", because of its lack of focus on the Enterprise crew, going so far as to call the episode "appalling." However, she later remarked that she understood the rationale behind the writers' reasons for including cast members from The Next Generation in the final episode. [1] (X) Of Blalock's criticisms, executive producer Brannon Braga thought she " might be overreacting a bit. " [2]

Although initially reluctant to appear at Star Trek conventions, Blalock is currently an active participant in the convention circuit.

Recent career [ ]

During a break in filming Enterprise , Blalock was cast in her feature film debut in the thriller Slow Burn , co-starring Bruce McGill . The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2005 but was not released into conventional theaters until April 2007. She then appeared in another thriller, Shadow Puppets , along with Tony Todd and James Marsters . This film was released on DVD in July 2007.

On television, Blalock starred in the Lifetime movie I Dream of Murder . She also filmed an appearance on the hit ABC created series Lost , co-created by later Star Trek producers J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Terry O'Quinn . On this series, Blalock was to appear as a former love interest of Sawyer (played by Josh Holloway) in the second season episode "Adrift." According to a podcast on LostCasts , however, the story was altered before filming was complete and Blalock's scenes were scrapped. Images of Blalock's scenes have since appeared online .

Blalock starred as Captain Lola Beck in the heavily-promoted 2008 direct-to-DVD film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder , a sequel to the 1997 film Starship Troopers starring Dina Meyer . Also in 2008, Blalock made a guest appearance on the series CSI: Miami , along with Chad Allen . More recently, Blalock filmed a role on 10 Items or Less , the TBS sitcom co-created and executive produced by recurring Star Trek: Voyager actress Nancy Hower and starring Robert Clendenin . On the show, Blalock portrayed a version of herself in an episode titled "Star Trok", which was directed by Hower.

In 2009, she appeared in an episode of the FOX medical drama House entitled "Teamwork." This episode was Jennifer Morrison 's last as a regular on the show. In 2010, Blalock appeared in the independent action film, Sinners & Saints , and in two episodes of the fantasy-adventure series Legend of the Seeker . [3] Kenneth Biller and Michael Sussman were among the writers and producers on this series. In 2011, she made an appearance in the independent feature called One Kine Day , alongside Julia Nickson . In 2014, Blalock made an appearance in the comedy Sex Tape .

Other projects [ ]

In addition to her appearances in television series and films she is also an occasional model and was photographed for magazines such as FHM , Maxim , and for Playboy . She also acted in the internet short film Queen for a Day in 2000 and appeared in the 1999 music video Denise for the group Fountains of Wayne .

Personal [ ]

Besides acting, Blalock is also an avid surfer, an activity she has enjoyed since she was a child. She also enjoys a number of other sports (including snow boarding and skateboarding) and is also a skilled artist.

Married to music executive Michael Rapino since April 22, 2003, Blalock currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

She and husband Michael welcomed their first child, son Ryder James Rapino, on May 25, 2010.

Star Trek appearances [ ]

Appearances as T'Pol [ ]

• " Broken Bow "
• " Fight or Flight "
• " Strange New World "
• " Unexpected "
• " Terra Nova "
• " The Andorian Incident "
• " Breaking the Ice "
• " Civilization "
• " Fortunate Son "
• " Cold Front "
• " Silent Enemy "
• " Dear Doctor "
• " Sleeping Dogs "
• " Shadows of P'Jem "
• " Shuttlepod One "
• " Rogue Planet "
• " Acquisition "
• " Detained "
• " Vox Sola "
• " Fallen Hero "
• " Desert Crossing "
• " Two Days and Two Nights "
• " Shockwave "
• " Shockwave, Part II "
• " Carbon Creek "
• " Minefield "
• " Dead Stop "
• " A Night in Sickbay "
• " Marauders "
• " The Seventh "
• " The Communicator "
• " Singularity "
• " Vanishing Point "
• " Precious Cargo "
• " The Catwalk "
• " Cease Fire "
• " Future Tense "
• " Canamar "
• " The Crossing "
• " Judgment "
• " Horizon "
• " The Breach "
• " Cogenitor "
• " Regeneration "
• " First Flight "
• " The Expanse "
• " The Xindi "
• " Anomaly (ENT) "
• " Extinction "
• " Impulse "
• " The Shipment "
• " Twilight "
• " North Star "
• " Similitude "
• " Carpenter Street "
• " Chosen Realm "
• " Proving Ground "
• " Stratagem "
• " Harbinger "
• " Doctor's Orders "
• " Hatchery "
• " Azati Prime "
• " The Forgotten "
• " The Council "
• " Countdown "
• " Zero Hour "
• " Storm Front "
• " Storm Front, Part II "
• " Borderland "
• " Cold Station 12 "
• " The Augments "
• " The Forge "
• " Awakening "
• " Kir'Shara "
• " Daedalus "
• " Observer Effect "
• " Babel One "
• " The Aenar "
• " Affliction "
• " Divergence "
• " Terra Prime "

External links [ ]

• Jolene Blalock at the Internet Movie Database
• Jolene Blalock at Wikipedia

Fan sites [ ]

• Jolene Blalock at TriviaTribute.com
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Whatever Happened to Jolene Blalock From ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’?

