Judy McConnell
Judy McConnell (born 6 April 1944; age 81) is an actress from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who played Yeoman Tankris in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Wolf in the Fold". She filmed her scenes on Tuesday 27 June 1967 and Wednesday 28 June 1967 at Desilu Stage 9.
Outside of Trek, she is a best known for her role as Sophia on Santa Barbara through nearly its entire run from 1984 through 1993. This role originally belonged to Star Trek: Voyager guest star Rosemary Forsyth, but McConnell replaced her during the show's first season. Her co-stars on this series included fellow Trek alumni Judith Anderson, Ian Abercrombie, Jeff Corey, Henry Darrow, Anthony De Longis, Samantha Eggar, Jim Fitzpatrick, Ellen Geer, Bruce Gray, Gregory Itzin, Lenore Kasdorf, Janet MacLachlan, Mark Margolis, Leigh J. McCloskey, France Nuyen, William Schallert, Brian Tochi, and Ray Walston.
She gained early stardom with a stint as Eb Dawson's girlfriend, Darlene, during the final season of Green Acres. She would go on to become a regular on a number of soap operas, including two years on General Hospital and three years on As the World Turns, before signing up for Santa Barbara.
She also had roles in made-for-TV movies such as Gidget Gets Married (1972, with James B. Sikking), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995, starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli and Ron Fassler, with Leon Russom, Tiny Ron, and Glenn Morshower), and Every Woman's Dream (1996, with Kim Cattrall and Felecia M. Bell), and feature films such as The Doll Squad (1974, starring Michael Ansara), and The Weather Man (2005).