Robin Curtis Robin Curtis is the actress who replaced Kirstie Alley as Saavik for and . She later portrayed Tallera / in the seventh season episodes and in . She was also offered the role of K ' Ehleyr , which eventually went to Suzie Plakson , after Curtis was busy filming another project . In , she recorded an audio commentary for the " " DVD with Leonard Nimoy , Harve Bennett and Charles Correll . One of her movie costumes was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Personal . Curtis was born in New York Mills , New York . She graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1978 with a degree in communications and theater . She began pursuing an acting career in New York upon graduation and after spending two summers performing at the Springside Inn Dinner Theater in Auburn . She signed with an agent after appearing in the stage musical " City Suite " , made her television debut in a commercial for Oil of Olay , and moved to Los Angeles to further her career two years later . Curtis retired from acting in 1999 and moved to Cincinnati , Ohio , where she was married . She took graduate classes at the University of Cincinnati in the Criminal Justice Department and was active in a number of causes and organizations , including Planned Parenthood . In 2003 , she moved to Cazenovia , New York . Upon arrival , she obtained a real estate sales license and has worked successfully as a residential real estate agent since 2004 . She made a brief return to acting , debuting her one - woman show , " Not My Bra , You Don ' t ! - The Sexual Odyssey of a Forty - Nine Year Old Woman " , in 2005 . She also continues to make occasional appearances at " Star Trek " conventions . Career . Film . Curtis made her film debut in the 1981 horror drama " Ghost Story " . In this film , Curtis portrayed Rea Dedham , while actress Breon Gorman played her sister , Nellie . The film ' s cast also included Alice Krige and Craig Wasson . After playing Saavik in " Star Trek III " and " Star Trek IV " , Curtis appeared in a number of low - budget independent films . She had a supporting role in the 1993 comedy " Hexed " , which also featured Laura Banks . This was followed by three films in 1994 : " Hostile Intentions " with Christopher Darga ; " The Unborn II " with Darryl Henriques ; and " Babyfever " with Felecia M . Bell and Lynnda Ferguson . Curtis next played Major Marin in the action film " Bloodfist VI : Ground Zero " , in which Bert Remsen also appeared . The following years , she worked with Jonathan Banks on the science fiction thriller " Dark Breed " . She also co - starred with Ed Begley , Jr . , Clint Howard , William Newman , and Don Stark in the critically - panned family comedy " Santa with Muscles " . Her subsequent film credits have included " Scorpio One " ( with George Murdock ) , " Recoil " ( with Thomas Kopache ) , and " Making Contact " ( with JD Cullum , Gregory Itzin , and Mitch Ryan ) . Her last film before she retired from acting was the 1999 independent comedy " The Sex Monster " . Television . During the 1980s , Curtis has co - starred or guest - starred on such television series as " The Equalizer " ( starring Robert Lansing and Keith Szarabajka , in an episode with Mark Margolis , Robert O ' Reilly , and Saul Rubinek ) , " Scarecrow and Mrs . King " ( with Wren T . Brown ) , and " Airwolf " ( with Michele Scarabelli ) . She also appeared as photographer Kate Connelly in two episodes of the action series " MacGyver " , during which time she worked with John Anderson , Teri Hatcher , Bruce McGill , Gregory Sierra , and director Cliff Bole . In addition , she reunited with her " Star Trek III " co - star , John Larroquette , for a January 1989 episode of " Night Court " , on which Larroquette was a regular . Curtis portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1987 made - for - TV movie " LBJ : The Early Years " . Jack Blessing , Bruce Gray , Anne Haney , Jerry Hardin , and Ian Wolfe had roles in this production , as well . In 1988 , Curtis made an appearance in the TV movie " Shootdown " , along with Molly Hagan and Jennifer Savidge . Curtis worked with Hagan again in an episode of " Herman ' s Head " four years later . In 1994 , Curtis appeared on the popular science fiction series " Babylon 5 " , playing Ambassador Kalika in the show ' s ninth episode , " Deathwalker " . Andreas Katsulas , Bill Mumy , and Julie Caitlin Brown were regulars on this series . The following year , Curtis guest - starred on another science fiction series , " Space : Above and Beyond " , along with Lanei Chapman and Tucker Smallwood . Curtis , Cindy Katz , Nicolas Surovy , and Barbara Alyn Woods were directed by Vincent McEveety for a 1996 episode of " Murder , She Wrote " . Curtis made her last television appearance on the drama series " 7th Heaven " , which starred fellow " Star Trek " film performers Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks .