Leigh Taylor - Young Leigh Taylor - Young is the actress who played Yanas Tigan in the episode . Her younger sister is fellow DS9 guest star Dey Young , who also appeared in episodes of , and . Early life and career . Taylor - Young was born in Washington , DC , and raised in Michigan . She attended Northwestern University in Illinois with an interest in economics but left prior to graduating to pursue a full - time acting career . Her first big break came in 1966 , when she was cast as the mysterious Rachel Welles in the prime time soap opera " Peyton Place " . It was on this series that she met Academy Award - nominated actor , whom she married in 1967 . The union produced a son , Patrick , but Leigh and O ' Neal divorced in 1973 . After leaving " Peyton Place " in 1967 , Taylor - Young pursued a career in films . Her first film role came opposite in the comedy " I Love You , Alice B . Toklas ! " in 1968 , receiving a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Female Newcomer . This was followed with " The Big Bounce " in 1969 , co - starring with her then - husband Ryan O ' Neal . Also a part of this film ' s cast were " Star Trek " movie actors Charles Cooper and Paul Sorenson , playing a senator and his associate , respectively . Taylor - Young ' s best known film role is that of Shirl , the " furniture " girl , in the 1973 science fiction classic . Among her co - stars in this film were fellow DS9 guest actor Brock Peters and guest stars Whit Bissell , Roy Jenson , and Celia Lovsky . Robert Ito also appeared , albeit uncredited . Her subsequent film credits include " Looker " ( 1981 , also featuring Barry Jenner ) , " Secret Admirer " ( 1985 , co - starring Cliff DeYoung ) , the 1985 thriller " Jagged Edge " ( with TNG and DS9 star Michael Dorn , as well as Bruce French and Biff Yeager ) . In addition to her film work , Taylor - Young guest - starred on such television series as " McCloud " ( starring Diana Muldaur and Ken Lynch , in an episode with Vic Tayback ) , " Fantasy Island " ( starring Ricardo Montalban ) , " The Love Boat " , " Hart to Hart " ( with Andrew Prine ) , " Spencer : For Hire " ( starring Avery Brooks ) . In 1983 , Taylor - Young returned to her soap opera roots when she starred in " The Hamptons " , a short - lived soap which co - starred actress Bibi Besch . From 1987 through 1989 , she played Kimberly Cryder on " Dallas " , the first major prime time soap since her first show , " Peyton Place " . Later career . Taylor - Young ' s recent film credits have included the 1990 comedy " Honeymoon Academy " ( co - starring Kim Cattrall , Charles Rocket , and Jonathan Banks ) , " Bliss " ( 1997 , written and directed by her brother , Lance ) , " Slackers " ( 2002 , in which she and Sam Anderson play husband and wife ) , and " Klepto " ( 2003 , with Michael Nouri ) . She also had a role in the 1998 direct - to - video release " Addams Family Reunion " , starring Ed Begley , Jr . , Clint Howard , Carel Struycken , and Ray Walston . Perhaps Taylor - Young ' s best - known TV work was on the series " Picket Fences " , on which she played Mayor Rachel Harris from 1993 through 1995 . Her performance on this series earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1994 . She also received a Golden Globe nomination for the same role the following year . Her co - stars on " Picket Fences " included fellow " Star Trek " actors Roy Brocksmith and Ray Walston . In addition to her role on " Picket Fences " , Taylor - Young appeared on shows such as " The Young Riders " ( with Anthony Zerbe ) , " Murder , She Wrote " ( with Deborah Lacey and William Windom ) , and " 7th Heaven " ( starring Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks ) . She also had recurring roles on " Beverly Hills , 90210 " ( including one episode featuring Ray Wise as her husband ) , " The Pretender " ( working with Andrew Robinson , Tom Towles , and Steve Vinovich ) , and UPN ' s " The Sentinel " . Taylor - Young has appeared in a handful of TV movies , including " Perry Mason : The Case of the Sinister Spirit " ( 1987 , with Dwight Schultz , David Ogden Stiers , and Percy Rodriguez ) , " Who Gets the Friends ? " ( with Stan Ivar , James Sloyan , and s Tim Russ ) , and " Stranger in My Home " ( 1997 , co - starring Daniel Hugh Kelly and Robert Curtis - Brown ) . From 2004 through 2007 , Taylor - Young played Katherine Barrett Crane on the soap opera " Passions " . She has also appeared on the NBC series " Life " with Roger Aaron Brown .