- After appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Ro Laren, she was approached to play the same character in a starring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). When she turned down the part, because she didn't want to commit to a regular television role at that point in her career, a new Bajoran character, Kira Nerys, was created and Nana Visitor was cast in that part.
- She is of Mexican descent.
- In order to play the deaf character of Susan Metcalfe on the BBC series Messiah (2001), she learned British Sign Language within six days.
- Prior to introducing the character of Ensign Ro Laren in Ensign Ro (1991), she appeared in a small part in Half a Life (1991), as Dara, the daughter of Dr. Timicin, played by David Ogden Stiers.
- A Star Trek action figure was made in the likeness of Ensign Ro Laren, her character on the series.
- She appears reproducing a character in The Honor Farm (2017) with a reference to True Blood.
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