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Margaret Reed Is A Force of Nature

Margaret Reed played Dr. Serova in the seventh season of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode, “Force of Nature,” playing an alien scientist who believes warp travel is doing more harm than good. Today, this veteran performer and advocate takes a look at her career from where it began to the place it is now….

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The Klingon Pop Warrior Brings Glory & Honor to Pop Music

The Klingon Pop Warrior brings modern pop music across the galaxy, singing familiar favorites in the Klingon language! Jen Useliss, who also goes by her Klingon name of Jen-bohm, explains how her time doing improv led her to discover her enjoyment of singing in Klingon, how she found her Trek fandom, her work on “Star…

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Lee Arenberg and the Zen of Acting & Gratitude

Lee Arenberg has worked in Hollywood for a long time, so of course he crossed paths with Star Trek eventually. This veteran appeared five times in four different series, including playing Ferengis in DS9 and TNG, a Malon in VOY, and a Tellarite ambassador in a two-parter on Enterprise. Arenberg has loads of great stories…

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The Life & Legacy of Leonard Nimoy

In honor of the late Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek historian and Nimoy archivist Bonnie Moss visits Trek Untold to tell us about the man behind the pointy ears. We get the inside story of Nimoy’s life beyond Star Trek, discussing his passion for photography and the arts, reading some of Nimoy’s poetry (and how that…

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Kay Bess: Voices Across Space and Time

Kay Bess has been working in the voiceover industry for many decades and crossed paths with the Star Trek universe in a very special way as the voice of La Sirena’s computer on “Star Trek: Picard.” A Trekkie who fell in love with the franchise later in life, Kay tells stories about her unique audition,…

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William Sadler: From Shawshank to Section 31

William Sadler is known to Star Trek fans for his time on Deep Space Nine as Luther Sloan, a member of a mysterious group within Starfleet called Section 31. Through three episodes, Sloan introduced viewers to this clandestine organization that left a huge mark on the franchise. But, the actor who played this character is…

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The Secrets of 90s Star Trek Toys

The Star Trek toys from the 90s started as one of the hottest toy lines for kids and collectors but ultimately crashed and burned in the clearance aisle. What happened to these figures that changed the collecting game for adults to turn them into fodder that cost less today than they did 30 years ago?…

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The “Star Trek” Comic Art of JK Woodward

JK Woodward has been drawing and painting “Star Trek” comics for years, working on many different series. Most recently, he’s done covers and interiors for IDW’s Star Trek TNG Mirrorverse saga, one of the most epic and ambitious Mirror Universe stories ever told in Trek! Woodward talks about the evolution of his art style, using…

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Sandra Gimpel: Stunt Woman to the Stars

You won’t recognize Sandy Gimpel’s face from the original “Star Trek” because it was covered by loads of prosthetics! She was The Salt Vampire from the season one episode of TOS “The Man Trap,” but she also was a Talosian in the original pilot with Jeffrey Hunter, “The Cage.” When Ms. Gimpel started in Hollywood, she had…

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Jeff Yagher Sculpts His Own Destiny

Jeff Yagher had a memorable role as Iden, leader of a rogue group of Holograms from the seventh season “Star Trek: Voyager” two-parter, “Flesh and Blood,” but these days, it’s his hands that do the performing. After a successful acting career, Yagher transitioned into an even more successful sculptor, creating amazing work sold by places…

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