Daphne Ashbrook

Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing Grace Holloway in Doctor Who: The Movie, Melora Pazlar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Jackie Kowalski in Hollywood Heights, and Dawn Atwood in The OC.

Born in Long Beach, California, on January 30, 1963, Ashbrook is the daughter of actor/director Buddy Ashbrook and actress D'Ann Paton.

Ashbrook gained early acting experience on stage in the Los Angeles area. Productions in which she appeared included Burlesque ... The Way You Like It (1982), Come Blow Your Horn (1983), and The Coming of Stork (1984).

She guest starred on the show Riptide in an episode that aired on October 2, 1984, titled, "Where The Girls Are." She played a character named Courtland Reece.

She also played Liz McKay in the ABC crime drama Our Family Honor (1985–1986), Kathy Davenport on the ABC crime drama Fortune Dane (1986) and Alex in the ABC comedy-drama Hooperman (1987–1989). In 1990, she appeared as Phyllis Gates, Rock Hudson's wife, in the television film Rock Hudson.^{[citation needed]}

In 1984 she appeared in the TV series Knight Rider, in the episode "A Knight in Shining Armor", starring as Katherine Granger.^{[citation needed]}

Ashbrook played the titular character in "Melora", a 1993 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.^{[citation needed]}

She played Grace Holloway in the 1996 television film Doctor Who—a portrayal that upset some fans because she was the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor.