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'''Elizabeth Dennehy''' {{born|1|November|1960}} is an actress who played [[Commander]] [[Shelby]] in {{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}} and {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}. She is the daughter of veteran actor Brian Dennehy.
  
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'''Elizabeth Dennehy''' {{born|1|November|1960}} is the actress who portrayed [[Commander]] [[Shelby]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episodes {{e|The Best of Both Worlds}} and {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}. She was interviewed for the article "Borg Buster!" by David Bossom in the {{m|January|1997}} edition of ''[[Star Trek Monthly issue 23|Star Trek Monthly]]''. Dennehy was also pictured on [[:Category:Collectible card games|collectible cards]] in the editions [[CCG: Premiere Edition]] and [[CCG: Second Edition]].
   
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Born as '''Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy''' in Jacksonville, North Carolina, she is the daughter of veteran actor {{w|Brian Dennehy}} and the sister of actress Kathleen Dennehy. She is married to actor James Lancaster.
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Dennehy began her television career on the soap opera ''Guiding Light'' between 1988 and 1989. She has since had a recurring role as "Sandra" on the hit TV series ''Charmed'' and has also appeared in some motion pictures, including ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994), ''Gattaca'' and ''The Game'' (both 1997) and ''Red Dragon'' (2002).
  
   
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== Television work ==
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In 1992, Dennehy appeared in an episode of ''Quantum Leap'', starring ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' actor [[Scott Bakula]].
  
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Dennehy began her television career on the soap opera ''The Guiding Light'' on which she portrayed Christina "Blake" Bauer Lindsey Thorpe between 1988 and 1989. Her part was then recast with Sherry Stringfield and later Elizabeth Keifer because of Dennehy's strong resemblance with {{w|Glenn Close}}. Following her appearance on ''The Next Generation'', she had guest parts in episodes of ''Quantum Leap'' (1992, with [[Scott Bakula]] and [[Dean Stockwell]]), ''Class of '96'' (1993, with [[Neil Maffin]]), ''Seinfeld'' (1993, starring [[Jason Alexander]] and with [[Estelle Harris]], [[Gina Hecht]], [[Peter Crombie]], [[Larry Hankin]], [[Erick Avari]], [[Tony Amendola]], [[Lanei Chapman]], [[Bill Erwin]], [[Teri Hatcher]], and [[Heidi Swedberg]]), ''Brooklyn Bridge'' (1993), ''The Lazarus Man'' (1996), and ''C-16: FBI'' (1997, with [[Zach Grenier]], [[Michael Cavanaugh]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Christopher Neame]], and [[Natalia Nogulich]]).
   
