Jolene Blalock As a model and actress , Jolene K . Blalock is best known in the " Star Trek " universe for her role as Vulcan science officer T ' Pol on . She also played T ' Pol ' s second foremother ( great - grandmother ) T ' Mir in the " Enterprise " episode . Early life and career . Blalock was born in San Diego , California . During her youth , she became a huge fan of ( becoming a self - confessed Trekkie ) , with her favorite character on the program being Spock . It seems only fitting , then , that she was given the role of the Vulcan T ' Pol , whose presence on " Enterprise " serves as a lead - in for Spock in the original series , set over a hundred years later . She began acting as a child , performing in school plays , and began modeling when she was in her teens . At the age of 23 , she made her first television appearance in an episode of the sitcom " Veronica ' s Closet " ( 1998 , episode " Veronica ' s Breast Efforts " ) , starring Kirstie Alley and with Wallace Langham and Mark Harelik . This was followed with a lead role in the 2000 made - for - TV movie " Jason and the Argonauts " , in which she played the role of Medea . Also starring in this movie were fellow " Trek " alumni Frank Langella and Brian Thompson . Also in 2000 , Blalock made a guest appearance in an episode of the UPN series " G vs E " called " Cougar Pines " . Also guest - starring in this episode was her future " Enterprise " castmate John Billingsley and guest actor Clayton Rohner . In 2001 , prior to winning the role of T ' Pol on " Enterprise " , Blalock starred in the TV mini - series " Diamond Hunters " and made an appearance in a segment of the TV movie " On the Edge " , which also featured Christopher Lloyd and Bruce Davison . Blalock went on to co - star with Davison in the " Enterprise " episode . While " Enterprise " was in production , Blalock appeared as Ishta in two episodes of the acclaimed science fiction series " " , " " ( 2003 ) and " " ( 2004 ) , the latter one alongside Tony Amendola . Other television series she joined as a guest actress include " The Love Boat : The Next Wave " ( 1999 , with Phil Morris and Rick Pasqualone ) , " D . C . " ( 2000 , alongside Kristanna Loken and future " Enterprise " co - star Joanna Cassidy ) , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( 2000 , with Erich Anderson ) , and " JAG " ( 2001 , with Rif Hutton and directed by " Enterprise " director James Whitmore , Jr . ) . " Enterprise " . In 2001 , Blalock was offered the role of Vulcan Sub - Commander T ' Pol on the fourth " Star Trek " spin - off series , " Enterprise " . Although she was a fan of the original " Star Trek " series , none of the spin - offs had interested her , so she initially rejected the offer to play T ' Pol . After passing on the role a second time , her agent gave her the script for ; upon reading the script , Blalock changed her mind and accepted the offer . Each day of filming on " Enterprise " , Blalock underwent two hours of makeup to become T ' Pol . Upon joining the series , she had to have her belly button ring removed . Early in the production , shooting was temporarily halted when Blalock was hospitalized after suffering from a burst ulcer in her colon . Blalock played the role of T ' Pol in all 97 episodes of all four seasons of " Star Trek : Enterprise " , beginning in and ending in . Her last day of filming coincided with her 30th birthday . For her performance on the show , she won a Saturn Award and a special " Cinescape Genre Face of the Future " award from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films in 2002 . She also received Saturn Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 . Blalock was an outspoken critic of the direction " Enterprise " had taken in its third season , accusing the series of lacking creativity and accusing the producers for being out of touch with the fans . Although she saw season four as an improvement over anything that had come before , she severely criticized the series finale , , because of its lack of focus on the " Enterprise " crew , going so far as to call the episode " appalling . " However , she later remarked that she understood the rationale behind the writers ' reasons for including cast members from " " in the final episode . Of Blalock ' s criticisms , executive producer Brannon Braga thought she " " might be overreacting " a " bit . " " Although initially reluctant to appear at " Star Trek " conventions , Blalock is currently an active participant in the convention circuit . Recent career . During a break in filming " Enterprise " , Blalock was cast in her feature film debut in the thriller " Slow Burn " , co - starring Bruce McGill . The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2005 but was not released into conventional theaters until April 2007 . She then appeared in another thriller , " Shadow Puppets " , along with Tony Todd and James Marsters . This film was released on DVD in July 2007 . On television , Blalock starred in the Lifetime movie " I Dream of Murder " . She also filmed an appearance on the hit ABC created series " Lost " , co - created by later producers J . J . Abrams and Damon Lindelof and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Terry O ' Quinn . On this series , Blalock was to appear as a former love interest of Sawyer ( played by Josh Holloway ) in the second season episode " Adrift . " According to a podcast on LostCasts , however , the story was altered before filming was complete and Blalock ' s scenes were scrapped . Images of Blalock ' s scenes have since appeared online . Blalock starred as Captain Lola Beck in the heavily - promoted 2008 direct - to - DVD film " Starship Troopers 3 : Marauder " , a sequel to the 1997 film " Starship Troopers " starring Dina Meyer . Also in 2008 , Blalock made a guest appearance on the series " CSI : Miami " , along with Chad Allen . More recently , Blalock filmed a role on " 10 Items or Less " , the TBS sitcom co - created and executive produced by recurring actress Nancy Hower and starring Bob Clendenin . On the show , Blalock portrayed a version of herself in an episode titled " Star Trok " , which was directed by Hower . In 2009 , she appeared in an episode of the FOX medical drama " House " entitled " Teamwork . " This episode was Jennifer Morrison ' s last as a regular on the show . In 2010 , Blalock appeared in the independent action film , " Sinners & Saints " , and in two episodes of the fantasy - adventure series " Legend of the Seeker " . Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman were among the writers and producers on this series . In 2011 , she made an appearance in the independent feature called " One Kine Day " , alongside Julia Nickson . In 2014 , Blalock made an appearance in the comedy " Sex Tape " . Other projects . In addition to her appearances in television series and films she is also an occasional model and was photographed for magazines such as " FHM " , " Maxim " , and for " Playboy " . She also acted in the internet short film " Queen for a Day " in 2000 and appeared in the 1999 music video " Denise " for the group . Personal . Besides acting , Blalock is also an avid surfer , an activity she has enjoyed since she was a child . She also enjoys a number of other sports ( including snow boarding and skateboarding ) and is also a skilled artist . Married to music executive Michael Rapino since April 22 , 2003 , Blalock currently resides in Los Angeles , California . She and husband Michael welcomed their first child , son Ryder James Rapino , on May 25 , 2010 .