Elizabeth Dennehy

Career Dennehy's career began in 1988 when she appeared as Christina "Blake" Lindsey in the TV series drama Guiding Light. In 2017, Den of Geek ranked Dennehy's role as Lt. Commander Shelby as one of the top ten guest star roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 2023, she reprised the role in the third season of Star Trek: Picard as Admiral Shelby who took the Federation starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-F on its ceremonial voyage for Frontier Day.

She has also appeared on the stage, such as playing Stella Kowalski in the 1994 production of A Streetcar Named Desire and playing Donna Marsala in, as well as co-creating, the environmental and immersive theater production Tony n' Tina's Wedding.

Filmography +Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes 1988–1989 Guiding Light Christina 'Blake' Bauer Lindsey Thorpe TV series 1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Cmdr. Shelby TV series (2 episodes) 1992 The Waterdance Candy 1992 Quantum Leap Beth Ryan TV series (Episode: "Promised Land - December 22, 1971") 1993 Class of '96 Dr. Anders TV series (Episode: "The Adventures of Pat's Man and Robin") 1993 A Place to Be Loved Kathy Magnuson TV film 1993 Seinfeld The Drakette (uncredited) / Allison TV series (2 episodes) 1993 Brooklyn Bridge Flora TV series (Episode: "The Date") 1994 Clear and Present Danger Reporter #2 1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Sara TV film 1996 The Lazarus Man Elizabeth Pratchett TV series (2 episodes) 1997 Runaway CarShari ToddTV film 1997 On the Edge of Innocence Miss Fogarty TV film; uncredited 1997 The Game Maria 1997 Gattaca Pre-School Teacher 1997 C-16: FBI Dana Brown TV series (Episode: "The Sandman") 1998 Soldier Jimmy Pig's Wife 1998 Any Day Now TV series (Episode: "You Shoulda Seen My Daddy") 1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth Dr. Beverly Stokes TV film 1999 Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story Jeremy's Mom TV film 1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel Susan Sinclair TV film 2000 NYPD Blue Melanie Pratt TV series (Episode: "Everybody Plays the Mule") 2000 Chicago Hope Mrs. Seldon TV series (Episode: "Cold Hearts") 2001Judging Amy Atty. Salias TV series (Episode: "The Undertow") 2001 Gideon's Crossing Mrs. Fitzhugh TV series (2 episodes) 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Archivist TV film 2001 The Agency TV series (3 episodes) 2002 Red Dragon Beverly 2005 Numb3rs Ms. Ford TV series (Episode: "Sacrifice") 2005 Without a Trace Victoria TV series (Episode: "Viuda Negra") 2006 Commander in Chief Sue Brantley TV series (Episode: "The Price You Pay") 2004–2006 Charmed Sandra (Elder) TV series (8 episodes) 2007 Welcome to Paradise Helen Brown 2008 Boston Legal Samantha Taylor TV series (Episode: "Roe vs Wade: The Musical") 2008 Medium Hasting's Boss TV series (Episode: "A Cure for What Ails You") 2008 Hancock Rail Crossing Crowd #2 2009 The Mentalist Kathryn Hawkes TV series (Episode: "Paint It Red") 2012 Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Lawson TV series (Episode: "Dirty Little Secret") 2012 Janeane from Des Moines Bible Study Group 2013 Masters of Sex TV series (Episode: "Race To Space") 2013 The Young and the Restless Lauara Flannery TV series (Episode: "18 October 2013") 2014 Midnight Nina Short 2017 American Folk Ann 2020 The Show Must Go Online Gloucester/King Henry IV Web series (2 episodes) 2023 Star Trek: Picard Fleet Admiral Elizabeth Shelby TV series (Episode: "Võx") 2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Mrs. Riordan