American actress who played Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in sixteen episodes of The Next Generation and two of its films.
Patti Yasutake, an American stage, film and television actress, played Nurse Alyssa Ogawa, Dr. Beverly Crusher's trusted assistant in the Enterprise-D sickbay, in sixteen episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, including Genesis. She reprised the role in the feature films Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact, making Ogawa one of the few recurring medical staff to follow the crew to the big screen.
Her other screen credits included appearances in series such as ER and Cold Case, alongside a long career in theater. She died in 2024.