The “Star Trek” universe has misplaced one in all its stars.
Trekkies of all stripes are mourning the loss of life of Annie Wersching at this time as information of her premature demise as a result of most cancers on Sunday filters around the globe as reported by the New York Times (opens in new tab).
The St. Louis-born Wersching was a prolific actress and had additionally been featured in a number of TV reveals over time akin to “Common Hospital,” “24,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Rookie,” “The Runaways,” “Bosch,” and “Timeless,” along with her movement seize and vocal work because the character Tess within the hit online game “The Final of Us,” which was just lately tailored right into a streaming sequence on HBO Max.
For sci-fi followers, many will recall her memorable portrayal of the Borg Queen in Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” Season 2 final 12 months the place she stepped into the cyborgian position to fill the sneakers of Alice Krige from 1996’s “Star Trek: First Contact.”
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Wersching’s performance was one of many standouts in that sophomore outing of “Picard” the place she performed the sequence’ major villain with palpable presence and magnificence.
“There’s a cavernous gap within the soul of this household at this time,” Wersching’s husband Stephen Full (opens in new tab) mentioned in an official assertion. “However she left us the instruments to fill it. She discovered surprise within the easiest second. She did not require music to bounce. She taught us to not await journey to seek out you. ‘Go discover it. It is in every single place.’ And discover it we will.
“As I drove our boys, the true loves of her life, down the winding driveway and avenue, she would yell BYE! till we had been out of earshot and into the world. I can nonetheless hear it ringing. Bye my Buddie. ‘I like you little household…'”
Picard was not Wersching’s first voyage to the ultimate frontier as one in all her early performing gigs in her lengthy 23-year profession was on “Star Trek: Enterprise” the place she performed the character Liana in a 2002 episode titled “Oasis.”
“My coronary heart is damaged in additional items than I can depend,” mentioned 24 government producer Jon Cassar (opens in new tab) concerning her untimely loss of life. “Annie got here into my world with an open coronary heart and a contagious smile. Brandishing such expertise, she took my breath away. Annie turned greater than a workmate, she turned an actual pal to me, my household and each forged and crew member that labored together with her. She’ll be actually missed by them and the followers she at all times discovered time to work together with. Annie you will be missed, you left your mark, and we’re all the higher for it.”
Wersching is survived by her husband Stephen Full and three kids Freddie, Ozzie and Archie.
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