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Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar, played by Denise Crosby, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The character served as chief of security aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D for the first season.
Crosby left the series near the end of first season, but reprised the role in "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "All Good Things...".
Originally, the character was to be named "Macha Hernandez" and was set to be played by Jenette Goldstein. Yar was originally inspired by the character of Vasquez in Aliens. Goldstein was replaced by Marina Sirtis. At that time, Denise Crosby was set to play Deanna Troi, but she and Sirtis switched roles before production began.
Although "Skin of Evil" aired after "Symbiosis", the latter was the last episode Crosby filmed; she is visible in the background of the scene 42 minutes and 15 seconds into the episode, waving goodbye at the camera, as Picard and Dr. Crusher leave the cargobay.
The back story for the character states that Yar, of Ukrainian descent...
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