| Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (January 2007) | Chase Masterson (born Christianne Carafano, February 26, 1963 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American actress. Career She portrayed the Bajoran Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1995 to 1999, and Ivy Lief on General Hospital. Her guest starring roles include Sliders (as Kelly, the sister of Wade Welles) and ER. Masterson co-starred in the 1993 erotic feature Married People, Single Sex. In 1995, Masterson made the low-budget sci-fi film Digital Man, in which she appeared in an on screen nude scene opposite co-star Don Swayze. Masterson hosted an Entertainment Tonight-style news program for the Sci Fi Channel in the 1990s and an Internet-based radio talk show for the website The Fandom in 2004-2005. She is also a singer of jazz/torch songs who has released an album entitled Thrill of the Chase, the follow-up EP AD ASTRA! (Latin for To the Stars!), and the limited edition Crystal Anniversary: Songs From the Holosuite (in honor of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's fifteenth anniversary). Other projects include providing the voice of a character in the anime film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (sequel to the original Robotech series of the 1980s), and starring as a sultry singer in James Kerwin's sci-fi noir film Yesterday Was a Lie. In 2003, Masterson was named one of the "50 Sexiest Women of the Year" by the popular lads' magazine Femme Fatales (she holds the distinction of appearing on the magazine's cover twice). Despite her limited run on DS9, fan surveys have shown her to be the most popular guest at Star Trek conventions over the years. TV Guide Online named Masterson the "Number One Favorite Science Fiction Actress on Television" following a reader's poll. Following a series of stalking incidents instigated by a man in Berlin, Masterson was the plaintiff in Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, a controversial legal case in which the courts ruled against Masterson and expanded the definition of "interactive computer services" under the Communications Decency Act. Masterson was named Best Feature Film Producer of 2008 by the LA Femme Film Festival. References - Profile at Actress Archives
- Biography at Allfansites.com
- AOL Television
External links | v • d • e Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | | Rene Auberjonois • Avery Brooks • Nicole de Boer • Michael Dorn • Terry Farrell • Cirroc Lofton • Colm Meaney • Armin Shimerman • Alexander Siddig • Nana Visitor | | | Persondata | | NAME | Masterson, Chase | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carafano, Christianne | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress | | DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1963 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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