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Denise Crosby joined the cast as the tough-as-nails security officer Lieutenant Tasha Yar in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Her career aboard the Enterprise-D was short lived, as Crosby left the show in 1988 and her character written out of the show. She returned in 1990 to appear in the "Yesterday's Enterprise" episode and again in 1994 in "All Good Things...."
Despite an early departure from the show due to artistic differences, Crosby has embraced and is embraced by Trek fandom, including her work as a presenter for and co-exectuive producer on Trekkies (1997) and Trekkies 2 (2004).
Despite an early departure from the show due to artistic differences, Crosby has embraced and is embraced by Trek fandom, including her work as a presenter for and co-exectuive producer on Trekkies (1997) and Trekkies 2 (2004).