By Ross Tyson | November 29, 2023

In the early 2000s, Jolene Blalock beamed into the hearts of sci-fi enthusiasts as the Vulcan officer T’Pol on the hit series “Star Trek: Enterprise.” But as the final episode of “Enterprise” faded to black, so too did Blalock’s regular appearances on our screens. This has left many fans wondering: Whatever happened to Jolene Blalock?

Rise to Stardom

Blalock was born on March 5, 1975, in San Diego, California where she was also raised. While she was just one of four children, Jolene stood out with creativity and artistic talent from a young age, from drawing to acting. The actress says she also grew up watching Star Trek, which she would eventually take part in.

Jolene took the jump at seventeen into modeling and acting, starting with fashion modeling shoots and shows throughout Europe and Asia before she hit twenty. Starting around 1997 she began acting, getting guest roles in sitcoms and procedurals from Veronica’s Closet to JAG and CSI. Then she stumbled across a potential goldmine for young actresses- Hallmark.

Unfortunately, Jolene Blalock ended up on the weird side of Hallmark and not the Christmas rom-com side, nabbing the role of Medea in their production of Jason and the Argonauts for television. The film went on to torture high school classrooms for two decades and counting.

Star Trek: Entertrpise

Jolene Blalock’s major breakthrough came in 2001 when she secured a role in her beloved franchise, Star Trek. As the Vulcan T’Pol, she was a mainstay in the four-year journey of “Star Trek: Enterprise,” acting alongside Scott Bakula. Although not the pinnacle of Star Trek series, with “Deep Space 9” often hailed as superior, “Enterprise” is still respected as a prequel to the original series.

While filming “Enterprise,” Blalock continued to engage in other ventures, including commercials, guest appearances, and a few film roles. It was during a commercial shoot that she encountered Michael Rapino, who would later become the CEO of Live Nation. They quickly fell in love and married in a surprise ceremony in Jamaica.

Following her marriage, Blalock’s presence on screen became less frequent. She appeared in various roles, ranging from guest spots in series like “CSI: Miami” to less acclaimed works like “Starship Troopers 3.” Gradually taking on fewer acting jobs, she eventually stepped away from acting entirely in 2017, with her final role being in a Hallmark movie.

Why did she quit acting?

Why did Jolene Blalock, once a popular television figure and a favorite among Star Trek fans, suddenly vanish from the spotlight? The main reason is her decision to prioritize her family life. Married to Michael Rapino, Blalock is a mother to three children and chose motherhood over her acting career. This decision doesn’t come as a surprise, given her sporadic acting roles post-2010, with notable absences in her career between 2014 and 2017.

Another factor in her stepping back is financial security. With substantial wealth shared between Blalock and Rapino, they have more than enough to live comfortably without the need for regular work. This financial freedom has allowed Blalock to forgo the demanding hours of acting for a more fulfilling role as a stay-at-home mom.

What is Jolene Blalock doing now?

Jolene Blalock has gracefully transitioned from her acting career to focus on her family and philanthropic endeavors. As a dedicated stay-at-home mother, she balances her time nurturing her children with her deep commitment to humanitarian causes. Alongside her husband, she actively supports their foundation, which is heavily involved in human rights and nature conservation initiatives globally. Recently, she has been particularly focused on providing humanitarian relief and aid in Haiti, reflecting her passion for making a tangible difference in the world.

Despite her retirement from acting, the possibility of Blalock’s return to the screen remains a topic of speculation among fans. While she has expressed no immediate plans to reprise her role in the “Star Trek” universe or undertake new acting projects, the future holds many possibilities. As her children grow and she finds more time to invest in personal pursuits, the prospect of Jolene Blalock (Rapino) making a cameo or participating in related projects cannot be completely ruled out. Her potential return, whether in a substantial role or a brief appearance, would surely be a delightful treat for her admirers and the screen community alike.

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Jolene Blalock bio: age, measurements, plastic surgery, family

Jolene Blalock is a successful Star Trek: Enterprise star who played the role of Vulcan Sub-Commander T’Pol in 98 episodes of this television series. She is also a model from the United States of America. The celebrity came into the limelight after starring in Veronica’s Closet.

Before her breakthrough in acting, she had previously featured in other films such as Diamond Hunters and On The Edge . Blalock’s turning point was when she featured as T’Pol in Star Trek: Enterprise. She referred to her breakthrough as a dream come true. This series was aired from 2001 to 2005.

Profile summary

• Birth name: Jolene Blalock
• Date of birth: March 5, 1975
• Jolene Blalock age: 45 years
• Town of birth: San Diego, California, USA
• Zodiac sign: Pisces
• Eye color: Dark Brown
• Hair color: Brown
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Model and Actress

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Jolene Blalock family background

Jolene was born in San Diego City, California, United States of America on 5th March 1975. She was raised alongside her three siblings .

Who are Jolene Blalock parents? Unfortunately, the beauty has not revealed information about her parents’ or siblings’ names.

She was lonely in most of her childhood days, and nobody was concerned about her welfare. Here is what she said during an interview with Daily Star:

I was such an awkward-looking child, and I've no idea what happened. I didn't have a good childhood because I never could get along with other kids. I was the child that sat in the corner, eating lunch by myself. I worked in the library at lunchtime because I had no real friends. I read a lot and educated myself a different way because school and I didn't get along. Even boys were never interested in me. I remember playing kiss-chase in the first and second grades. I would run, but no one would ever chase me.

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What is Jolene Blalock race? She is white. Jolene Blalock hot has mixed Scottish and Irish ethnicity.

