Martha Hackett
Martha Hackett | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 21, 1961
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse(s) | Tim Disney (m. ??; div. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Website | Martha Hackett |
Martha Hackett (born February 21, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal of
Career
Hackett's first experience of Star Trek was when she auditioned for the role of
She was cast in
When she was first cast in the role of Seska, she was not informed that she was a Cardassian spy. She later explained that "when I first started I was Seska the Bajoran Maquis member and they sort of worked everything else up in soap opera fashion."[1] Hackett became pregnant, which was written into Seska's character. Hackett described Seska as being a character with several layers, saying that "Seska’s darker sides came from a certain emotional instability, at least that’s how I played her."[1] Seska was killed off in the second part of "Basics", which came as a surprise to Hackett as she was previously sent a version of the script where Seska survived, but her baby died. She was only told that Seska was to die less than a day before filming. Following her character's death, Hackett as Seska returned to Voyager twice more in the episodes "Worst Case Scenario" and "Shattered".[1] She appeared in a total of thirteen episodes of Voyager.[3]
In 2001, she appeared in the independent film Question of Faith, where she played the monk Anselm. Her character underwent a sex change from male to female as part of a divine miracle. The film was directed by her husband.[4]
In 2018, she appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth.[citation needed]
Personal life
Hackett was married to
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Flight of Black Angel | Nurse | |
1993 | Carnosaur | Miss Kroghe | |
1994 | Leprechaun 2 | Detective | |
1994 | In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful | Muriel Walters | |
1995 | One Night Stand | Nora Walsh | |
1998 | Music from Another Room | Paula | |
1998 | Inconceivable | Jill, WOMB member | Credited as Martha Hacket |
1999 | The Last Man on Planet Earth | Mother May the Madame | |
1999 | Never Been Kissed | Mrs. Knox | |
1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Cop #2 | |
2001 | Question of Faith | Anselm | Credited as M.E. Hackett |
2003 | The Lone Ranger | Margaret | |
2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Pistol Woman | |
2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Mrs. Gibson |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Hill Street Blues | Carole Green | 2 episodes |
1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | — | Episode: "Jesse's Fifteen Minutes" |
1990 | The Marshall Chronicles | — | Episode: "Friday Night Fever" |
1992 | Civil Wars | Helen Cashman | Episode: "A Bus Named Desire" |
1993 | Sirens | Camilla | Episode: "Guy Perfect" |
1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | T'Rul | 2 episodes |
1995–2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Seska
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13 episodes |
2002 | The Guardian | Cynthia Popper | Episode: "Mothers of the Disappeared" |
2009–2010 | I Heart Vampires | Siona McCabre | 6 episodes |
2009 | NCIS | Celia Roberts | Episode: "Caged" |
2012 | Last Resort | Forest | Episode: "Nuke It Out" |
2013 | Perception
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Leah Sullivan | Episode: "Toxic" |
2014 | Masters of Sex | Shirley | Episode: "Thank You for Coming" |
2016–2018 | Days of Our Lives | Pamela Van Damme | 4 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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1996 | Star Trek: Klingon | Pok's Mother |
2001 | Star Trek: Armada II | Additional Voices |
2002 | Star Trek: Bridge Commander | Cmdr. Saffi Larsen |
2003 | Star Trek: Elite Force II | Dr. Stevenson |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Eramo, Steve (June 8, 2011). "Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - Martha Hackett (Star Trek: Voyager)". SciFiandTVTalk. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ "Star Trek: Voy "Seska Starfleet Uniform Jumpsuit"". Star Trek Prop Collector. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Stape, Will (October 21, 2008). "They So Hated They're Loved Characters of Star Trek". Yahoo! Voices. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Elder, Robert K. (May 4, 2001). "Moving 'Question of Faith'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Martha Hackett Gives Birth to Second Child". TrekNation. July 20, 2000. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ "Martha Hackett". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "A Beggar's Banquet". The Harvard Crimson. October 27, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2013.