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Betty Matsushita (11 December 1931 – 13 May 2004; age 72) was an actress who had several featured parts in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. She received no credit for her appearances.
Matsushita filmed her scenes for the fourth season episode "Qpid" on Friday 8 February 1991 on Paramount Stage 8. For the episode "Silicon Avatar", she filmed her scenes on Wednesday 7 August 1991 on location at the Golden Oak Ranch and on Thursday 15 August 1991 at Paramount Stage 16. For "Darkling", she filmed her scenes on her 65th birthday, Wednesday 11 December 1996 on Paramount Stage 16.
Matsushita passed away due to cancer in San Antonio, Texas.