April Grace April Grace is the actress who portrayed transporter chief Maggie Hubbell in five episodes of the fourth and fifth season s of . She reprised her role for the pilot episode . Born in Lakeland , Florida , she moved to Saudi Arabia in 1978 and later attended the London Central High School in England . She returned to the USA and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena , California . Following her graduation she moved to New York City and became a founding member of the Art and Work Ensemble . Television work . Grace started to work in the entertainment industry in the early 1990s and had beside her recurring part in " Star Trek " guest roles in episodes of " China Beach " ( 1990 , with Robert Picardo and Concetta Tomei ) , " WIOU " ( 1991 , with Harris Yulin , Phil Morris , Wallace Langham , Robin Gammell , Kate McNeil , Mariette Hartley , Vyto Ruginis , Gail Strickland , and Harvey Vernon ) , " Renegade " ( 1993 , with Branscombe Richmond ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 1993 , with Gordon Clapp , Joel Swetow , Robert Costanzo , Sharon Lawrence , Michael Jace , and Tom McCleister ) , and " Empty Nest " ( 1993 ) . Between 1996 and 1997 she portrayed Elizabeth Hancock Tally , the sister of ' s character Dr . Dennis Hancock , in four episodes of the drama series " Chicago Hope " . On these episodes she worked with " Trek " alumni Julie Cobb , Rosie Malek - Yonan , Scott Jaeck , Zach Duhame , Brian Reddy , Alicia Coppola , Margot Rose , and Cathy DeBuono . During this time , Grace also appeared in several television movies such as the drama " MacShayne : Winner Takes All " ( 1994 , with Terry O ' Quinn , Richard McGonagle , Jeff Allin , Ray Buktenica , and Shauna O ' Brien ) , the thriller " Voice from the Grave " ( 1996 , with Robert Knepper , John Carroll Lynch , Eric Menyuk , and Andrew Hawkes ) , the drama " The Beneficiary " ( 1997 , with Sam Hennings , Dan Woren , and Michele Marsh ) , and the drama " Dodge ' s City " ( 1999 Further television work includes guest parts in " The X - Files " ( 1995 ) , " Murder One " ( 1997 , with Barbara Bosson , Jack Kehler , Rick Worthy , Don McManus , John Fleck , and Janet MacLachlan ) , " Promised Land " ( 1997 , with Joe Chrest ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 1997 , with Gordon Clapp , John Billingsley , Jude Ciccolella , and Daniel Dae Kim ) , " The Sentinel " ( 1998 ) , " Any Day Now " ( 1998 , with Francis Guinan and Skip Stellrecht ) , and " Fantasy Island " ( 1998 , with Malcolm McDowell , Mädchen Amick , Kristin Bauer , Larry Drake , and Liz Vassey ) . Following the millennium she appeared in " Touched by an Angel " ( 2000 , with Angela Paton , Mark L . Taylor , and Jenna Z . Wilson ) , " The Beast " ( 2001 , with Frank Langella and Michael Reilly Burke ) for which she received a CFT Excellence Award in 2001 , " Family Law " ( 2001 , with Christopher McDonald , Michelle Horn , Earl Maddox , Damara Reilly , Salli Richardson - Whitfield , and Brian Morri ) , " The Shield " ( 2002 , with Michael Jace , Jay Karnes , Benito Martinez , Iona Morris , Miguel Perez , Ben Bray , and Robert Alonzo ) , " Boomtown " ( 2002 , with Neal McDonough , Tracey Walter , and Tommy Hinkley ) , " John Doe " ( 2003 ) , " Without a Trace " ( 2002 and 2003 , with Enrique Murciano , Jason Matthew Smith , Dan Butler , and Patrick Fabian ) , " Strong Medicine " ( 2003 , with Ellen Bry and Michelle Horn ) , " The O . C . " ( 2003 , with Melinda Clarke and Rosalind Chao ) , " Karen Sisco " ( 2004 , with Clarence Williams III ) , " Crossing Jordan " ( 2005 , with Miguel Ferrer ) , " Medium " ( 2005 , with Lawrence Pressman ) , and " Cold Case " ( 2005 ) . Between 2003 and 2004 she portrayed Sergeant Toni Williams , a recurring part , in fifteen episodes of the CBS drama series " Joan of Arcadia " on which she worked with Michael Welch , Becky Wahlstrom , and David Burke and in 2006 she was Detective Lee Bridgewater in the television mini series " The Lost Room " , with Dennis Christopher , Craig Baxley , Jr . , Kevin Derr , Chrissy Weathersby Ball , and Boni Yanagisawa . Grace portrayed Beatrice Klugh in three episodes of J . J . Abrams ' drama series " Lost " ( 2006 - 2007 , with Terry O ' Quinn , Daniel Dae Kim , Clancy Brown , Sam Anderson , and Alan Dale ) and was Andrea Williams in the drama series " The Nine " ( 2007 , with John Billingsley , Zach Grenier , and Bonita Friedericy ) . Other guest roles include " Drive " ( 2007 , with K Callan , Patrick Fischler , Wayne Grace , and Alan Ruck ) , " Boston Legal " ( 2008 , with Rene Auberjonois and William Shatner ) , " Grey ' s Anatomy " ( 2008 , with Paul Dooley and Cress Williams ) , " Ghost Whisperer " ( 2008 - 2009 , with David Clennon ) , J . J . Abrams ' " Fringe " ( 2009 , directed by Akiva Goldsman and with Leonard Nimoy ) , " Lie to Me " ( 2010 , with Mark Rolston ) , " Day One " ( 2010 , with Jason Brooks ) , " Miami Medical " ( 2010 , with Mike Vogel ) , " Pretty Little Liars " ( 2010 - 2011 , with Eric Steinberg ) , " The Defenders " ( 2011 ) , " Off the Map " ( 2011 ) , and " Men of a Certain Age " ( 2011 , with Scott Bakula , Todd Stashwick , James Gleason , and Shelly Desai ) . More recently she appeared in episodes of " American Horror Story " ( 2011 , with Cassandra McCormick ) , " Last Resort " ( 2012 , with Autumn Reeser , Jay Karnes , and Bruce Davison ) , and " The Bridge " ( 2013 , with Jimmy Ortega ) . Film work . Grace made her film debut as a nurse in the 1994 romance " Angie " which also featured Ray Xifo and portrayed supporting roles in the drama " Safe " ( 1995 , with Peter Crombie and Mary Carver ) , the thriller " Headless Body in Topless Bar " ( 1995 , with Biff Yeager ) , the comedy " Bean " ( 1997 , with Harris Yulin , Larry Drake , Danny Goldring , Dakin Matthews , David Doty , Robert Curtis Brown , and Annette Helde ) , the comedy " Chicago Cab " ( 1997 ) , the thriller " Twilight " ( 1998 , with Clint Howard ) , the drama " Playing by Heart " ( 1998 , with Tim Halligan , Michael Buchman Silver , Hal Landon , Jr . , David Clennon , and Matt Malloy ) , and the short drama " Rituals and Resolutions " ( 1999 ) . Also in 1999 she portrayed Gwenovier in ' s Academy Award nominated drama " Magnolia " with Henry Gibson , Don McManus , Pat Healy , Allan Graf , Miguel Perez , Annette Helde , Jim Beaver , and Scott Alan Smith . For this performance she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture in 2000 and won a Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Cast in 2000 . Further film credits include the drama " Waterproof " ( 2000 ) , the drama " Finding Forrester " ( 2000 , with F . Murray Abraham , Michael Nouri , and Matt Malloy ) , the drama " The Hunter ' s Moon " ( 2001 , with Keith Carradine , Andrew Hawkes , Charles Napier , Jim Wilkey , and Yannick Derrien ) , ' s science fiction drama " Artificial Intelligence : AI " ( 2001 , with Matt Winston , Paula Malcomson , Tim Rigby , Keith Campbell , Jim Jansen , Eliza Coleman , Miguel Perez , Matt Malloy , and Baron Jay ) , the short films " Something in Between " ( 2002 ) , " Memorial Street " ( 2003 ) , and " Soleado " ( 2004 ) , the video game " Syphon Filter : The Omega Strain " ( 2004 ) , the drama " The Assassination of Richard Nixon " ( 2004 , with Tracy Middendorf and Brett Rickaby ) , the short film " The Stronger " ( 2004 ) , the comic adaptation " Constantine " ( 2005 , with Francis Guinan , Larry Cedar , and R . A . Rondell ) , the action film " Behind Enemy Lines II : Axis of Evil " ( 2006 , with Bruce McGill and Glenn Morshower ) , the short thriller " Midnight Son " ( 2007 ) , the drama " Choose Connor " ( 2007 , with Steven Weber , Don McManus , John Rubinstein , Erick Avari , Richard Riehle , James Horan , Michael Welch , and Renie Rivas ) , the short film " Forecast " ( 2007 , with Larry Cedar ) , the science fiction thriller " I Am Legend " ( 2007 , with Salli Richardson - Whitfield , Kimberly Shannon Murphy , Victor Paguia , and Paradox Pollack ) , the war drama " American Son " ( 2008 , with Michael Welch ) , and the remake of " Fame " ( 2009 , with Bebe Neuwirth , Kelsey Grammer , and James Read ) . More recently , Grace appeared in the short drama " Slip Away " ( 2011 , with Michelle Bonilla ) , the short film " High Card Trumpets " ( 2011 ) , the action sequel " A Good Day to Die Hard " ( 2013 , with Pasha D . Lychnikoff ) , and in the drama " Bolden ! " ( 2014 , with Joe Chrest and Damion Poitier ) . Currently , Grace is filming the drama " Lineage " . Theater work . Grace ' s theater work includes the plays " Dreaming On Tiptoe " and " Out Clause " at the East Coast Arts and " Funnyhouse Of A Negro " at the Mumbo Jumbo Theatre Co . Her performance in " The Rabbit Foot " at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and in " Spunk " at the San Diego Repertory " are Dramalogue Award priced . For the first she also received a NAACP Award Nomination . Other plays include " Reasons to Live " and " The Bacchae " at the Mark Taper Forum , " A Sensitive Man " at the Moving Arts Theatre , and " Hellcab " at the Tamirand Theatre .