Barbara Tarbuck Barbara J . Tarbuck was an actress who appeared in two of the " Star Trek " spin - off series . She first played the role of Leka Trion in the fourth season episode in for which she filmed her scenes on Wednesday on Paramount Stage 8 . Eleven years later , she appeared as Kalev in the first season episode . The costume from her latter appearance was previously worn by Ellen Geer in the episode and by background actress Leslie McCasky in an episode of . Later it was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Her costume from " The Host " was also sold off on eBay . Outside of " Trek " , Tarbuck had roles in several popular soap operas . She appeared several times on " Dallas " ( starring Susan Howard , Leigh J . McCloskey , and Morgan Woodward ) and " Dynasty " ( starring Joan Collins and Lee Bergere ) before being given a recurring role as Dr . Randall on " Falcon Crest " from 1986 through 1987 . Among her co - stars on this series were Jonathan Banks , Leslie Bevis , Michael Ensign , Robert Foxworth , and Tarbuck ' s " Shadows of P ' Jem " co - star Jeff Kober . Afterward , she went on to have recurring roles on " Santa Barbara " and " General Hospital " . On the latter series she appeared in over forty episodes between 1996 and 2010 . She has made guest appearances on a large number of other television programs , including " Quincy " ( starring Robert Ito and Garry Walberg ) , " M * A * S * H " ( starring David Ogden Stiers ) , " St . Elsewhere " ( starring Ed Begley , Jr . and Norman Lloyd ) , " L . A . Law " ( starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake , and also guest - starring Gwynyth Walsh ) , " Silk Stalkings " ( starring Ben Vereen ) , " Quantum Leap " ( starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell , and also guest - starring Alan Oppenheimer ) , " Picket Fences " ( starring Roy Brocksmith and Ray Walston ) , " Crossing Jordan " ( starring Miguel Ferrer ) , " NYPD Blue " ( starring Gordon Clapp ) , and " Medical Investigation " ( starring Neal McDonough ) . She appeared in several episodes of " Cagney & Lacey " , including 1984 ' s " Matinee " , which also guest - starred Bibi Besch and Armin Shimerman . Tarbuck co - starred with Rene Auberjonois , Erick Avari , Daniel Davis , and Carolyn Seymour in a 1992 episode of " Civil Wars " and with Thomas Kopache and Gates McFadden in a 2001 episode of " The Division " . The same year Tarbuck had a role in the drama " Just Ask My Children " , as did Casey Biggs , John Billingsley , Virginia Madsen , Robert Joy , Jack Shearer , Armin Shimerman , and Kitty Swink . More recently , Tarbuck appeared in episodes of " The Event " ( 2011 , with Lisa Vidal , Bill Smitrovich , and Chase Kim ) and " Glee " ( 2011 ) . Tarbuck has several major films to her credit , with her first being the 1986 science fiction comedy , " Short Circuit " , co - starring Brian McNamara . This was followed that same year with " Big Trouble " , featuring Paul Dooley and Warren Munson . Her other films include " Curly Sue " ( 1991 ) , " The Tie That Binds " ( 1995 , with Keith Carradine ) , and " Walking Tall " , the latter of which starred " Star Trek : First Contact " actor Neal McDonough . More recently she had a supporting role in the mystery sequel " S . Darko " ( 2009 ) . Tarbuck died on Monday 26 December 2016 from Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease , at the age of 74 . Other " Trek " connections . Additional projects in which Tarbuck acted with other " Star Trek " performers include :