Question: Ishka is a fictional character from the science fiction television series DS9, a female Ferengi, she is the mother of Quark, who is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark, he's an American actor, voice actor and author?
Context: Odo , played by René Auberjonois, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series "".  He is a member of a shapeshifting species called Changelings and serves as the head of security for the space station Deep Space Nine on which the show is set.  Intelligent, observant and taciturn, Odo uses his unique abilities to maintain security on the DS9 station and, later, aids the Bajoran people and the Federation throughout the Dominion War against his own people, the Founders. Vic Fontaine is a fictional character who appeared in the onwards of the American science fiction television series "".  Portrayed by James Darren, he is a holographic representation of a 1960s-era Las Vegas Rat Pack-style singer and entertainer, as part of a program run in the holosuites at Quark's bar.  The character was developed from an idea by executive producer Ira Steven Behr, who had sought to introduce a character of that type during the to be played by Frank Sinatra, Jr.; however, after Sinatra turned down the role, it was considered during the to be played by Steve Lawrence, but once again it was not used.  Darren landed the role after Behr met him at a memorabilia show in North Hollywood and had him invited to audition. Quark is a fictional character in the American television series "".  The character, which was played by Armin Shimerman, was depicted as a member of an extraterrestrial race known as the Ferengi, who are stereotypically capitalist and motivated only by profit. "The Last Outpost" is the fifth episode of the American science fiction television series "", originally aired within the United States on October 19, 1987.  The episode was written by Herbert Wright, based on a story by Richard Krzemien, and directed by Richard Colla.  The guest cast included Armin Shimerman, Jake Dengel and Tracey Walter.  Although this was Shimerman's first appearance as a Ferengi, he had previously filmed his first appearance in an uncredited role in "", but that was broadcast after "The Last Outpost".  He would later gain the role of the Ferengi Quark in the main cast of "". Ishka is a fictional character from the science fiction television series "" (DS9).  A female Ferengi, she is the mother of Quark (Armin Shimerman) and Rom (Max Grodénchik).  Ishka appears in five canon episodes of "DS9", and also features in the non-canon "Star Trek" novels "Doors Into Chaos", "Dawn of the Eagles", and "Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found)". "The House of Quark" is the 49th episode of the science fiction television series "", the third episode of the . Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor, voice actor and author.  Shimerman is known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series "", Principal Snyder in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Kramer's caddy Stan on "Seinfeld", for voicing Dr. Nefarious in the "Ratchet & Clank" series, and for voicing Andrew Ryan, one of the antagonists of "BioShock". Nog, played by Aron Eisenberg, is a recurring character on the science fiction television series "".  He becomes the first Ferengi to join Starfleet.  He is Rom's son and Quark's nephew, also only grandchild of Ishka. K9, occasionally written K-9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines (dogs, the name being a pun on the pronunciation of "canine") in the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", first appearing in 1977.  K9 has also been a central character in three of the series television spin-offs: the one-off "K-9 and Company" (1981), "The Sarah Jane Adventures" (2007–2011) and "K9" (2009–2010).  Although not originally intended to be a recurring character in the series, K9 was kept in the show following his first appearance because he was expected to be popular with younger audiences.  There have been at least four separate K9 units in the series, with the first two being companions of the Fourth Doctor.  Voice actor John Leeson has provided the character's voice in most of his appearances, except during Season 17 of "Doctor Who", in which David Brierley temporarily did so.  The character was created by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, to whom rights to the character still belong; consequently, Baker's spin-off series "K9", which is not BBC-produced, cannot directly reference events or characters from "Doctor Who", though it attempts to be a part of that continuity. "Far Beyond the Stars" is the 137th episode of the syndicated science fiction television series "", the 13th episode of .  The teleplay was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Marc Scott Zicree.  Series star Avery Brooks directed.  It is unique in that almost the full cast of "DS9" portrays human characters, without their alien costumes, as a rare example of metafiction in the fictional "Star Trek" universe.
Answer: Armin Shimerman