American actress who played freighter captain Kasidy Yates, Benjamin Sisko's partner and later wife, on Deep Space Nine.
Penny Johnson Jerald is an American actress, born in 1961, who played Kasidy Yates on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, beginning with Family Business. Kasidy, a freighter captain, became Benjamin Sisko's partner, was briefly jailed for helping the Maquis, and married him in the final season.
Johnson Jerald's other notable work includes Beverly Barnes on The Larry Sanders Show, Sherry Palmer on 24 and Captain Victoria Gates on Castle. She returned to science fiction as Doctor Claire Finn on The Orville.