| This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2010) | Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963 in Long Beach, California) is a American actress. Personal life She was raised in the San Diego, CA area. her parents are San Diego theatre actress D'Ann Paton and late actor/Director Buddy Ashbrook. Her siblings are actor Dana Ashbrook and director Taylor Ashbrook. Has a daughter, Paton (Peyton) Lee Ashbrook (b. 1988) with former boyfriend Lorenzo Lamas. Paton is also an actress. Currently in a relationship with Producer/Musician David Vito Gregoli. Career Known for both her comic timing and deep emotional portrayals, she has appeared in many television and film roles including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (as the titular character in "Melora") and the Doctor Who telemovie, in which she played the role of Doctor Grace Holloway. Her portrayal as Grace in Doctor Who caused consternation among some of that show's fans because she was the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor, setting a precedent for the more sexually charged nature of the new Doctor Who series that began in 2005. A 2004 trip to the United Kingdom was filmed for the 2005 documentary Daphne Ashbrook in the UK. This DVD documentary followed her work with Doctor Who, including her role as Perfection in the Big Finish Productions audio play The Next Life. She performed opposite Paul McGann for first time since the 1996 telemovie. In 2006, she played Charlotte Howell in the audio drama Dark Shadows: The Book of Temptation for the same company. She has been to the UK twice thus far for Doctor Who convention events. Most recently she was featured in an extensive interviews on the Doctor Who podcast Doctor Who: DWO Whocast and Doctor Who podcast Doctor Who: Podshock. Another interview on Podshock will air later in 2008/early 2009. She is notable as being one of only ten actors—and the only woman—to be credited in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.[1] Her past TV work includes Cold Case, CSI, Crossing Jordan, JAG, Murder She Wrote, Judging Amy, the Profiler, Guardian, The O.C. and Cupid. Her upcoming roles include a part in David Ondaatje's 2009 motion picture "The Lodger" starring Alfred Molina, Shane West, Simon Baker and Hope Davis, and guest starring roles in The Ghost Whisperer, with Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Without a Trace with Anthony LaPaglia and Steven Weber. References - ^ http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Daphne_Ashbrook
External links - Daphne Ashbrook website Artist's website with sections on Doctor Who & Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
- Daphne Ashbrook at the Internet Movie Database
- Daphne Ashbrook at Allmovie
- Daphne Ashbrook at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
| Persondata | | NAME | Ashbrook, Daphne | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | United States actor | | DATE OF BIRTH | January 30 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach, California, United States | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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