Suzie Plakson (born June 3, 1958) is an American actress, singer, writer, poet, and artist, perhaps best known for her roles as K'Ehleyr, Worf's half Human, half Klingon mate in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Emissary" and again in the episode "Reunion", and to a much lesser extent as Meg Tynan in the sitcom Love & War. She has played a range of characters throughout her career. Her first regular role in a television series was in the sitcom Love & War; she did several voice roles (principally Fran's Apatosaurus neighbor and friend Monica) on Dinosaurs and ultimately played four characters on various Star Trek series.
Served as the master of ceremonies for the closing of Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 1, 2008.
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Appeared onstage with Patti Yasutake at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention in August 2007.
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Grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
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Studied at Northwestern University.
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Playmate Toys put out an action figure in her likeness as her character, K'Ehleyr, from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
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Siblings: Michael Plaksin and Barbara Berger (née Plaksin).
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Her sister is married to David Berger, a folk singer and high school history teacher in New Jersey.
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Her big break came when Anthony Newley cast her opposite himself in the 1987 revival of "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off".
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The only actress to appear as 4 different aliens in 3 different "Star Trek" series: Vulcan Lieutenant Selar and Klingon K'Ehleyr on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), the female Q on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Tarah, the first female Andorian on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). Although, actor Jeffrey Combs exceeded her with 6 different aliens over 3 series. Tiron, Brunt and Weyoun on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1994)_, Penk on "Star Trek: Voyager (2000)_qv, as well as Krem and Commander Shran on "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2001)_qv.
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