Biography of Denise Crosby

Denise Michelle Crosby (born November 24, 1957) is an American actress and model, best known for portraying Security Chief Tasha Yar mainly in season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Yar's daughter, the half-Romulan Commander Sela, in subsequent seasons. She is also known for her numerous film and television roles, and for starring in and producing the film Trekkies.

Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957, in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Marilyn Scott and actor Dennis Crosby (after whom she was named). Her unmarried mother was forced to fight a sensational, three-year-long lawsuit against her father, at the conclusion of which Dennis was ordered to pay child support and legal fees. The case was brought to attempt to cancel the $80 per week in child support that Dennis was paying to Scott. This deeply embarrassed Dennis and his father, actor and singer Bing Crosby. Although Crosby was 19 when her grandfather died, she had never met him.

Crosby attended LeConte Junior High School,