Jane Daly Jane Daly is the actress who portrayed Varria in the episode . Since 1972 , she has appeared in eight feature films and nine made - for - TV movies and has guest - starred on over thirty different television series . She also held regular roles on two television shows and starred in six TV pilots . She was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and began modeling and appearing in commercials when she was 14 years old . At 15 , she participated in the 1963 Miss Teenage America Pageant . She paid her way through college by appearing in over one hundred commercials , earning her degree in Theater from the University of Miami in Florida . Daly made her feature film debut in ' s 1972 horror comedy " Children Shouldn ' t Play with Dead Things " ( aka " Revenge of the Living Dead " and " Things from the Dead " ) . Later that year , she reunited with Clark for another horror movie , " Dead of Night " , which was released in 1974 . Both of these productions were filmed in Florida . Afterward , Daly moved to New York , where she starred in a national tour of the musical play " Godspell " as well as productions of " Sweet Charity " and " Fiddler on the Roof " . She then moved to California to work in Hollywood . Her first Hollywood film was the thriller " Airport ' 77 " , which also featured and ENT guest star Robert Foxworth , ' s Robert Hooks , DS9 guest actor Monte Markham , and / TNG guest star Michael Pataki . Daly ' s next movie ( and her first credited film appearance ) was the football comedy " North Dallas Forty " , distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1979 . actor Jim Boeke also appeared in this movie . The following year , Daly appeared in the romantic comedy film " The Black Marble " , which starred the aforementioned Robert Foxworth as well as TOS alum Barbara Babcock , and fellow TNG veterans John Hancock and Herta Ware . Christopher Lloyd also had a role in this movie . Daly made her next film appearance with an uncredited role in 1982 ' s " Missing " , starring David Clennon , Jerry Hardin , and Keith Szarabajka . In addition to her movie roles , Daly starred in a TV pilot for CBS in 1979 called " Heaven on Earth " , directed by Lou Antonio , but it was not picked up by the network . She starred in two more sitcom pilots for CBS the following year , including " Pottsville " , which co - starred Hamilton Camp , James Cromwell , and George O ' Hanlon , Jr . In 1981 , she starred with future guest actor John Rubinstein in a pilot for ABC called " I Love Her Anyway ! " In 1982 , Daly landed a regular role on the CBS soap opera " Capitol " , portraying prostitute Shelley Granger ( aka Kelly Harper ) . TOS veterans Victor Brandt and Julie Parrish were also part of the cast during Daly ' s tenure on the show . It was while working on this series that Daly met actor Duncan Gamble , whom she would marry just seven weeks later . Both Daly and Gamble left " Capitol " after the first season , with Daly ' s role being replaced by actress Jess Walton . After " Capitol " , Daly appeared in the 1983 NBC TV movie " Murder One , Dancer 0 " ( aka " Joe Dancer " ) , directed by Reza Badiyi , and guest - starred on the short - lived NBC series " Bay City Blues " , starring Bernie Casey and Michael Nouri . She returned to television in 1987 with guest appearances on the hit NBC shows " St . Elsewhere " ( starring Ed Begley , Jr . , Bruce Greenwood , and Norman Lloyd ) and " Gimme a Break ! " ( starring John Hoyt ) . For the former , she appeared in the episode " Schwarzwald " with Harry Groener and Cyril O ' Reilly ; for the latter , she appeared in the episode " Joey ' s Hero " with Paul Williams . Both of these episodes aired on the same night ( 11 February 1987 ) . Also in 1987 , Daly starred in the short - lived NBC series " Roomies " , appeared with Jack Blessing and Terry O ' Quinn in an episode of " Moonlighting " , and guest - starred on Michael Landon ' s series , " Highway to Heaven " . Throughout the remainder of the 1980s , she made guest appearances on such shows as " Who ' s the Boss ? " ( in an episode with Matt Roe and Gwen Van Dam ) , " Family Ties " ( with Brian Bonsall ) , and " L . A . Law " ( with Corbin Bernsen , Larry Drake , David Rappaport , and Lorinne Vozoff ) . She also appeared in the 1989 drama film " Gross Anatomy " , along with Bruce Beatty , Gordon Clapp , Steven Culp , Clyde Kusatsu , Kay E . Kuter , J . Patrick McNamara , and Jack Murdock . The 1990s saw Daly guest - star on such television series as " Lifestories " ( with Dwight Schultz ) , " Matlock " ( with Andrew J . Robinson ) , " Melrose Place " ( with Cecily Adams and Vanessa Williams ) , " Picket Fences " ( with Michael Reilly Burke , Leigh Taylor - Young , and Ray Walston ) , " Sisters " ( directed by James Contner ) , " ER " ( with Bruce Beatty , Lily Mariye , and Jim O ' Heir ) , " Pensacola : Wings of Gold " ( with Kristanna Loken and Joel Polis ) , and " Time of Your Life " ( with Bonita Friedericy ) . She also starred in a pilot for ABC called " Bermuda Triangle " , working with Michael Reilly Burke , Jerry Hardin , and Susanna Thompson . In addition , Daly played the recurring role of Dr . Molly " The Malibu Mystic " Campbell on the drama series " Beverly Hills , 90210 " . She appeared in four episodes of this series in 1995 , including one directed by Les Landau and another by Chip Chalmers . In 1999 , she had a recurring role on the NBC / Paramount Television series " JAG " , appearing in two episodes with Scott Haven and Joan Pringle . The first of those episodes , " Nobody ' s Child " , also featured David Q . Combs , Javier Grajeda , and Vyto Ruginis ) . Also during the 1990s , Daly starred in several TV movies : 1990 ' s " Miracle Landing " ( with Jeff Allin , James Cromwell , Jack Murdock , George O ' Hanlon , Jr . , Armin Shimerman , and Herta Ware ) and " In the Line of Duty : A Cop for the Killing " ( co - starring Bruce French , Clyde Kusatsu , Tony Plana , and Steven Weber ) , 1991 ' s " Runaway Father " ( with Janet MacLachlan and Frank Novak ) , 1993 ' s " Star " ( with Albert Hall and Patrick Massett ) , 1994 ' s " And Then There Was One " ( co - starring Jennifer Hetrick ) , 1997 ' s " Two Small Voices " ( with Vaughn Armstrong and Casey Biggs ) , and 1998 ' s " Little Girl Fly Away " ( with Bruce Bohne , Bruce Davison , Anne Haney , and Clayton Rohner ) . Since the turn of the century , Daly has guest - starred on such series as " " ( with Michael Welch ) , " Judging Amy " ( with John Rubinstein and Chris Sarandon ) , " Nip / Tuck " ( with Ruth Williamson ) , " Joan of Arcadia " ( again working with Michael Welch ) , and " Without a Trace " ( starring Enrique Murciano , in an episode with John de Lancie and Tracy Middendorf ) . She also had a brief recurring role on the UPN series " Girlfriends " , starring " Enterprise " guest actress Golden Brooks , and appeared in the as - yet - unaired pilot for NBC ' s " The Singles Table " , starring John Cho . In 2006 , Daly made her first appearance in a feature film since 1989 , playing Michelle Monaghan ' s mother in the 2006 Paramount Pictures release " Mission : Impossible III " ( or " M : i : III " ) . This film was directed by J . J . Abrams , who also directed ' s . ( Daly had previously appeared on Abrams ' " Felicity " . ) The cast of " M : i : III " included Simon Pegg , who stars in Abrams ' " Star Trek " . Many other production staff members who worked on " M : i : III " worked on " Star Trek " , as well . In 2015 , Daly was elected as Los Angeles member of the National Board of Directors for the 2015 - 2017 period of SAG / AFTRA .