Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958) is an American television and film actress. She is skilled in Aikido and stage combat.

Career

Thompson received a Dramatic Award for her role as Luisa in A Shayna Maidel. She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role in Agnes of God. She may be best known for her television work, which includes playing Karen Sammler on Once and Again, and a recurring role as the Borg Queen in the Star Trek: Voyager two-part episodes "Dark Frontier" (1999) and "Unimatrix Zero" (2000).Alice Krige originated the role of the Borg Queen in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact and reprised it in the Star Trek: Voyager series finale in 2001 when Thompson was not available to play the role because of her work schedule on Once and Again. Thompson also portrayed Denise Hydecker on the 1998 made-for-TV movie The Lake with Yasmine Bleeth.

One of Thompson's most controversial television appearances was on an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine entitled "Rejoined". In the episode, she participated in one of US television's first same-sex kisses. The episode first aired on October 30, 1995.