Daphne Ashbrook

Daphne Ashbrook is an American actress who began in Los Angeles theater and worked across television, film, and audio drama. Born in Long Beach, California, she is the daughter of actor and director Buddy Ashbrook and actress D'Ann Paton. Her early stage credits included Burlesque ... The Way You Like It, Come Blow Your Horn, and The Coming of Stork. On television she guest starred on Riptide and Knight Rider, then played Liz McKay in Our Family Honor, Kathy Davenport in Fortune Dane, and Alex in Hooperman. She was Phyllis Gates in the television film Rock Hudson and played the title role in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Melora. She became known for playing Grace Holloway in Doctor Who, a 1996 television film. Later screen work includes The Lodger (2009), and she appeared in Cold Case, JAG, and Judging Amy, with a recurring role on The O.C. She also released the memoir Dead Woman Laughing.