The Five: 40 years of Star Trek babes

When I first considered doing 'The Five' for the women of Star Trek it seemed simple enough. After giving that some thought though, I realized it's just not possible. Over the hundreds of hours of television and movies that comprise the Trek universe, there have just been way too many beautiful women to boil it all down to just five. I mean, just in the original series you have the likes of Yeoman Tamura (Miko Mayama - pictured), Lt. Landon (Celeste Yarnall), T'Pring (Arlene Martel), Mea Three (Barbara Babcock), Drusilla (Lois Jewell), and Andrea (Sherry Jackson). And that's just to start. So, while I have chosen five of my favorites after the jump, I realize that there are easily another fifty that could make the list. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments. I'm curious to see what the TV Squad faithful think.

Majel Barret - Number One, Nurse Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi

The first lady of Trek, Majel is the widow of Gene Roddenberry. Along with these characters, she also provided the voice of starship onboard computers which makes her the only actor to participate in all six trek series, as well as both the TOS and TNG movies.

Away from Trek, Majel has a long list of other shows she has done guest spots on including classics like The Untouchables, Leave It To Beaver, The Lucy Show, and Here Come The Brides.


Nicole de Boer - Ezri Dax

I'm only a casual DS9 fan, so I'm not sure if I am going to anger any of the faithful by choosing Nicole de Boer over Terry Farrell. It's a tough call, and I think we would both be right. In the end, the tie breaker was de Boer's appearance in one of my favorite movies, Cube. Yes, Cube trumps Becker every time.

Among her other credits, the Canadian born de Boer appeared in both the Kids In The Hall television show, and their movie Brain Candy. She currently stars as Sarah Bannerman on USA's The Dead Zone.

Nichelle Nichols - Chief Communications Officer Uhura

Nichelle was the first African American woman to be featured on a major television series, and later followed that up by being half of the first interracial kiss on US television when Uhura and Kirk kissed in "Plato's Stepchildren" .

Post Trek, Nichols has lent her voice to Futurama, Gargoyles, and Batman: The Animated Series, among other things. She has also written three books. Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories, Saturn's Child, and Saturna's Quest.

Jeri Ryan - Seven of Nine

I think Seven of Nine is probably the character most familiar to non Trek fans from this list. For some reason, maybe even two reasons, this character had something of a mainstream crossover, as evidenced by her seven TV Guide covers.

Previous to her Voyager stint, the former Miss Illinois appeared on two short-lived shows that I dug, The Sentinel and Dark Skies. After Trek, Ryan went on to FOX's Boston Public and The O.C.

Marina Sirtis - Deanna Troi

Even though Ron Moore has described Counselor Troi as one of the show's most embarrassing features, she is still a knockout. And some would argue that had more to do with her being on the show than anything else. The Next Generation's Counelor Troi also made appearances on both Voyager and Enterprise.

Like Nichelle Nichols, Sirtis has also worked on Gargoyles. More recently she appeared in Stargate SG-1, The Closer, and Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Crash.

So there you have it. My favorite women of Trek. Who are yours?