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| − | Yasutake started her acting career in the 1980s and was featured in episodes of {{wt|T. J. Hooker}} (1985, | + | Yasutake started her acting career in the 1980s and was featured in episodes of {{wt|T. J. Hooker}} (1985, starring [[William Shatner]] and [[James Darren]], with [[Lloyd Kino]], [[Michelle Phillips]] and [[Miguel Ferrer]]) and {{wt|Scarecrow and Mrs. King}} (1985 & 1986, starring [[Kate Jackson]], with [[Edward R. Brown]], [[Paddi Edwards]], [[Gregory Itzin]], [[Richard Lynch]] and [[Sachi Parker]]). |
In 1986 she was cast as Umeki Kazihiro in {{wt|Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho}} where she appeared with fellow ''Trek'' performer [[Clint Howard]]. She also played this part along with [[Scott Bakula]], [[Stephen Lee]], and Clint Howard in the following short lived television series ''Gung Ho'' (1986-1987). | In 1986 she was cast as Umeki Kazihiro in {{wt|Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho}} where she appeared with fellow ''Trek'' performer [[Clint Howard]]. She also played this part along with [[Scott Bakula]], [[Stephen Lee]], and Clint Howard in the following short lived television series ''Gung Ho'' (1986-1987). | ||
| − | Further television work includes episodes of ''Duet'' (1988), ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' (1988, with [[Anne Haney]], [[Evelyn Guerrero]], and [[Brian George]]), | + | Further television work includes episodes of ''Duet'' (1988), ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' (1988, with [[Anne Haney]], [[Evelyn Guerrero]], and [[Brian George]]), {{wt|Mr. Belvedere}} (1987 & 1989, former with [[Mark L. Taylor]]), ''Tales from the Crypt'' (1989, with [[William Sadler]], [[Roy Brocksmith]], [[Gerrit Graham]], [[Laura Albert]], and [[John Kassir]]), {{wt|Sons and Daughters (1991 TV series)|Sons and Daughters}} (1991, with [[Paul Scherrer]] and [[George D. Wallace]]), {{wt|Murphy Brown}} (1991, with [[John Hostetter]]), {{wt|Picket Fences}} (1992, with [[Michael John Anderson]], [[Michael Keenan]], [[Kelly Connell]], and [[Ray Walston]]), ''Rhythm & Blues'' (1992, with [[Ron Glass]]), ''Murder One'' (1996, with [[Daniel Benzali]], [[John Fleck]], [[Kevin Tighe]], [[Barbara Bosson]], [[Donna Murphy]], and Gregory Itzin), ''Living Single'' (1996), ''Dangerous Minds'' (1996, with [[Michael Jace]]), and ''Crisis Center'' (1997, with [[Tina Lifford]], [[Clifton Collins, Jr.]], and [[Fran Bennett]]). |
Throughout the 1990s, Yasutake was many times cast for television movies, often playing doctors or a nurse. Her credits include {{wt|Without Warning: The James Brady Story}} (1991, with [[Christine Healy]]), the crime drama ''Fatal Friendship'' (1991, with [[Kate Mulgrew]]), the drama ''Blind Spot'' (1993, with [[Fritz Weaver]]), {{wt|Donato and Daughter}} (1993, with [[Jenette Goldstein]], [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Louis Giambalvo]], [[Michael Cavanaugh]], [[Julianna McCarthy]], [[Ian Patrick Williams]], [[David Gautreaux]], and Gregory Itzin), the drama ''Lush Life'' (1993, with [[Jack Sheldon]] and [[Ron Taylor]]), the drama ''Abandoned and Deceived'' (1995, with [[Bibi Besch]], [[Rosemary Forsyth]], [[Robert Hooks]], [[Claudette Nevins]], and [[Gordon Clapp]]), the drama ''The Road to Galveston'' (1996, with [[Penny Johnson]], [[Stephen Root]], and [[Clarence Williams III]]), the drama ''A Face to Kill for'' (1999, with [[Claire Rankin]]), and the movie ''Incognito'' (1999, with [[Phil Morris]], Ron Glass, and [[Joan Pringle]]). | Throughout the 1990s, Yasutake was many times cast for television movies, often playing doctors or a nurse. Her credits include {{wt|Without Warning: The James Brady Story}} (1991, with [[Christine Healy]]), the crime drama ''Fatal