- An asteroid discovered on April 22, 2001 has been named 26733 Nanavisitor (2001 HC16) in her honor. It's a small, main-belt asteroid which takes 4.2 years to orbit the sun.
- She's an admitted claustrophobic. She had a hard time filming the episode Second Skin (1994), in which her character Kira appeared as a Cardassian, because of the full rubber makeup she had to wear. Her co-star in the episode, Andrew Robinson, is also an admitted claustrophobic, as is the character he played, Garak, who became claustrophobic at a young age on Cardassia.
- Son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, born on September 16, 1996, was named for Django Reinhardt, a jazz musician. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) co-star, Alexander Siddig, is Django Siddig's father.
- Fellow Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) cast member Andrew Robinson is the godfather of Nana's son, Django.
- Gave birth to her son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, during the filming of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode Let He Who Is without Sin... (1996). Not surprisingly, she did not appear in that episode.
- Went back to work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) two weeks after her son, Django, was born.
- On October 28, 1995, she received the Best Supporting Actress in a Genre Television Series honor from the the Sci-Fi Universe Readers' Choice Universe awards.
- Nana is the daughter of dancers, choreographer Robert Tucker and ballet teacher Nenette Charisse
- She was accepted at Princeton University but kept deferring and did not attend.
- Son, Buster, is from a previous marriage.
- Sister of actor Ian Tucker and actress Zan Charisse.
- Is one of only 26 actors that have acted in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who (Torchwood) franchises.
- Best known by the public (and by many sci-fi fans) for her role as Major (later Colonel) Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
- Ex-niece-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse. Niece of Nico Charisse.
- Currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
- (May 1-3, 2009) Attended FedCon 18 in Bonn, Germany with her fellow Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) cast members Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat) and Jeffrey Combs (Brunt/Weyoun).
- Was good friend's with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Co-Star Aron Eisenberg.
- Has three dogs: a hairless Chinese crested, a black and white miniature toy poodle and a black and white standard poodle (named "Helen").
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