Melanie Smith

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Melanie Smith
Date of birth:	16 December 1962
Place of birth:	Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Character(s):	Tora Ziyal

Melanie Smith (born 16 December 1962; age 59) was the third, final, and most frequent actress to play Tora Ziyal on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Smith has also had recurring roles on Seinfeld (where her character had a memorably awkward encounter with Jason Alexander's George in the episode "The Hamptons"), Melrose Place, The Division, and As the World Turns. She starred with Andrew Robinson and Stephen Macht in the cult science fiction film Trancers III and has also had single guest-starring appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm, the science fiction Western The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Nowhere Man.

Appearances as Tora Ziyal

• DS9:
  • "In Purgatory's Shadow"
  • "By Inferno's Light"
  • "Call to Arms"
  • "Sons and Daughters"
  • "Favor the Bold"
  • "Sacrifice of Angels"

External links

• Melanie Smith at Wikipedia
• Melanie Smith at the Internet Movie Database