Friendship'' (1991, with [[Kate Mulgrew]]), the drama ''Blind Spot'' (1993, with [[Fritz Weaver]]), {{wt|Donato and Daughter}} (1993, with [[Jenette Goldstein]], [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Louis Giambalvo]], [[Michael Cavanaugh]], [[Julianna McCarthy]], [[Ian Patrick Williams]], [[David Gautreaux]], and Gregory Itzin), the drama ''Lush Life'' (1993, with [[Jack Sheldon]] and [[Ron Taylor]]), the drama ''Abandoned and Deceived'' (1995, with [[Bibi Besch]], [[Rosemary Forsyth]], [[Robert Hooks]], [[Claudette Nevins]], and [[Gordon Clapp]]), the drama ''The Road to Galveston'' (1996, with [[Penny Johnson]], [[Stephen Root]], and [[Clarence Williams III]]), the drama ''A Face to Kill for'' (1999, with [[Claire Rankin]]), and the movie ''Incognito'' (1999, with [[Phil Morris]], Ron Glass, and [[Joan Pringle]]). | ||
| − | Following her ''Trek'' connection, Yasutake had guest parts in episodes of {{wt|Judging Amy}} (2000, with [[John Billingsley]]), ''HBO First Look'' (2000, with [[Bruce Davison]]), {{wt|ER (TV series)|ER}} (2003, with [[Lily Mariye]], Stephen Lee, [[Mark Moses]], [[Marco Sanchez]], and [[Michelle C. Bonilla]]), ''She Spies'' (2004), {{wt|Crossing Jordan}} (2004, starring Miguel Ferrer and [[Jerry O'Connell]], with [[Denise Crosby]], [[Zach Grenier]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and [[Kristin Bauer]]), {{wt|Grey's Anatomy}} (2005, with [[Francis Guinan]]), {{wt|Bones (TV series)|Bones}} (2005, with [[Alicia Coppola]] and [[Kate McNeil]]), {{wt|Boston Legal}} (2006, | + | Following her ''Trek'' connection, Yasutake had guest parts in episodes of {{wt|Judging Amy}} (2000, with [[John Billingsley]]), ''HBO First Look'' (2000, with [[Bruce Davison]]), {{wt|ER (TV series)|ER}} (2003, with [[Lily Mariye]], Stephen Lee, [[Mark Moses]], [[Marco Sanchez]], and [[Michelle C. Bonilla]]), ''She Spies'' (2004), {{wt|Crossing Jordan}} (2004, starring Miguel Ferrer and [[Jerry O'Connell]], with [[Denise Crosby]], [[Zach Grenier]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and [[Kristin Bauer]]), {{wt|Grey's Anatomy}} (2005, with [[Francis Guinan]]), {{wt|Bones (TV series)|Bones}} (2005, with [[Alicia Coppola]] and [[Kate McNeil]]), {{wt|Boston Legal}} (2006, starring William Shatner and [[René Auberjonois]], with [[Corbin Bernsen]], [[Joanna Cassidy]] and [[Philip Weyland]]), {{wt|Just Legal}} (2005 & 2006, latter with [[Cliff DeYoung]] and [[Sandra Nelson]]), {{wt|The Unit}} (2007, with [[Abby Brammell]] and [[Jeremy Roberts]]), {{wt|Cold Case}} (2007, with [[Keone Young]]), and {{wt|FlashForward}} (2009, created by [[Brannon Braga]], starring [[John Cho]] and [[Peyton List]], with [[Gina Hecht]]). |
She also played Mrs. Hong in the television drama ''Dad's Home'' (2010, with [[Stephanie Erb]] and [[Beau Billingslea]]) and Judge Wilkerson in an episode of ''The Young and the Restless'' (2011). She also reprised her part of Cathy Tao in the 2011 ''The Closer'' episode "Under Control" (with [[Raymond Cruz]] and [[Jonathan del Arco]]) following her two previous guest parts in episodes in 2008 and 2009 (with [[Gina Ravarra]]). | She also played Mrs. Hong in the television drama ''Dad's Home'' (2010, with [[Stephanie Erb]] and [[Beau Billingslea]]) and Judge Wilkerson in an episode of ''The Young and the Restless'' (2011). She also reprised her part of Cathy Tao in the 2011 ''The Closer'' episode "Under Control" (with [[Raymond Cruz]] and [[Jonathan del Arco]]) following her two previous guest parts in episodes in 2008 and 2009 (with [[Gina Ravarra]]). | ||
Patti Yasutake (6 September 1953 – 5 August 2024; age 70) was the actress who portrayed Alyssa Ogawa in sixteen episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and in the two Star Trek films Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.