How did Jolene Blalock start her modelling career?

At the age of 17, the celebrity left home for Asia and Europe to pursue a modelling career. The beauty has appeared on many lifestyle men's magazines cover pages such as Maxim's 'Girls of Maxim' gallery .

In 2003, she was named by FHM Magazine as the 10th s*xiest woman in the world.

Acting career

After returning to Los Angeles, she enrolled at Stella Adler Academy , Second City Los Angeles, and Toronto’s Second City Improv to flex her untested acting skills.

When Blalock had attained the best acting skills, she made her debut in Veronica’s Closet , an NBC television series which was aired in 1997.

Featuring in this series contributed to raising her fame as Medea in Jason and the Argonauts television show in 2000. She acted along with other actors such as Frank Langella and Dennis Hopper.

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Jolene Blalock movies and TV shows

The star has been featured in many films and television shows throughout her career. She was featured in Queen for a Day as Hot Babe in Yellow and Love Boat: The Next Wave as Woman, among many others.

After landing a role in Star Trek: Enterprise , she was called for an interview by startrek.com in 2005. She was asked: What unique perspectives have you brought to T'Pol?

She responded by saying:

You know what? They've given us so much space. As far as the feedback... no feedback is good feedback, right? But they have given us extreme space in developing these characters, which is absolutely needed... My situation is a little bit different because Vulcans have already been established, and that's been done brilliantly through Spock. So I can only hope to carry on that torch or put my little feet into those big shoes.

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Jolene Blalock movies

Here are some of the films that Jolene has played a part in:

• Queen for a Day (2000): In this short film, she played the role of Hot Babe in Yellow.
• Slow Burn (2005): The actress took the part of Nora Timmer.
• Shadow Puppets (2007): She acted in the film as Kate Adams.
• Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008): She portrayed the role of Capt. Lola Beck in this video.
• Sinners and Saints (2010): The beauty took the part of Stacy.
• One Kine Day (2011): The actress portrayed the role of CC.
• Troubled Teen (2012): She portrayed the role of Mama in this short film.
• Killing Frisco (2014): The actress played the role of Jolene.
• A Man for Every Month (2017): She played the role of Brenda.
• Killing Frisco (2014): She portrayed the role of Jolene.
• [] Tape (2014): Jolene featured in the film as Catalina.
• Troubled Teen (2012): The beauty featured in this short film as Mama.
• One Kine Day (2011): She featured in the film as CC.
• Sinners and Saints (2010): The beauty portrayed the role of Stacy.
• House (2009): The beauty took the role of Lexa for one episode; Teamwork.
• Shadow Puppets (2007): The actress was featured in the film as Kate.
• I Dream of Murder (2006): She acted as Joanna in the movie.
• Slow Burn (2005): She portrayed the role of Nora Timmer in the film.

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Television shows

The list below shows some of the television series that the celebrity has featured in:

• Second City This Week (2011): The actress played the role of a Celebrity Guest in the episode; It Was All a Dream.
• Legend of the Seeker (2010): She featured in the series as Sister Nicci in two episodes, which are: Perdition and Dark .
• CSI: Miami (2008): The actress played the role of Feratelli Porter in the episode, Bombshell.
• Stargate SG-1 (2003-2004): She played the role of Ishta on two episodes, which are; Sacrifices (2004) and Birthright (2003).
• The Diamond Hunters (2001): The actress featured in the film as Ruby Grange in two episodes.
• On the Edge (2001): Blalock portrayed the role of Charlie's Wife in this series.
• JAG (2001): The celebrity featured in the television series as Cpl. Lisa Antoon in one episode; Touch and Go .
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000): The actress featured in the television show as Laura Garris in the incident; Crate 'n' Burial .
• Jason and the Argonauts (2000): She featured in the film as Medea in two installments.
• D.C. (2000): She played the role of Kristi in two episodes, which are; Justice and Truth .
• Good vs. Evil (2000): The actress took the role of Libby in the event; Cougar Pines .
• Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999): She played the role of Woman in the episode; Prom Queen .
• Veronica's Closet (1998): She featured in the episode; Veronica's Breast Efforts as Woman #3.
• Last Call with Carson Daly (2002-2006): The beauty acted as herself in two events.
• 05 Spaceys (2005): She acted as herself in this television series.
• The Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2002-2004): She played as herself in two episodes.
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003): She featured as herself in two episodes.
• 1st Annual Spaceys (2003): The actress filmed as herself in one episode.
• Late Show with David Letterman (2003): She shot in the television series as herself in one episode.
• Howard Stern (2002): The gorgeous actress featured in one episode as herself.
• Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005): She portrayed the role of Vulcan Sub-Commander T'Pol in all the 98 episodes.

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Documentary credits

• Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise (2014): Jolene wrote the documentary as herself.
• Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Time of War (2014): The beauty wrote the television movie documentary as herself.
• Star Trek: Enterprise - In Conversation - The First Crew (2013): Blalock wrote the documentary as herself.
• The Captains (2011): She wrote the documentary as herself.
• Slow Burn: Fire in the Streets (2007): The beauty wrote the short video documentary as herself.
• 40 Years of Star Trek (2006): The beauty wrote the television movie documentary as herself.
• MTV Icon: Metallica (2003): Jolene wrote the documentary as herself.

