Ivy Borg

Ivy Borg is a former actress who worked as a regular background performer during the seven year run of . She appeared as the Starfleet officer Rita Tannenbaum as well as dozens of different Westmore aliens. Borg received no credit for her appearances. Her favorite episode is in which she also portrayed Rita Tannenbaum, the wife of Colm Meaney's character in a different timeline. When she attempted to enter the Paramount lot for her first costume fitting for Deep Space Nine, the guard almost did not let her pass, because, as he put it: "Borg are not welcome on Deep Space 9". He did let her pass after a good laugh to himself.
Ivy Borg began working in Theatre on the Central Coast of California. After many musical stage productions including "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "All Night Strut", and "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", she finally landed the role of a lifetime as the mother in "Steel Magnolias".
She held the job of stand-in for many actresses, most notable a six-month job as stand-in for actress on (1999, featuring fellow Star Trek performers Mark Margolis, Jack Shearer, and Marc Lawrence). Borg and the stunt doubles did almost all of the wide shots while Tunney only worked on the close ups. She worked on film sets as a stand-in, photo double, background performer, and day player.
Her role as a trauma nurse in (1998, with Holmes R. Osborne, Robert Symonds, Amanda Carlin, and Kristian Sorensen) was notable because her entire face was covered with trauma nurse goggles, mask, and head cover. Other work includes (1995, starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, and Michele Scarabelli and with Trek performers Leon Russom, Tiny Ron, Glenn Morshower, Jeff Austin, Miguel Perez, Marva Hicks, and fellow Deep Space Nine regular Randy James), and (1996, with Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham, Michele Scarabelli, Ron Fassler, Tim de Zarn, Jeff Allin, Josh Cruze, Juan Garcia, Kevin Grevioux, Bob Harks, Stuart Nixon, Cullen Chambers, Scott Barry, Dan Rose, Gene Cross, Steve Diamond, Scott L. Schwartz, Gary Morgan, Denney Pierce, and Maria Kelly).
Borg also worked for five years as background actress and stand-in on and appeared as a café store patron in an episode of , starring Kelsey Grammer. Also on Frasier she worked as stand-in for actress on the episode "Our Parents, Ourselves" in 1999, with fellow stand-in Carey Goldstein.
In 2001 she worked as extras casting assistant on the drama Cowboy Up. For several years now, Ivy Borg and her husband, Daniel Underdahl have worked as dog trainers for Swedish Valhunds on their Solborg Farm in California.
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Rita Tannenbaum, 2379.jpg|Ensign Rita TannenbaumRecurring character(uncredited)
File:Pink-skinned bald alien on DS9 3.jpg|Promenade alien(uncredited)
File:Ivy Borg, Scaly alien.jpg|Reptilian alien(uncredited)
File:Ivy Borg, Pelian.jpg|Pelian female(uncredited)
File:Ivy Borg, Vulcan.jpg|Vulcan Starfleet officer(uncredited)
File:Romulan senator 10.jpg|Romulan senator(uncredited)
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== External links ==
* – official site
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Category:Performers
Category:DS9 performers
Category:Film performers