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Further television credits include ''NYPD Blue'' (2000, with [[Gordon Clapp]], [[Raymond Cruz]], [[Heinrich James]], and [[Pasha D. Lychnikoff]]), ''Chicago Hope'' (2000), ''Judging Amy'' (2003, with [[Sara Mornell]], [[Granville Van Dusen]], [[Robin Gammell]], [[Armin Shimerman]], and [[Ray Xifo]]), ''Gideon's Crossing'' (2001, with [[Nicholas Cascone]], [[Freda Foh Shen]], [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], [[Deborah May]], [[Michael Nouri]], and [[Randy Oglesby]]), ''The Agency'' (2001, with [[Ronny Cox]], [[David Clennon]], [[Claudette Nevins]], [[Daniel Benzali]], Nicholas Cascone, and [[Boris Lee Krutonog]]), ''Numb3rs'' (2005, with [[Bruce Davison]]), ''Without a Trace'' (2006, with [[Enrique Murciano]] and [[Paul Collins]]), and ''Commander in Chief'' (2006, with [[Jasmine Jessica Anthony]], [[Leslie Hope]], Ronny Cox, [[Tony Plana]], and [[Glenn Harris]]).
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Between 2004 and 2006 Dennehy had a recurring role as Sandra, one of the elders, in eight episodes of the hit series ''Charmed''. Fellow ''The Next Generation'' actor [[John de Lancie]] also portrayed an elder in several episodes. Other ''Trek'' performers who appeared in these episodes are [[Maury Sterling]], [[Joey Anaya]], [[Michael Hugghins]], [[Joel Swetow]], [[Bruce Gray]], [[Lorin McCraley]], [[James Wellington]], [[John Dixon]], [[Brian Oerly]], [[Bill Blair]], [[James Read]], Glenn Morshower, [[David Mattey]], and [[Alina Andrei]].
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More recent television work includes guest roles in ''Boston Legal'' (2008, with [[John Larroquette]], [[William Shatner]], and [[Ron Canada]]), ''Medium'' (2009, with [[J.D. Cullum]]), and ''The Mentalist'' (2009, with [[Marco Sanchez]]).
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== Film work ==
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Dennehy made her film debut in 1992 when working on the drama ''The Waterdance'' with [[Susan Gibney]], [[Mirron E. Willis]], and [[Barbara Alyn Woods]]. She then had supporting parts in the television drama ''A Place to Be Loved'' (1993, with [[Cyril O'Reilly]] and [[Sam Anderson]]), the action thriller ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994, with [[Harris Yulin]], Raymond Cruz, [[Ellen Geer]], [[Beau Lotterman]], [[Reg E. Cathey]], [[Vaughn Armstrong]], [[John Putch]], [[Michael Jace]], [[Cameron Thor]], [[Harley Venton]], [[Miguel Perez]], [[Kamala Lopez]], [[Aaron Lustig]], [[Catherine MacNeal]], and [[Deborah Landis]]), along her father in the television crime movie ''Jack Reed: A Search For Justice'' (1994, with [[Miguel Ferrer]], [[Marjorie Monaghan]], [[Lindsey Haun]], and [[Milt Tarver]]), the television movie ''Runaway Car'' (1997, with [[Paul Eiding]] and Glenn Morshower), and the television drama ''On the Edge of Innocence'' (1997, with [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[Olivia Birkelund]], and [[Ronald Guttman]]).
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Also in 1997, Dennehy had two featured but memorable parts: As a preschool teacher in the science fiction drama ''Gattaca'', with [[Lindsey Lee Ginter]] and [[David LeBell]], and as Maria in {{w|David Fincher}}'s mystery thriller ''The Game'', with [[Anna Katarina]].
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Further film work includes the horror sequel ''The Prophecy II'' (1998, with [[J.G. Hertzler]], [[Tom Towles]], and [[Leonard O. Turner]]), the science fiction film ''Soldier'' (1998, with [[James Black]], [[Mark DeAlessandro]], [[Paul Sklar]], [[Max Daniels]], [[Don Pulford]], and [[Jesse Littlejohn]]), the television science fiction film ''The Last Man on Planet Earth'' (1999, with [[Nancy Hower]], [[Martha Hackett]], [[Cliff DeYoung]], written by [[Kenneth Biller]], and directed by [[Les Landau]]), the television comedy ''Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story'' (1999, with [[Richard Fancy]], [[Willie Garson]], [[Mark Harelik]], and [[Marc Worden]]), the television movie ''Hard Time: Hostage Hotel'' (1999, with [[Keith Carradine]], [[Richard Riehle]], [[Spencer Garrett]], Tony Plana, [[Jack Sheldon]], and [[Tony Rizzoli]]), the television special ''Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man'' (2001, with Michael Jace, [[David Ogden Stiers]], and [[John Hostetter]]), and the thriller ''Red Dragon'' (2002, with [[John Rubinstein]], [[David Doty]], [[Brenda Strong]], [[Robert Curtis Brown]], Michael Cavanaugh, [[Andreana Weiner]], [[William Lucking]], and Mark Moses).
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Her most recent film work are the family drama ''Welcome to Paradise'' (2007, with [[Ken Jenkins]] and [[Jim O'Heir]]) and the superhero blockbuster ''Hancock'' (2008, with [[Akiva Goldsman]], [[Gregg Daniel]], and David Mattey).
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* [http://charmed.wikia.com/wiki/Elizabeth_Dennehy Elizabeth Dennehy] at the [http://charmed.wikia.com ''Charmed'' wiki]
   
 
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Elizabeth Dennehy (born 1 November 1960; age 63) is the actress who portrayed Commander Shelby in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Best of Both Worlds" and "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". She was interviewed for the article "Borg Buster!" by David Bossom in the January 1997 edition of Star Trek Monthly. Dennehy was also pictured on collectible cards in the editions CCG: Premiere Edition and CCG: Second Edition.

Born as Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy in Jacksonville, North Carolina, she is the daughter of veteran actor Brian Dennehy and the sister of actress Kathleen Dennehy. She is married to actor James Lancaster.