Awards and nominations

The celebrated actress and model has received two awards and two nominations so far, for her work in the film and entertainment industry. They include:

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

• In 2002, she won a Saturn Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Enterprise for her work in Enterprise .
• In 2002, the beauty won a Cines cape Genre Face of the Future Award in the category of Female for her work in Enterprise .
• In 2004, the actress was nominated for a Saturn Award of Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her work in Enterprise .
• In 2003, Jolene was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her role in Enterprise .

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Jolene Blalock net worth

How much is the celebrated actress and model worth? The gorgeous actress has managed to earn a lot of money from her career.

As of 2020, her gross net worth is approximately 30 million dollars, while her husband is worth 100 million dollars. Most of her wealth is attributed to her active participation in the film and entertainment industry.

Random facts about Jolene Blalock

• The name Blalock is derived from a Scottish name, Black Lock, which means Black Hair.
• She was ranked by Stuff magazine as "102 S*xiest Women in the World" in 2002.
• When she is out of work, the beauty goes to Canada and snowboarding in Whistler, British Columbia.
• In 2003, the stunning model was ranked as the 10th S*xiest Woman on the Planet by the FHM Magazine.

What are Jolene Blalock measurements?

Below are her body measurements:

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• Weight: 58 Kg (128 lbs.)
• Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m)
• Bust size: 34 inches
• Waist size: 23 inches
• Hip size: 35 inches
• Bra size: 34D
• Shoe size: 7 (US)
• Dress size: 4 (US)

Jolene Blalock plastic surgery

The celebrity decided to undergo cosmetic surgery to better her body. Her lips were made puffier with the excessive use of fillers or fat grafts such as Juvederm and Restylane.

Most probably, she used Botox in the horizontal lines in her forehead and around her eyes to give them a lift.

However, the action raised many criticisms, and the general public opinion was that she looked terrible.

People started talking negatively about the lips of Jolene Blalock then and now. A user of the Gossip Rock page noted that Jolene's lips were puffier on Star Trek: Enterprise show.

The user wrote:

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Jolene Blalock's lips are increasingly distracting; they remind me of two sausages planted on her lips.

Another Reddit user said that Jolene’s puffy lips did put him off, and he voiced his opinion that:

She looked too much like a 21st century Hollywood plastic surgery victim.

Jolene Blalock family

Who is Jolene Blalock’s husband? In 2002, the actress met Michael Rapino in Los Angeles when he booked a beer commercial for her.

Rapino is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Live Nation Entertainment . He is also an overseer of three company divisions which are, Live Nation Sponsorship, Ticketmaster and Live Nation Concerts.

When they started dating, she was living in America while Michael was residing in England. However, the actress was very convinced that they were destined to marry each other.

Jolene organized a trip to Jamaica in which she flew both of their families. Then she took a bold step and proposed to Rapino.

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The following day on 22nd April 2003, the couple got married in a private ceremony in Negril, Jamaica.

How many children do Jolene and Micheal have? They have three sons. The couple hailed their firstborn son on May 25, 2010. River Thunder Rapino, the second-born, was born in 2012.

Finally, in December 2014, they hailed Rexton Rapino. Jolene Blalock now lives with her family in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Where is Jolene Blalock today?

The stunning actress, model, wife, and mother is in Los Angeles , California, where she lives with her family. She is also a frequent traveler.

The actress has two dogs and one cat living in aher home, and she loves taking care of them. Her hobbies include snowboarding, photography, and Thai boxing.

Jolene Blalock has many fans who are waiting to see her feature in many new Hollywood films and TV shows. She has been a public figure for many years, primarily working in the film and entertainment industry.

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7 Surprising Facts About STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE T'Pol Costume

Here are some things you didn’t know about T’Pol. The most controversial part of Star Trek: Enterprise was the revealing costume worn by T’Pol, played by former model Jolene Blalock . Some called her a “ sexpot “, a “ glorified nookie girl ” and “ the most hated actress ever to appear in any Star Trek .” We already talked about what Jeri Ryan  (who played “Seven of Nine”) went through in her costume and what Marina Sirtis went through with Deanna Troi’s cleavage . Now, we’ll talk about the reasons for Jolene Blalock’s many changing uniforms.

T’Pol is a Vulcan on the fifth Star Trek television series television series,  Star Trek: Enterprise.  She served aboard the Earth starship Enterprise NX-01 in the mid-22nd century. The show was a prequel to the original Star Trek series, and she was the first Vulcan to serve aboard a long tour of duty on a Human ship. T’Pol originally served at the Vulcan Embassy on Earth before she was temporarily reassigned to the Enterprise with the rank of sub-commander. After the mission, Captain Jonathan Archer persuaded her to take the position of science officer and the title of first officer of the Enterprise NX-01 . She was later promoted to the rank of Commander.

Jolene Blalock was born in San Diego, California and is a huge fan of Star Trek: The Original Series . Her favorite character is Mr. Spock. She loved “the relationship, just the sense of loyalty,” she told Star Trek Monthly . “I watched these three characters – Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones – and their relationship with each other and how loyal they are, and that was intense. They would give their lives for each other.”

She became a model at the young age of 17 and modeled in Europe and Asia. Blalock also appeared in various magazines like Maxim, FHM and Playboy. She got tired of modeling and began taking small acting roles saying, “I’m jaded by my experiences in the modelling industry. You’re never skinny or perfect enough and it was difficult mentally making the transition to acting.” When Blalock was offered the role of the Vulcan T’Pol, she initially turned it down since none of the spin-off shows interested her. To persuade her to take the role, her agent gave her the script for the pilot episode, “Broken Bow”. Blalock loved it so much she took the role. Co-creator and executive producer Rick Berman said, “We read hundreds of actresses and Jolene [Blalock] was in the last group we read. And she just blew us away.”

