B . G . Robinson B . G . Robinson was a Human female who served as a Starfleet officer during the late - 24th century . In 2365 , Robinson held the rank of lieutenant and served as a transporter chief aboard the Federation starship , under Captain Jean - Luc Picard . She beamed Thadiun Okona aboard when his vessel , the " Erstwhile " , was disabled . When Okona asked Data for directions to section 806 , he was looking for Robinson ' s quarters in room 08 - 0669 . Robinson greeted him warmly and closed the door . Later , she beamed Debin , Kushell , Yanar , and Benzan aboard and informed Lieutenant Worf that the delegations had no weapons with them . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Robinson was played by Teri Hatcher in her only " Star Trek " appearance . Due to much of her scenes being cut from the final version of " The Outrageous Okona " , Hatcher asked that her name not be listed in the episode ' s credits . As such , she received no on - screen credit for her performance . The script for " The Outrageous Okona " describes the character as " " the very feminine and graciously endowed Transporter Commander B . G . Robinson . Everything she has two of are perfectly matched , coordinated , and move with a wonderful grace that is called ' woman . " " It goes onto say she always displays a " " very professional manner . " " Apocrypha . Bronwyn Gail Robinson appears as a selectable crewmember in " " , in which her personnel file states she was born in the year 2340 in Metropolis , Illinois , to parents Ellen and Sam . She also has a sister named Lucy and a brother - in - law named Jim who both live on the Martian colonies . It goes onto say that during her time at Starfleet Academy , she averted a serious transport accident on the USS " Cornwall " during a midshipman cruise in 2361 , going on to become a student instructor in transporter science , later graduating in the 90th percentile , in 2362 . Her biography continues to describe her first posting aboard the under Captain Korsmo where she served as cargo transporter sub - chief . In 2363 , Robinson was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and made cargo transporter chief . The following year , she transferred to the as a junior personnel transporter officer and was subsequently promoted to lieutenant in 2365 , at which time she was also made the relief transporter chief . The game further reveals that following her appearance in , Robinson tranferred to the engineering department in 2366 where she served in the damage control team . In 2367 , she was made damage control junior supervisor and two years later , the chief damage control officer . After serving in that role for a further two years , her file states she became a warp core junior supervisor . During the events of , the game reveals she was commended for bravery after risking her own life to save an injured crewman during the destruction of the " Enterprise " . Following this , her file mentions that she transferred to the as assistant chief engineer in 2372 and served with distinction during the Borg attack on Earth the following year . Due to her exemplary service , Captain Jean - Luc Picard recommended Robinson ' s promotion to lieutenant commander . According to the game , Robinson had a distinguished career , earning multiple awards and commendations , including a commendation for distinguised service in 2361 , the Ribbon of Excellence in 2365 , a citation for conspicuous bravery in 2371 , and the Kragite Order of Heroism and Purple Heart for Meritorious Service in 2373 . She lists her interests as surrealist painting s , hang - gliding and mystery holoprograms . Robinson has a card in the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " which also gives her name as Bronwyn Gail .