Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing Grace Holloway in Doctor Who: The Movie, Melora Pazlar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Jackie Kowalski in Hollywood Heights, and Dawn Atwood in The OC.
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Early years
Born in Long Beach, California, on January 30, 1963, Ashbrook is the daughter of actor/director Buddy Ashbrook and actress D'Ann Paton.
Career
Ashbrook gained early acting experience on stage in the Los Angeles area. Productions in which she appeared included Burlesque ... The Way You Like It (1982), Come Blow Your Horn (1983), and The Coming of Stork (1984).
She guest starred on the show Riptide in an episode that aired on October 2, 1984, titled, "Where The Girls Are." She played a character named Courtland Reece.
She also played Liz McKay in the ABC crime drama Our Family Honor (1985–1986), Kathy Davenport on the ABC crime drama Fortune Dane (1986) and Alex in the ABC comedy-drama Hooperman (1987–1989). In 1990, she appeared as Phyllis Gates, Rock Hudson's wife, in the television film Rock Hudson.