But she said the role was a challenge . “It’s been challenging for me [to play a stoic Vulcan] because I’m very expressive,” Blalock explained. “But it’s opening up avenues that I didn’t know I was capable of doing well. It’s taking things to such an acute level, where it’s just all in the eyes. You can say everything that you need to say in the eyes, because language itself is so limiting. There’s so much to say in words, but how much can words really express?

“[As T’Pol], if you can just be present, say what you want with your presence, with your eyes with your intention, the message gets across more potently, because when you’re talking to someone, there’s not really much you can say that they don’t already know. I love the fact that T’Pol can just say every thing with her eyes and her presence.”

Why did she have to go to a tattoo parlor? Was she given a sexier costume because of the ratings? Why was the show almost banned in the US? Here are some facts you may not have known about the sexiest Vulcan in space.

1. She had to Remove Her Belly Button Ring

In the first few seasons, Blalock wore a skin-tight suit, but her belly was exposed in several episodes. The problem is that Blolock had a belly button ring and Vulcans don’t wear jewelry. So they had to take it out. It was a disaster.

Blolock  later said , “Before one scene we were trying to get my belly button ring out – at one point we had two pairs of pliers on it and I was in agony. And finally the producer sent me to a tattoo shop down the road, so I went there in my ears, wig, and a pink bathrobe. No-one gave me a second look in the street and when I walked into the tattoo shop, the guy didn’t even bat an eyelid. He just looked at my pointy ears – and they look very authentic – then started talking about the belly button ring. That’s LA for you.”

2. It Took Hours for the Make-Up, But Minutes for the Costume

Jolene Blalock regularly spent two hours in the morning getting ready for her role as the Vulcan T’Pol. While her costume looked complicated, getting into her suit took “minutes” but it was the make-up that took the most time. They added prosthetic ears, a wig and eyebrows.

The makeup changed to a more Vulcan-style look in the third season. Michael Westmore was the makeup designer and supervisor and said, “Jolene was a Trek fan and she hated that they didn’t give her usual Vulcan ears and eyebrows. So in season three, she and her makeup artist just went ahead and made the change. When she appeared on the set with her new look, no objections were raised.”

3. T’Pol Did Not Wear a “Catsuit “

Original series costume designer William “Bill” Theiss or Bill Theiss was known for his provocative costume design. He came up with what is known as the “Theiss Titillation Theory” which claims that “the degree to which a costume is considered sexy is directly proportional to how accident-prone it appears to be.”

Enterprise costume designer Robert Blackman felt strongly that the men and women on the shows should be fit and sexy. He also recognized that no one has a perfect body. So, he consistently puts the female actors in body-molding stretch jumpsuits to help mold and shape the body in various proportions. For example, Seven of Nine’s costume had enhanced “breast mounds” . But he hates the word ‘catsuit’. “It’s still provocative, still ‘T&A’,” Blackman says. “But I do look forward to a time when we get rid of the very male notion of female sexuality.” 

Blalock told Maxim that her costume made sense for her character. “I have a holster for my gun, but that’s it,” Blalock said, “I guess T’Pol is just so low-maintenance that she doesn’t need anything else. She’s very feline in her movements, so really, the cat suit works.”

4. They Added Cleavage to Try to Save the Show

By the third season, the ratings were in decline. For the first time since the Star Trek: The Original Series, a Star Trek television series was in danger of cancellation.

 Fans rallied to save the show using a letter-writing campaign like the one that helped Star Trek: The Original Series . TrekUnited, led by Tim Brazeal, started “The Enterprise Project” and raised the funds to place an ad in The Hollywood Reporter . The ad was an “Open Letter” to Dawn Ostroff, UPN President, and Les Moonves, president/CEO of umbrella network CBS. It said, “We are representative of the millions of viewers from all over the world who faithfully watch Star Trek: Enterprise, support its sponsors and highly value the series as a superior dramatic program.” Other organizations like SaveEnterprise.com encouraged fans to write letters and call UPN urging renewal of Enterprise . EnterprisePostcards.com helped fans send postcards to network and corporate executives. The show was in real danger and everyone knew it.

During this time, the producers ordered massive changes to T’Pol’s uniform. Why? “Obviously, there’s the ratings,” co-creator and executive producer Brannon Braga said . “But the primary reason was a creative one. Last season ended with T’Pol leaving the Vulcan high command, so she would no longer wear the same uniform. And, after two years, our leading lady needed a change. She had been in that brown uniform with that little bowl haircut … and Bob Blackman came up with some dynamite costumes.”

Costume designer Robert Blackman gave a different explanation. “The ratings dropped,” Blackman explained. “That’s the frank, real answer. If you want the show to run seven years, you have to think about demographics.” The show was trying to appeal to the key 18-34 male demographic and “there wasn’t enough raw sex appeal” according to Blackman. 

Blalock was not happy about the costume changes telling SFX Magazine, “You can’t substitute t*** and a** for good storytelling. You can have both, but you can’t substitute one for the other, because the audience is not stupid. You can’t just throw in frivolous, uncharacteristic… well, bull and think it’s gonna help the ratings!”