Television work

Dennehy began her television career on the soap opera The Guiding Light on which she portrayed Christina "Blake" Bauer Lindsey Thorpe between 1988 and 1989. Her part was then recast with Sherry Stringfield and later Elizabeth Keifer because of Dennehy's strong resemblance with Glenn Close. Following her appearance on The Next Generation, she had guest parts in episodes of Quantum Leap (1992, with Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell), Class of '96 (1993, with Neil Maffin), Seinfeld (1993, starring Jason Alexander and with Estelle Harris, Gina Hecht, Peter Crombie, Larry Hankin, Erick Avari, Tony Amendola, Lanei Chapman, Bill Erwin, Teri Hatcher, and Heidi Swedberg), Brooklyn Bridge (1993), The Lazarus Man (1996), and C-16: FBI (1997, with Zach Grenier, Michael Cavanaugh, Glenn Morshower, Christopher Neame, and Natalia Nogulich).

Further television credits include NYPD Blue (2000, with Gordon Clapp, Raymond Cruz, Heinrich James, and Pasha D. Lychnikoff), Chicago Hope (2000), Judging Amy (2003, with Sara Mornell, Granville Van Dusen, Robin Gammell, Armin Shimerman, and Ray Xifo), Gideon's Crossing (2001, with Nicholas Cascone, Freda Foh Shen, Ed Begley, Jr., Deborah May, Michael Nouri, and Randy Oglesby), The Agency (2001, with Ronny Cox, David Clennon, Claudette Nevins, Daniel Benzali, Nicholas Cascone, and Boris Lee Krutonog), Numb3rs (2005, with Bruce Davison), Without a Trace (2006, with Enrique Murciano and Paul Collins), and Commander in Chief (2006, with Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Leslie Hope, Ronny Cox, Tony Plana, and Glenn Harris).

Between 2004 and 2006 Dennehy had a recurring role as Sandra, one of the elders, in eight episodes of the hit series Charmed. Fellow The Next Generation actor John de Lancie also portrayed an elder in several episodes. Other Trek performers who appeared in these episodes are Maury Sterling, Joey Anaya, Michael Hugghins, Joel Swetow, Bruce Gray, Lorin McCraley, James Wellington, John Dixon, Brian Oerly, Bill Blair, James Read, Glenn Morshower, David Mattey, and Alina Andrei.

More recent television work includes guest roles in Boston Legal (2008, with John Larroquette, William Shatner, and Ron Canada), Medium (2009, with J.D. Cullum), and The Mentalist (2009, with Marco Sanchez).

Film work

Dennehy made her film debut in 1992 when working on the drama The Waterdance with Susan Gibney, Mirron E. Willis, and Barbara Alyn Woods. She then had supporting parts in the television drama A Place to Be Loved (1993, with Cyril O'Reilly and Sam Anderson), the action thriller Clear and Present Danger (1994, with Harris Yulin, Raymond Cruz, Ellen Geer, Beau Lotterman, Reg E. Cathey, Vaughn Armstrong, John Putch, Michael Jace, Cameron Thor, Harley Venton, Miguel Perez, Kamala Lopez, Aaron Lustig, Catherine MacNeal, and Deborah Landis), along her father in the television crime movie Jack Reed: A Search For Justice (1994, with Miguel Ferrer, Marjorie Monaghan, Lindsey Haun, and Milt Tarver), the television movie Runaway Car (1997, with Paul Eiding and Glenn Morshower), and the television drama On the Edge of Innocence (1997, with Terry O'Quinn, Olivia Birkelund, and Ronald Guttman).

Also in 1997, Dennehy had two featured but memorable parts: As a preschool teacher in the science fiction drama Gattaca, with Lindsey Lee Ginter and David LeBell, and as Maria in David Fincher's mystery thriller The Game, with Anna Katarina.

Further film work includes the horror sequel The Prophecy II (1998, with J.G. Hertzler, Tom Towles, and Leonard O. Turner), the science fiction film Soldier (1998, with James Black, Mark DeAlessandro, Paul Sklar, Max Daniels, Don Pulford, and Jesse Littlejohn), the television science fiction film The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999, with Nancy Hower, Martha Hackett, Cliff DeYoung, written by Kenneth Biller, and directed by Les Landau), the television comedy Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story (1999, with Richard Fancy, Willie Garson, Mark Harelik, and Marc Worden), the television movie Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999, with Keith Carradine, Richard Riehle, Spencer Garrett, Tony Plana, Jack Sheldon, and Tony Rizzoli), the television special Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001, with Michael Jace, David Ogden Stiers, and John Hostetter), and the thriller Red Dragon (2002, with John Rubinstein, David Doty, Brenda Strong, Robert Curtis Brown, Michael Cavanaugh, Andreana Weiner, William Lucking, and Mark Moses).

Her most recent film work are the family drama Welcome to Paradise (2007, with Ken Jenkins and Jim O'Heir) and the superhero blockbuster Hancock (2008, with Akiva Goldsman, Gregg Daniel, and David Mattey).

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