Born as Patricia Sue Yasutake on 6 September 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. For a couple of years, Yasutake worked as the administrative director of the Howard Fine acting studio.
Yasutake passed away on 5 August 2024 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center from a rare form of T-cell lymphoma.
Yasutake in the Hallmark commercial
Yasutake remembered watching Star Trek: The Original Series together with her family on television. Several years later she auditioned for the part of an unnamed conn officer on The Next Generation but wasn't cast. After she first appeared as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in the fourth season episode "Future Imperfect" in 1990 she wasn't convinced to be called back and play this part again. Yasutake was also a contender for the role of Keiko O'Brien, introduced in the same season, but the role was cast with actress Rosalind Chao. [1]
Following five years and sixteen episodes as Ogawa through four seasons she also portrayed her in Star Trek Generations in 1994 and Star Trek: First Contact in 1996. [2] In 2001 she provided additional voices for the video game Star Trek: Armada II. Her stand-in and photo double on The Next Generation was actress Sissy Sessions who worked in the same capacity for Rosalind Chao.
In 1993, Yastutake also portrayed Alyssa Ogawa in a Hallmark television commercial in North America where she is seen questioning the shipboard computer about the features of the USS Enterprise-D "Keepsake" ornament. Beside being a frequent guest at Star Trek related conventions (Germany in 2004, Las Vegas in 2007) she also attended the opening gala of Star Trek The Tour on January 17, 2008 in Long Beach, California.
A costume worn by Yasutake was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay [3](X) and in 2009 Diamond Select Toys released a 7 inch action figure of her character. Regarding her work on Star Trek, Yasutake was interviewed by Steven Eramo for the magazines Cult Times Special, article "Medical History", in 2001 and Starburst Special, article "Deep Space Nurse", in 2004. Another interview was in 2000 for Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 17.
Yasutake started her acting career in the 1980s and was featured in episodes of T. J. Hooker (1985, starring William Shatner and James Darren, with Lloyd Kino, Michelle Phillips and Miguel Ferrer) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985 & 1986, starring Kate Jackson, with Edward R. Brown, Paddi Edwards, Gregory Itzin, Richard Lynch and Sachi Parker).
In 1986 she was cast as Umeki Kazihiro in Gung Ho where she appeared with fellow Trek performer Clint Howard. She also played this part along with Scott Bakula, Stephen Lee, and Clint Howard in the following short lived television series Gung Ho (1986-1987).
