Martha Hackett Martha Hackett is an actress from Boston , Massachusetts , best known for her role of Seska on thirteen episodes of . She also appeared in two episodes of as a Romulan , portrayed a character in a deleted scene of the finale , and provided her voice in five " Star Trek " video games . She won a Dramalogue Award for her acting in the theatrical production " Barbarians " and has appeared in " King Lear " , " The Revenger ' s Tragedy " , " Tom Walker " ( 2001 ) , and " Happy End " ( 2005 ) . Early career . Hackett started her career as an actress in the late ' 80s with guest roles in episodes of " Hill Street Blues " ( 1986 , with James B . Sikking , Megan Gallagher , Carlos Palomino , and Lawrence Tierney ) and " Hard Time on Planet Earth " ( 1989 , with Stan Ivar and Gregory Wagrowski ) . She then appeared in episodes of " The Marshall Chronicles " ( 1990 , with Steven Anderson ) , " Civil Wars " ( 1991 , with Matthew Faison , Barry Kivel , and Wallace Shawn ) , " Sirens " ( 1993 ) , and " Monty " ( 1994 , with Deborah Landis ) . Among her early film work are the television thriller " Flight of Black Angel " ( 1991 , with K Callan ) , the horror film " Carnosaur " ( 1993 , with Raphael Sbarge , Clint Howard , and Frank Novak ) , the horror sequel " Leprechaun 2 " ( 1994 , with Clint Howard and Mark Kiely ) , the drama " In the Heat of Passion II : Unfaithful " ( 1994 , with Matt McCoy ) , and the drama " One Night Stand " ( 1995 , with Gina Hecht and Diane Salinger ) . " Star Trek " . Her entry into the " Star Trek " universe came when she auditioned for the role of Jadzia Dax on DS9 . Although she didn ' t end up getting the part , which went to Terry Farrell , the producers did like something about her and she was called back to play the pilot Androna in the series finale of TNG , Unfortunately , her storyline was cut from the final production . An image of her was printed in the and her costume from this appearance was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . A few months later she was called in to play Sub - Commander T ' Rul , a Romulan on " Deep Space Nine " , in the episodes and . It was then a director called her , saying they wanted her for a role coming up later that season , on the new " Trek " series " Voyager " . When brought aboard to play Seska , she was promised a recurring role though there was no guarantee of the number of episodes , and the writer had not fully figured out her character yet . All she was told about the character was that " she was a member of the Maquis , and she ' s not so happy with Janeway . " It wasn ' t until her fourth appearance in that she knew Seska was " more than a little unhinged , " and she was perfectly fine with the fact her character was a villain . Said Hackett , " " I had a lot of sympathy for her . As an actor , you have to look at it from your character ' s point of view , even if your character is a murderer . " " In 1995 , Hackett found out that she was pregnant . Unsure about how this would affect her future on the show , she went to tell them and was told , " Wow ! We ' re writing it in anyway . " So she was very pleased at the interesting coincidence . Pleased after receiving the initial script for in which Maje Culluh and her baby die , while she escapes in a pod ' to live to fight " Voyager " another day , ' she was later disappointed at the rewrites ( and eventually final ) script where she died , and both of the others lived . But overall she was pleased with how Seska eventually turned out . After Seska was killed off , she was pleasantly surprised to be called back later for the episode , and surprised again later in 2001 for the episode . Hackett ' s favorite episode is . She was interviewed in ( ) , ( ) , and ( ) . Several costumes and costume components worn by Hackett during her time on " Star Trek " were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay including a pair of boots , a shirt , and a Starfleet uniform . Beside her work in canon " Star Trek " , Hackett played a Romulan again in an advertisement for Hallmark ' s " Star Trek " Christmas ornaments . She additionally portrayed Pok ' s mother in the video game " " and voiced Commander Saffi Larsen in the video game " " as well as Dr . Stevenson in the game " " . Hackett also provided additional voices for the games " " ( ) and " " ( ) . Post " Trek " career . During her time on " Star Trek : Voyager " Hackett also worked on other productions . She appeared as Kelly Monroe in the " Touched by an Angel " episode " Crisis of Faith " in 1997 with the late Christopher Pettiet and had featured parts in the independent film " Inconceivable " ( 1998 , with Valerie Wildman ) , the romance " Music from Another Room " ( 1998 , with David Carpenter , Don Pugsley , and Mel Green ) , the crime thriller " Let the Devil Wear Black " ( 1999 , with Chris Sarandon , Jonathan Banks , and Tony Plana ) , the television science fiction film " The Last Man on Planet Earth " ( 1999 , with Elizabeth Dennehy and Cliff DeYoung ) , the comedy " Never Been Kissed " ( 1999 , with Cress Williams , David Doty , and Jennifer Parsons ) , and the fantasy drama " A Question of Faith " ( 2000 , with Randy Oglesby and Kenneth Tigar ) . Following the birth of her second child in late 2000 Hackett had guest roles in episodes of " Strong Medicine " ( 2001 , with Jack Donner , Jill Jacobson , and Joanna Miles ) , " The Guardian " ( 2002 , with Raphael Sbarge and Earl Billings ) , and " The Division " ( 2003 , with Eugene Roche ) . Film credits include the television western " The Lone Ranger " ( 2003 , with Jeffrey Nordling and Sam Hennings ) and the action comedy " Kiss Kiss Bang Bang " ( 2005 , with Corbin Bernsen , Christopher Gilman , Brian Simpson , and Cole McKay ) . In 2004 Hackett was divorced from her husband Tim Disney , a director , producer , and writer . After an acting break of two years , Hackett returned on screen in 2007 when she had a guest role in the " The Riches " episode " Been There , Done That " alongside fellow " Trek " performers Todd Stashwick , Gregg Henry , and Bruce French . The same year she portrayed a grieving widow in the " Dexter " episode " An Inconvenient Lie " . For this appearance , Hackett received no credit but performed along " Trek " actors Don McManus and Keith Carradine . In 2009 , she portrayed inmate Celia Roberts in the " NCIS " episode " Caged " which also featured Stephanie Niznik and stuntman Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom . More recently she portrayed the author Siona McCabre in the fantasy vampire webseries " I < 3 Vampires " ( 2009 - 2010 ) . Hackett portrayed her character in six episodes .