Robin Lefler Ensign Robin Lefler was a female Human 24th century Starfleet officer and engineer . Lefler ' s parents were plasma specialist s that were in short supply in a certain sector . This meant they were stationed on several starbase s during her childhood . Lefler therefore could neither call a place ' home ' nor develop friendships , jokingly claiming her first friend had been a tricorder . She graduated from Starfleet Academy in the 2360s and , in 2368 , was posted on the . ( ) In early 2368 Lefler assisted Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge in preparing the " Enterprise " - D for combat with a Tamarian deep space cruiser . ( ) Lefler served as mission specialist for a mission exploring the Phoenix Cluster . During this time , she had a brief romance with Wesley Crusher while he was on vacation . She and Wesley foiled a plot by the Ktarian s to take over the " Enterprise " ( and subsequently , Starfleet ) , using an addictive game to get control over the crew . She helped to analyze the game ' s effects and in examining Data when he was deactivated . She eventually succumbed to the game , but Wesley had enough to go on to foil the plot . ( ) Lefler ' s Laws . Robin created a set of 102 " Laws " to live by . " " Every time I learn something essential , " " she explained , " " I make up a law about it , so I never forget . " " Appendices . Background information . Robin Lefler was played by Ashley Judd . Originally , Lefler did not appear in " Darmok " . This is evidenced by the call sheet for , which listed an " uncast actress " in the role of Lieutenant Larson , which could also be an earlier name for Lefler which was then changed . Robin Lephler ( " sic " ) was featured in the writer ' s first draft script of . In , ZENtertainment ( a now - defunct Hollywood news source ) reported , " " Ashley Judd was on " Letterman " the other night to promote her new movie , " High Crimes " . Dave surprised her with a clip of her appearance on TNG , where she went on a date with Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton ) . Judd mentioned that she was reprising the role ( of Robin Lefler ) in as Wesley ' s wife . " " This was also reported by About Sci - Fi , which added to the report , " " Wil Wheaton , however , says he ' s heard nothing about that . Somehow , I ' m not surprised Wesley doesn ' t know he ' s married . " " Later on , " " Judd ' s spokesperson denied this cameo appearance . " " In , Wil Wheaton found out and reported that his scene had been cut from " Star Trek Nemesis " . There was no mention ( by him ) about Judd or Lefler . Apocrypha . According to the video game " " , Lefler was born in Trenton , New Jersey to parents Morgan and Mark Lefler . However , the short story " Lefler ' s Logs " states that her father ' s name is Charles . Lefler makes an appearance in TNG Special 3 ' s " Old Debts " story opposite Montgomery Scott and Koloth , introducing three new laws that expand the canon list . In Peter David ' s series , Lefler was the chief operations officer of the USS " Excalibur " , under the command of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun ( M ' k ' n ' z ' y of Calhoun ) . Her mother was an immortal , who went by the name " Morgan Primus " and seemed to have been nearly every character portrayed by Majel Barrett - Roddenberry . Various novels have also added laws , which include :