Canadian actress, famous as Tara King in The Avengers, who played Gul Ocett, the first female Cardassian commander seen in Star Trek, in the Next Generation episode The Chase.
Linda Thorson is a Canadian actress who became well known in the late 1960s as Tara King, John Steed's partner in the final series of The Avengers.
In The Chase she plays Gul Ocett, who commands two Cardassian warships in the race to assemble the DNA puzzle left behind by Professor Galen's research. She bargains with Picard and the Klingon Nu'Daq, then tries to cheat them both.
Ocett is present on Vilmor II when the ancient humanoid's message is played, and dismisses the idea of kinship with the other species. She was the first woman shown holding the rank of gul.