Chase Masterson

Chase Masterson (born Christianne Carafano on February 26, 1963) is an American actress, singer and producer best known for her role as Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She has appeared in the TV shows General Hospital, Sliders, and ER and voiced characters in several animated films. As a singer, she has released several albums. In 2008, Masterson won the Best Feature Film Producer award at the LA Femme Film Festival for the film Yesterday Was a Lie, in which she also acted. In 2013, Masterson co-founded the Pop Culture Hero Coalition to speak out against bullying, racism, misogyny, homophobia and other forms of hate.

Early life Masterson was born Christianne Carafano in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As her father was in the Army, she grew up in several places, among them West Haven, Connecticut and three years in Germany.

Career Acting Masterson's first major role came in 1994 as Ivy Lief on General Hospital. She then spent five years portraying the Bajoran Dabo girl Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1995 to 1999. Her prominent feature film roles include starring as a sultry singer in James Kerwin's sci-fi film noir Yesterday Was a Lie, which she also produced, and voicing Janice Em in the animated film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Her television guest-starring roles include ER and Sliders; in the latter, her role was that of Kelly Welles, the sister of Wade Welles.

Masterson hosted an Entertainment Tonight-style news program for the Sci-Fi Channel in the 1990s called Sci-Fi Entertainment After Masterson appeared in two Doctor Who audio adventures from Big Finish Productions, it was announced on October 19, 2012, that she would star in her own spin-off series, Vienna, as "impossibly glamorous bounty hunter" Vienna Salvatori.

Masterson is voicing the title character "Auto" in monochrom's science fiction comedy film Je Suis Auto (release 2024). The film is a farcical comedy that deals with issues such as AI, politics of labor, and tech culture.

Singer and live performer

Masterson has released two commercial records: 2011's Yesterday Was a Lie and 2012's Burned With Desire. In addition, she has released several independent jazz CDs: Thrill of the Chase, whose title is a play on her stage name, the follow-up EP (Latin for To the Stars!), the limited edition Crystal Anniversary: Songs from the Holosuite in honor of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's fifteenth anniversary, and the "greatest hits" compilation Jazz Cocktail.

Masterson was special guest star at the 20th anniversary edition of cocktail robot festival Roboexotica in Vienna and performed a live jazz set for "robots and humans".

Film producer Masterson was named Best Feature Film Producer of 2008 by the LA Femme Film Festival for her work as producer of the mystery/drama Yesterday Was a Lie.

Advocacy In 2013, Masterson, who experienced bullying herself while in school, co-founded the Pop Culture Hero Coalition, a non-profit organization speaking out against "bullying, racism, misogyny, cyber-bullying, LGBT-bullying, and other forms of hate." and the "Favorite Science Fiction Actress on Television" in a TV Guide reader's poll. In December 2009, AOL named her one of the "Ten Sexiest Aliens on TV", reporting that Masterson is "regularly voted the most popular guest at Star Trek conventions."

Lawsuit against Matchmaker.com Following a series of stalking incidents instigated by a man in Berlin, Masterson – under her birth name of Christianne Carafano – was the petitioner in Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, an online dating service, formerly Matchmaker.com, on which the man had created a fictitious dating profile that contained Masterson's home address, telephone number, four photographs of her, and a description of her that characterized her as licentious. As a result, she received a series of unwanted communications, including obscene telephone calls. When the matter was brought to the attention of Matchmaker.com they removed the profile from the site. Masterson then sued Matchmaker.com for defamation, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of the right of publicity and negligence. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against Masterson, deciding the man who created the profile was responsible for it, and not Matchmaker.com. The court cited Communications Decency Act, which states that "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider."

Discography Yesterday Was a Lie (2011) "Burned with Desire" (2012)

Filmography +Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 General Hospital Ivy Lief Unknown episodes 1995–1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Leeta Recurring character; 17 episodes 1995 ER Mrs. Phillips 1 episode, "Hell and High Water" Live Shot Sheila Rydell 3 episodes 1996 Sliders Kelly Welles 1 episode 1999 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Gwen 2002 Presidio Med Caroline Franklin 2015 The Flash Sherry 2019 Pandora Computer (Voice) 9 episodes

+Films Year Title Role Notes 1984 Songwriter Girl in Bed credited as Christie Carafano 1985 Confessions of a Serial Killer Prostitute 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights Giggling Court Lady 1995 Digital Man Susie 1997 Ballerina Finale Lori 1998 Sometimes They Come Back... for More Major Callie O'Grady 1999 Sammyville Miranda Clark 2000 The Specials Moira Murphy 2001 Lightning: Fire from the Sky Anna 2002 Terminal Invasion Cathy Garrett 2004 Comic Book: The Movie Herself Creature Unknown Kat 2005 Take Out Nicole Blu 2006 Manticore Ashley Pierce Chastity Madam 2007 Through Your Eyes Herself 2008 Yesterday Was a Lie Singer 2008 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Xela 2011 The Truth Is Out There Herself 2013 The Search for Simon The Publisher R.U.R.: Genesis Sulla 2016 Star Trek: Captain Pike Lieutenant Susan Kelly 2019 Manipulated Karen Jones 2020 Unbelievable!!!!! Captain Connie Garrison / Natasha 2021 Skipping Stones Mrs. McDowell 2024 Hacking at Leaves Interviewee / Two Anonymous Medical Professionals Je Suis Auto Auto Tempest: An Angels Wrath Dr. Angel Conch The Inspector Chronicles Annabelle Wagner Announced – in development

+Voice roles Year Title Role 2007 Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Janice (animated feature film) 2009 Fist of the North Star: The Shin Saga Mamiya (animated direct-to-video movie) 2009–2010 Starship Farragut – The Animated Episodes Carmen Renata / Sheila Johnson / Medical Assistant 2010 Star Trek Online Leeta / Empress Leeta (MMORPG) 2011 Lun Lun the Flower Girl Various Characters (anime TV movie) Lun Lun the Flower Girl 2 Fist of the North Star: The Ray Saga Mamiya (animated direct-to-video movie) Fist of the North Star: The Souther Saga Fist of the North Star: The Toki Saga Starzinger Queen Lacet (anime TV series) 2012 Doctor Who: The Shadow Heart Vienna Salvatori (audio drama) Doctor Who: Night of the Stormcrow Peggy Brooks (audio drama) 2013–2017 Vienna Vienna Salvatori (audio drama series) 2014–2015 Survivors Maddie Price (audio drama) 2015 The Worlds of Big Finish Vienna Salvatori (audio drama) 2021 Master! 2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Leeta (voice)