5. T’Pol Has Star Trek’s First Nude Scene

While Star Trek is known for pushing boundaries, like the first interracial kiss between Kirk and Uhura , but there was one episode that crossed the lines for US television. The third-season episode “Harbinger” had the first non-sexual nude scene in Star Trek television history. In the episode, T’Pol is with Tucker and lets her clothes fall to the floor displaying her fully nude backside. 

The US FCC guidelines clearly prohibits material that lacks “serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.” They define indecency as “language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities” between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time. US television networks were allowed to censor the rump by zooming in and cropping out her bare bottom. However, in other regions, like Canada, the scene is shown without any changes.

We don’t know the exact reason for the change, but the episode aired on February 11, 2004, just ten days after Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” at half-time during Super Bowl XXXVIII . The unedited version is available on the DVD and streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu.

6. T’Pol Had More Costume Changes Than Any Other Character 

While many Star Trek characters had significant changes to their wardrobe, no character had more major changes to their costume than T’Pol. She wore over 40 costumes over the four seasons. Besides the grey, teal, purple, orange and blue colored “catsuits” she wore a wide number of casual uniforms. She also appeared nude in two episodes of season three -“Impulse” and “Harbinger” – coincidentally when the show was first in danger of cancellation.

7. T’Pol’s Uniforms Are Expensive

A massive letter-writing campaign by fans convinced UPN to renew the series for a fourth season. The average episode of Star Trek: Enterprise was $1.2 million an episode for the first three seasons and the budget was slashed to $800,000 to cut costs and try and save the show. This was half the budget of shows like Stargate: Atlantis . Unfortunately, the series was canceled during the fourth season. It is the only other Star Trek to be canceled in the middle of its run. 

Today, T’Pol’s costumes sell for over $3000. One of her civilian outfits sold for $6500.99 on eBay . Her highest priced item is her original Vulcan uniform which sold for $8,400 at Chrisities back in 2006. Obviously, guys would love to have the clothes that wrapped T’Pol’s curvy body.

What did you think of T’Pol’s costumes? What did you think of Star Trek: Enterprise ?

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Probably the best thing about DS9 was no one wore a catsuit. I see why they do it but it's pretty cheesy.

I've seen that episode in all its nakedness. I was still bummed when they cancelled the show.

The Tattoo artist must have seen some stuff in his time…

I don't like prequels, so coudln't get into Enterprise so much. There's no suprises, because we know how things go later. I think they're limiting. And I'm tired of a show selling sex. Why not just write a great story? Then I'll watch.

Wow, what a funny story about the tattoo parlor.

I want to bugger Jolene Blalock (as the bird was in 1993 when the bird was 18, not as the bird is now obviously).

M Pax is very pretty, i`d like to pull her knickers down.

I can only imagine what the guy has seen before that would make a Vilcan seem normal

I'll bet he has great stories

I've read some complaints about Kira's outfit but nothing like Seven's or T'Pol's.

The concept had promise Alex.

She was an excellent actress, one of the more subtle performers in Star Trek history.

Mirror Kira's costume.

Very subtle indeed Tony.

The writers shoulder most of the blame, but Shakespeare couldn't have made Bakula interesting. Google "Star Trek Enterprise Cast" http://goo.gl/6r7rju No other captain gets second billing on their show. I just hope whoever cast him goes to bed every night knowing they ruined Roddenberry's dream.

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Star Trek: Enterprise's Most Contentious Scene Involved T'Pol, Trip, And A Lot Of Goo

Oh no, not the decontamination chamber. 

When "Star Trek: Enterprise" debuted in 2001, there was a conscious effort by the showrunners to work in as much brazen sex appeal as they could. Noticeably, the casting directors hired Jolene Blalock, who had worked as a professional model, to play the Vulcan First Officer T'Pol, and the costume designers were careful to outfit her in skin-tight body suits. She was clearly meant to replicate Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) from "Star Trek: Voyager."

"Enterprise" was set about a century prior to the original "Star Trek," and some of the more popular "Trek" tech hadn't been invented yet. As such, when a team of officers returned from an away mission, they had to spend a long span in a decontamination chamber. In later other "Trek" shows, the transporters took care of contaminants and idle spores an away mission might have accumulated. On "Enterprise," officers had to enter a blue-lit chamber, strip down to their skivvies(!), and spend a long time massaging some kind of antibacterial gel on each other. Several scenes throughout "Enterprise" luxuriated in the cast members' bodies as they got nearly naked and rubbed each other down. It was thuddingly prurient. 

Later in the series, the decontamination scenes would evolve into something even more lascivious. T'Pol and chief engineer "Trip" Tucker (Connor Trinneer) would be ordered to meet in her quarters for Starfleet-mandated naked massages. Both the massages and the decontaminations sound like they were conceived for porno movies. 

In the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the "Enterprise" showrunners talked about the embarrassing sweatiness of the above scenes, and how they weren't very proud of them.