Further television work includes episodes of Duet (1988), CBS Summer Playhouse (1988, with Anne Haney, Evelyn Guerrero, and Brian George), Mr. Belvedere (1987 & 1989, former with Mark L. Taylor), Tales from the Crypt (1989, with William Sadler, Roy Brocksmith, Gerrit Graham, Laura Albert, and John Kassir), Sons and Daughters (1991, with Paul Scherrer and George D. Wallace), Murphy Brown (1991, with John Hostetter), Picket Fences (1992, with Michael John Anderson, Michael Keenan, Kelly Connell, and Ray Walston), Rhythm & Blues (1992, with Ron Glass), Murder One (1996, with Daniel Benzali, John Fleck, Kevin Tighe, Barbara Bosson, Donna Murphy, and Gregory Itzin), Living Single (1996), Dangerous Minds (1996, with Michael Jace), and Crisis Center (1997, with Tina Lifford, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Fran Bennett).
Throughout the 1990s, Yasutake was many times cast for television movies, often playing doctors or a nurse. Her credits include Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991, with Christine Healy), the crime drama Fatal Friendship (1991, with Kate Mulgrew), the drama Blind Spot (1993, with Fritz Weaver), Donato and Daughter (1993, with Jenette Goldstein, Marc Alaimo, Louis Giambalvo, Michael Cavanaugh, Julianna McCarthy, Ian Patrick Williams, David Gautreaux, and Gregory Itzin), the drama Lush Life (1993, with Jack Sheldon and Ron Taylor), the drama Abandoned and Deceived (1995, with Bibi Besch, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Hooks, Claudette Nevins, and Gordon Clapp), the drama The Road to Galveston (1996, with Penny Johnson, Stephen Root, and Clarence Williams III), the drama A Face to Kill for (1999, with Claire Rankin), and the movie Incognito (1999, with Phil Morris, Ron Glass, and Joan Pringle).
Following her Trek connection, Yasutake had guest parts in episodes of Judging Amy (2000, with John Billingsley), HBO First Look (2000, with Bruce Davison), ER (2003, with Lily Mariye, Stephen Lee, Mark Moses, Marco Sanchez, and Michelle C. Bonilla), She Spies (2004), Crossing Jordan (2004, starring Miguel Ferrer and Jerry O'Connell, with Denise Crosby, Zach Grenier, Eric Pierpoint, and Kristin Bauer), Grey's Anatomy (2005, with Francis Guinan), Bones (2005, with Alicia Coppola and Kate McNeil), Boston Legal (2006, starring William Shatner and René Auberjonois, with Corbin Bernsen, Joanna Cassidy and Philip Weyland), Just Legal (2005 & 2006, latter with Cliff DeYoung and Sandra Nelson), The Unit (2007, with Abby Brammell and Jeremy Roberts), Cold Case (2007, with Keone Young), and FlashForward (2009, created by Brannon Braga, starring John Cho and Peyton List, with Gina Hecht).
She also played Mrs. Hong in the television drama Dad's Home (2010, with Stephanie Erb and Beau Billingslea) and Judge Wilkerson in an episode of The Young and the Restless (2011). She also reprised her part of Cathy Tao in the 2011 The Closer episode "Under Control" (with Raymond Cruz and Jonathan del Arco) following her two previous guest parts in episodes in 2008 and 2009 (with Gina Ravarra).
Yasutake made her film debut in Lesli Linka Glatter's Academy Award nomination short film Tales of Meeting and Parting in 1985. For The Wash (1988), Yasutake received an Independent Spirit Award nomination in the category Best Supporting Female in 1989.
Further film credits include Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992, with Chris Latta, Marjean Holden, Jophery C. Brown, Manny Perry, and J.D. Walters), the drama Dangerous Intentions (1995, with Corbin Bernsen), Clockwatchers (1997, with Paul Dooley, Joe Chrest, Chuck Borden, and Gregg Daniel), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999, with Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, and Matt Malloy), The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005, with Christopher McDonald, Ronny Cox, Jude Ciccolella, Erick Avari, Ian Abercrombie, L.L. Ginter, Gregg Daniel, and Mark Newsom), and The Coverup (2008, with John Savage, Colby French, Michael Welch, Ivar Brogger, Gregg Daniel, Michelle Horn, and Don McManus).
Yasutake later lent her voice to the video game BioShock: Infinite (2012) on which Lauren Mary Kim performed stunts.
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