Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy is an American television and film actress, who has appeared in such television series as Guiding Light, Seinfeld, Charmed, Without a Trace and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also in films such as Clear and Present Danger, Gattaca, Soldier, and Red Dragon.

Early life, family and education

Dennehy is the daughter of actor Brian Dennehy. She obtained her acting courses from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Dennehy's career began in 1988 when she appeared as Christina "Blake" Lindsey in the TV series drama Guiding Light. She appeared in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation in the two-part episode "The Best of Both Worlds" as Lt. Commander Shelby. In 2017, Den of Geek ranked Dennehy's role as Lt. Commander Shelby as one of the top ten guest star roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 2023, she reprised the role in the third season of Star Trek: Picard as Admiral Shelby who took the Federation starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-F on its ceremonial voyage for Frontier Day. She has also appeared on the stage, such as playing Stella Kowalski in the 1994 production of A Streetcar Named Desire and playing Donna Marsala in, as well as co-creating, the environmental and immersive theater production Tony n' Tina's Wedding.

Filmography