Chris Black admits things got 'a little lurid'

Writer and producer Chris Black noted the above-mentioned parallel to Seven of Nine from "Voyager." Seven of Nine, Trekkies can tell you, was brought into "Voyager" at the end of its third season when ratings were flagging. Jeri Ryan wore a skintight costume, which included built-in high heels and a corset . It was a transparent need to add sex appeal to "Voyager." Black seems to recall that a similar effort was made right from the jump for "Enterprise," notably through the casting of Jolene Blalock and those gooey decontamination scenes. Black said: 

"There was an effort to make the show sexier. Obviously, every show has that character. 'Voyager' had Seven of Nine and Jolene was Jolene. This striking actress in a tight outfit. There was a component of that show that was supposed to be sexy. And that goes back to the original series. Look at the costumes originally designed for those women. It's like the joke, something you threw on and almost missed. The decontamination stuff got a little out of hand. I admired what they were trying to do with the T'Pol/Trip relationship. I thought that was interesting." 

T'Pol and Trip began to form something of a romance during their intimate massage sessions, and that element of the series, at the very least, interested writers more than stripping the actors down and slathering them up. Black said that the T'Pol/Trip romance would reflect the romance witnessed between Spock's father Sarek (Mark Lenard) and his human mother Amanda (Jane Wyatt). "A marriage with one person who can't be demonstratively passionate or emotional," Black pondered. "What is that like?"

But Black admitted, "[I]t became what it was. A little lurid," adding that "the actors weren't hugely enthusiastic."

The inherent illogic of future salve

Executive producer Manny Coto, who also served as the series showrunner in its third and fourth seasons, recalled the decontamination scenes as not just being lurid, but also technolgically unlikely. Even if "Enterprise" was set at a time before humans were regularly using transporters, surely there was a more efficient way to decontaminate someone than by literally rubbing goo on each other. Of the decontamination scenes, Coto said: 

"I thought they were silly; it was less about the obvious attempt to get hot bodies on there, but are you really going to be decontaminated by spreading this gel all over your body? It doesn't seem like a very efficient way to decontaminate. I would rather have them strip and get hit by a beam. Not, 'We're going to spread gel all over each other.' What if you missed a spot?" 

So far, no one has accepted blame for the obvious need to cram erotic gel massages into "Star Trek." 

Of course, the regular injection of sex-fantasy material into "Star Trek" might be considered an artifact of the 1960s when Gene Roddenberry was in charge. Roddenberry was an infamously horny dude. Starfleet officers wore miniskirts. One needn't look too far into "Star Trek" to find a woman dressed in an impossibly revealing outfit (compliments of costume designer William Ware Theiss). One can see, hiding inside "Star Trek," a definite streak of free love advocacy that Roddenberry was clearly very excited about. As such, there was a thought that "Star Trek" characters might be comfortable with their bodies in the future, and that being naked in front of peers, rubbing goo on their bodies, was not necessarily going to be sexual. Think of the group shower scenes in Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers." 

This was the view affected by writer/producer David A. Goodman.

In Star Trek, all clothes should be off

David Goodman's issue with the decontamination scenes was that they should have read as nude, but nonsexual. The problem is any kind of nudity on TV is usually presented as sexual, especially when it's being filmed the way it was on "Enterprise." Also, Connor Trinneer and Jolene Blalock were model-attractive people, adding that prurient element to their gel scenes. To Goodman, it was the clothing that made the scenes lurid and not the nudity. He said: 

"I didn't like the decontamination chamber scenes mostly because what those scenes show you is what you can't do. If everybody is good with the stuff and Trip isn't going to get an erection being with T'Pol, then they take their clothes off and they rub it all over themselves, but instead, because it's network TV, they have to stay half-dressed. What about the parts of their bodies that are covered by their clothes?" 

He continued, linking to Gene Roddenberry, saying:

"All of the things you can't do because it's TV and we're suggesting something really sexy, but if we want to show the future, we're going to take their clothes off. If Roddenberry's idea of the future is accurate or possible, that's what would happen." 

However one might want to justify it, the fact remains that "Enterprise" regularly featured scenes of attractive actors rubbing each other with a petroleum jelly-like substance while wearing Starfleet-issue underwear. Because it was so obviously lascivious, the scenes rarely came across as sexy. There's an irony to that. 

Star Trek: Enterprise actor wasn't happy about Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist

T he writers of Star Trek: Enterprise created the Temporal Cold War storyline, introducing the mysterious Agent Daniels in the process who was played by Matt Winston in eight episodes. It was a part of the Star Trek Universe that isn't completely understood by many, including Enterprise star, Dominic Keating . And Star Trek: Discovery's revelation that Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg) had been Agent Daniels all along didn't sit well with the actor either. In fact, Keating considered it a slap in the face.

When interviewed by Treknews.net [via Screenrant] about his newest podcast with Connor Trinneer, The D-Con Chamber , Keating didn't hold back when asked about the storyline. He said the last part, meaning Daniels, pissed him off and was "a slap in the face." But Keating seemed to be talking more about his character's treatment on Enterprise.

But if I’m gonna be honest, it kind of used to piss me off that they bring him [Matt Winston] back two or three times a season for really good episodes. And I’d get the ‘Yes sir, no sir, three bags full, sir’ lines.Dominic Keating

To have Agent Daniels referenced at the end of Discovery's five-season run clearly didn't make Keating happy, and to be fair, something he adds later, that some of the Enterprise characters were underused is correct. There was never enough of Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) or Ensign Hoshi (Linda Parks), either. Occasionally, Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley) would get a good episode, but the other characters were rarely center stage. For the most part, Enterprise revolved around Captain Archer (Scott Bakula), T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), and Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer), much like Star Trek: The Original Series centered around Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Bones (DeForest Kelley).

