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Barbara J. Tarbuck (born 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an actress who has appeared in two of the Star Trek spin-offs. She first played the role of Governor Leka Trion in the Next Generation episode "The Host". Many years later, she appeared as Chancellor Kalev in the Enterprise episode "Shadows of P'Jem".

Outside of Trek, Tarbuck had roles in several popular soap operas. She appeared several times on Dallas (starring Susan Howard, Leigh J. McCloskey, and Morgan Woodward) and Dynasty (starring Joan Collins and Lee Bergere) before being given a recurring role as Dr. Randall on Falcon Crest from 1986 through 1987. Among her co-stars on this series were Jonathan Banks, Leslie Bevis, Michael Ensign, Robert Foxworth, and Tarbuck's "Shadows of P'Jem" co-star Jeff Kober. Afterwards, she went on to have recurring roles on Santa Barbara and General Hospital.

She has also made guest appearances on a large number of other television programs, including Quincy (starring Robert Ito and Garry Walberg), M*A*S*H (starring David Ogden Stiers), St. Elsewhere (starring Ed Begley, Jr., Norman Lloyd, L.A. Law (starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake and also guest-starring Gwynyth Walsh), Silk Stalkings (starring Ben Vereen), Quantum Leap (starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell and also guest-starring Alan Oppenheimer), Picket Fences (starring Roy Brocksmith and Ray Walston), Crossing Jordan (starring Miguel Ferrer), NYPD Blue (starring Gordon Clapp), and Medical Investigation (starring Neal McDonough). She also appeared in several episodes of Cagney & Lacey, including 1984's "Matinee", which also guest-starred Bibi Besch and Armin Shimerman. Tarbuck also co-starred with Rene Auberjonois, Erick Avari, Daniel Davis, and Carolyn Seymour in a 1992 episode of Civil Wars and with Thomas Kopache and Gates McFadden in a 2001 episode of The Division. Also in 2001, Tarbuck had a role in the drama Just Ask My Children, as did Casey Biggs, John Billingsley, Virginia Madsen, Robert Joy, Jack Shearer, Armin Shimerman, and Kitty Swink.

Tarbuck also has several major films to her credit, with her first being the 1986 science fiction comedy, Short Circuit, co-starring Brian McNamara. This was followed that same year with Big Trouble, featuring Paul Dooley and Warren Munson. Her other films include Curly Sue (1991), The Tie That Binds (1995, with Keith Carradine), and Walking Tall, the latter of which starred Star Trek: First Contact actor Neal McDonough.

Other Trek connections

Additional projects in which Tarbuck acted with other Star Trek performers include:

Quincy episode "No Way to Treat a Flower" (1979) with Whit Bissell
Mr. R's Daughter (1979 TV movie) with Craig Wasson
A Christmas Without Snow (1980 TV movie) with [[James Cromwell]
Condo episode "That's Entertainment" (1983) with Rosana DeSoto and Graham Jarvis
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) with Stanley Kamel and Lawrence Pressman
The Twilight Zone episode "The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" (1985) with Biff Yeager
Hunter episode "Boomerang" (1988) with Roy Brocksmith
David (1988 TV movie) with John Glover
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989 TV movie) with Raymond Cruz, Gregg Henry, John Vickery and Ray Walston
Moonlighting episode "Eine Kleine Nacht Murder" (1989) with Jack Blessing, Virginia Madsen and Ray Wise
21 Jump Street episode "Come from the Shadows" (1989) with Tony Plana
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) with Andreas Katsulas
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993 TV movie) with Bill Bolender, Bruce French, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough, and William Sadler
A Kiss Goodnight (1994 TV movie) with Shelly Desai and Mark Moses
Moment of Truth: Eye of the Stalker (1995 TV movie) with Joanna Cassidy and James MacDonald
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996 TV movie) with Cliff deYoung and George D. Wallace
Pacific Blue episode "Rapscallions" (1996) with Anthony De Longis and Tom Towles
The Burning Zone episode "Lethal Injection" (1996) with Dennis Christopher, Tim De Zarn, Sherman Howard, and Keith Szarabajka
The Practice episode "Part V" (1997) with Mark Harelik and Norman Lloyd
Before He Wakes (1998 TV movie) with Ron Canada
Mr. Murder (1998 TV movie) with Jim Beaver, K Callan, Richard Riehle, Bill Smitrovich, and Dell Yount
Judging Amy episode "Hold on Tight" (2001) with Tim Kelleher
NYPD Blue episode "Maybe Baby" (2003) with Bill Cobbs
Without a Trace episode "Fallout: Part 1" (2003) with Gregory Itzin
Navy NCIS episode "UnSEALed" (2004) with Tim Kelleher and Leon Russom
Nip/Tuck episode "Naomi Games" (2004) with Famke Janssen
CSI:NY episode "Dancing with the Fishes" (2005) with Robert Joy

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 She has also made guest appearances on a large number of other television programs, including ''Quincy'' (starring [[Robert Ito]] and [[Garry Walberg]]), ''M*A*S*H'' (starring [[David Ogden Stiers]]), ''St. Elsewhere'' (starring [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[Norman Lloyd]], ''L.A. Law'' (starring [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]] and also guest-starring [[Gwynyth Walsh]]), ''Silk Stalkings'' (starring [[Ben Vereen]]), ''Quantum Leap'' (starring [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]] and also guest-starring [[Alan Oppenheimer]]), ''Picket Fences'' (starring [[Roy Brocksmith]] and [[Ray Walston]]), ''Crossing Jordan'' (starring [[Miguel Ferrer]]), ''NYPD Blue'' (starring [[Gordon Clapp]]), and ''Medical Investigation'' (starring [[Neal McDonough]]). She also appeared in several episodes of ''Cagney & Lacey'', including 1984's "Matinee", which also guest-starred [[Bibi Besch]] and [[Armin Shimerman]]. Tarbuck also co-starred with [[Rene Auberjonois]], [[Erick Avari]], [[Daniel Davis]], and [[Carolyn Seymour]] in a 1992 episode of ''Civil Wars'' and with [[Thomas Kopache]] and [[Gates McFadden]] in a 2001 episode of ''The Division''. Also in 2001, Tarbuck had a role in the drama ''Just Ask My Children'', as did [[Casey Biggs]], [[John Billingsley]], [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Robert Joy]], [[Jack Shearer]], Armin Shimerman, and [[Kitty Swink]].
-Tarbuck also has several major films to her credit, with her first being the 1986 [[science fiction]] [[humor|comedy]], ''Short Circuit'', co-starring [[Brian McNamara]]. This was followed that same year with ''Big Trouble'', featuring [[Paul Dooley]] and [[Warren Munson]]. Her other films include ''Curly Sue'' (1991), ''The Tie That Binds'' (1995, with [[Keith Carradine]]), and ''Walking Tall'', the latter of which starred ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' actor Neal McDonough.
+Tarbuck also has several major films to her credit, with her first being the 1986 science fiction [[humor|comedy]], ''Short Circuit'', co-starring [[Brian McNamara]]. This was followed that same year with ''Big Trouble'', featuring [[Paul Dooley]] and [[Warren Munson]]. Her other films include ''Curly Sue'' (1991), ''The Tie That Binds'' (1995, with [[Keith Carradine]]), and ''Walking Tall'', the latter of which starred ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' actor Neal McDonough.
 ==Other Trek connections==