Overall, though, the entirety of Enterprise has been overlooked, and maybe this was the Discovery writers way of bringing in a small piece of the series as a nod. But it wasn't an effort that left a good impression with Keating.

This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as Star Trek: Enterprise actor wasn't happy about Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist .

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Rachel Garrett: Star Trek’s Most Tragic Enterprise Captain Explained

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• Tricia O'Neill played multiple Star Trek characters, including the memorable Captain Rachel Garrett in TNG.
• She auditioned for other TNG roles before landing the captain role, showcasing her dedication to appearing in Star Trek.
• O'Neill also portrayed a Klingon scientist in TNG and a Cardassian spy in DS9, highlighting her versatility.

Best known for playing Captain Rachel Garrett in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Tricia O'Neill has actually played three characters in the Star Trek franchise. An actress with a prolific career as a stage performer and TV guest star, Tricia O'Neill has appeared in hit 1980s TV shows like Dynasty , Murder, She Wrote , and The A-Team . When O'Neill later appeared in two episodes of TNG , she didn't have any scenes with her former A-Team co-star Dwight Schultz as Lt. Reginald Barclay . However, Tricia O'Neill did share scenes with her The Fall Guy co-star, Marc Alaimo, in her one-and-only appearance in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

Interestingly, Tricia O'Neill was considered to play the recurring Star Trek: DS9 character , Kai Opaka in season 1, but the role went to Camille Saviola instead . Perhaps because O'Neill was so recognizable as the captain of the USS Enterprise-C, it was decided that a Bajoran nose ridge wouldn't be enough to hide Kai Opaka's physical resemblance to Captain Rachel Garrett. This could also be the reason why Tricia O'Neill's subsequent roles after Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, episode 15, "Yesterday's Enterprise", required heavy alien prosthesis .

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Captain Rachel Garrett in "Yesterday's Enterprise"

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Tricia O'Neill played the first female captain of the starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, episode 15, "Yesterday's Enterprise". Captain Rachel Garrett was the captain of the USS Enterprise-C, which was lost in battle defending a Klingon colony from Romulan attack. When the starship fell through a temporal anomaly and caused a dark alternate timeline, Garrett and her crew bravely make the decision to sacrifice themselves by returning to the past to meet their fate. Garrett was briefly honored with the Red Lady statue in Star Trek: Picard season 3, until it was destroyed by terrorists.

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According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion , Tricia O'Neill had been a big Star Trek fan prior to being cast as Captain Garrett. This is presumably why, in an interview with StarTrek.com , O'Neill states that she'd auditioned for a handful of TNG roles prior to "Yesterday's Enterprise" . It was those auditions that ultimately led to the TNG team calling Tricia O'Neill and outright offering her the role of Captain Rachel Garrett. In the same interview, O'Neill reflected on the experience of being captain of the Enterprise, saying:

"Everything becomes very real and, if you let go of not believing, you can sail right into a whole world. Sitting in that chair as captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, that’s who I was for a week or so. It was an extraordinary experience."

Kacey Rohl has been cast as a younger Rachel Garrett in the upcoming streaming-exclusive movie, Star Trek: Section 31 .

Kurak in "Suspicions"

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Tricia O'Neill returned to Star Trek: The Next Generation , although audiences would be forgiven for not recognizing her. In Star Trek: TNG season 6, episode 22, "Suspicions", O'Neill played a Klingon warp field specialist, Kurak, who had been invited aboard the USS Enterprise-D to observe a metaphasic shield test. Kurak is a fascinating character, who provides insight into how Klingon scientists are regarded in the wider Star Trek universe. Watching her scenes in "Suspicions", it's clear that Tricia O'Neill relishes the chance to play such a complex character; a great scientist that also has the fiery temper of a Klingon warrior .

Discussing the role with StarTrek.com back in 2013, Tricia O'Neill reflected on these conflicting aspects of Kurak's character. It was clear that the role of a Klingon scientist was something that greatly appealed to O'Neill, despite the hours spent in make-up to become Kurak. Read Tricia O'Neill's quote below:

" The makeup was difficult, but once I saw it, it was such a support to believe the world, to get into character [....] I knew the difficulty this particular Klingon was involved in because she was advancing. She had the great weight on her shoulders of being intelligent, of being a scientist, and she was crossing barriers. But she was still a Klingon, so she was very… not savage, but physical..."

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Korinas in "Defiant"

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Having appeared together in an episode of The Fall Guy , Tricia O'Neill reunited with Marc Alaimo in Star Trek: DS9 for the season 3 episode, "Defiant". O'Neill played Korinas, a member of the Obsidian Order, who was assigned to observe Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Gul Dukat (Alaimo) as they led the search for the stolen USS Defiant. It was revealed that Tricia O'Neill's DS9 character had a lot to lose if the rogue Thomas Riker (Jonathan Frakes) unearthed the Obsidian Order's plans to build a new fleet of Cardassian warships.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

Having previously played a Klingon in Star Trek , Tricia O'Neill was still surprised by the oppressive feeling of the Cardassian make-up required to play Korinas. In her StarTrek.com interview, O'Neill revealed that it was " hard breathing " in the " rigid " Cardassian costume. However, despite this, Tricia O'Neill turns in an engaging performance as the enigmatic Cardassian spy, further proving the versatility she's shown as an actor throughout her career before and since Star Trek: The Next Generation .

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S2.E13 ∙ Dawn

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