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Amanda Rogers

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Biography [ ]

Born in Topeka , Kansas in the year 2351 to two Q parents, she was raised as a Human on Earth . As a result of her birth, the Q Continuum executed her parents with Amanda being adopted by two marine biologists. Amanda grew up unaware of her true heritage but occasionally brought objects and creatures into existence based on her subconscious desires. As she grew up, this attracted the attention of the rest of the Q.

In 2369 , Amanda received an internship aboard the USS Enterprise -D under the mentorship of Beverly Crusher . After Q had subjected her to several tests that revealed her reality warping capabilities, Amanda was made aware of her heritage. Though Amanda initially decided to renounce her powers so she could stay among the humans, she was compelled to use them to save Tagra IV , departing for the Continuum with Q. ( TNG episode : " True Q ")

A decade later , after Q had angered the Prophets during his God War, Amanda mended diplomatic ties between the two races. Seeing how unhinged Q was becoming in the conflict, Guinan requested Amanda's aid, along with that of Wesley Crusher and The Traveler , to end the conflict. After all four of the abducted crews had been brought together, Amanda gifted them Q weapons. When Q later agreed to a peaceful resolution to the war, one of his terms was for Amanda to surrender her powers, something she gracefully accepted. Q later took Amanda home and made it so she could have a career in the biomedical sciences. ( ST - The Q Conflict comics : " Issue 4 ", " Issue 5 ", " Issue 6 ")

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By 2381 Amanda had regained her status as a Q and had become friends with Junior . As he was concerned with his inability to travel beyond a certain point in the future, she decided to help him investigate the matter. She encountered an opening to the Omega Continuum and tried to cross it, but unknown to her the Omega was made to consume the power of the Q Continuum and so it erased her from the timeline. ( VOY novel : The Eternal Tide )

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References [ ].

• Star Trek Adventures RPG module : The Sciences Division

External link [ ]

• Amanda Rogers article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
• Amanda Rogers article at the Star Trek Timelines Wiki .
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Of all the amazing characters to come out of the Star Trek franchise, there is none perhaps more divisive among fans than that of the Q. A nefarious race of godlike beings , their arrogance and self-importance often makes them a villain of each episode they appear in. However, they often straddle the line between friend and foe .

The main Q to appear across the franchise is the one played by John de Lancie, popping up in The Next Generation , Voyager, Deep Space 9 ( rather memorably ) and even Lower Decks. But he is not the only Q to pop up across the shows. One of the more unique Q’s was Amanda Rodgers, a one-off character who subverted a lot of what is known about the still mysterious Q. Just who was she, and how is she important to the Star Trek universe?

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Rodgers, played by Olivia d’Abo, was, at least to her knowledge, a human born on Earth in 2351. She was born to what everyone thought were two normal humans, and was orphaned when they were killed in a freak tornado accident when Amanda was a baby. Taken into foster care, she was raised by two Starfleet officers, marine biologists, and grew up in a fairly normal way. Unbeknownst to her, however, her biological parents were in fact two Q’s who had assumed human form to escape the Continuum. Together as humans they conceived Amanda, the first Q known to be born in such a manner. The Continuum, being the near-omnipotent beings they are, found out, and executed them both under the pretense of a tornado.

Amanda's upbringing was that of a normal, fairly well-off, Starfleet family . The only difference was that Amanda occasionally experiences weird moments of Q-related power. She did not know of her true nature, assuming she was human like everyone else, but sometimes she found she was able to conjure up objects out of nowhere. Perhaps as this was something that happened infrequently while growing up she never really questioned this, and never had it fully addressed by anyone, so she grew up never really thinking about it. Her occasional blips of Q power brought her to the attention of the Continuum, who were concerned but saw her as no real threat yet, wondering if it would be best to bring her into the fold or kill her.

At this point in Amanda's life, they had not made a decision, so they decided to sit back and see what she did. She followed in her adopted parents' footsteps and joined Starfleet, until she was soon selected as one of the few interns about the iconic USS Enterprise . Thus, she was thrust onto the TNG small screen. She worked with Dr. Beverly Crusher , and everything was going well until about 6 months in to her time aboard, when more and more of her Q related powers started to emerge. Amanda managed to keep it fairly quiet, but the ever-vigilant Continuum decided it was time to send in their ‘humanity expert’ to see what was going on and test her. This was, of course, none other than the familiar face of John de Lancie’s Q.

The familiar Q wasted no time secretly setting up different scenarios to test Amanda, aiming see the full extent of her powers and ability to control them. He first observed her magicking up a litter of puppies in her quarters, confirming not only her power, but the fact that she was still unable to fully harness them. He sest a trap, and makes a large container fall on Riker, a character whom that Amanda has a crush on . She manages to secretly prevent him from being injured, followed by her containing and reversing a warp core breach.

Always the showman, and believing he had gathered enough information, Q decides to provoke his favorite Captain some more. He goes to Picard, telling him and Amanda all about her true identity. Knowing all of this, she decided she still wanted to stay on the ship instead of join the Continuum. Amanda wants to not only balance being a good Starfleet officer, but also to develop her Q powers, which de Lancie’s Q would help her with. This worked for a while, but as Q had told her at the start, she would not be able to balance them both. Amanda is unable to fully control her power safely while focused on her humanity.

While this was going on, detective Picard went about learning as much as he could about Amanda's biological parents and their death, discovering the truth about the tornado. Confronting him with this new knowledge, Q comes clean and gives Amanda an ultimatum. She can either join him in the Continuum, or remain a human without Q powers. She accepts the latter, which works until a distress call comes from Commander Riker. A reactor is overloading, spelling disaster not only for the planet he was on, but for him too. There was nothing anyone could do — except Amanda, who steps up and uses her powers to save the day. Having finally accepted her true nature, she tells Q that she is ready to leave with him, but first she wanted to see her adoptive parents once more, and explain to them the situation.

Amanda only appeared for one episode, but opened up a lot of questions about the Q race. They were already a culture steeped heavily in mystery. How they came to be and how their powers worked were never truly fleshed out, but with Amanda's conception a new question arises about whether new Q’s could be made. Despite the episode ending with Amanda asking Dr. Crusher if she might be allowed to return one day to check in, this was the last time she appeared, her story never being complete. This said, with Picard season 3 coming up , it’s possible they might choose to bring her back. But until the show is released new year audiences will just have to keep guessing.

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An Interview With TNG's Young Q, Olivia d'Abo

Olivia d’Abo earned her place in Star Trek history – and in the hearts and minds of fans, too – with her portrayal of Amanda Rogers in the sixth-season TNG episode “ True Q .” Amanda was the beautiful young woman who, during an internship on the Enterprise, discovered that she was actually a powerful Q. The British actress, who is best known for her roles as Karen on The Wonder Years and Nicole Wallace on Law & Order: Criminal Intent , continues to appear in features, on TV and on stage, and she’s also a respected singer-songwriter. StarTrek.com recently caught up with d’Abo for a wide-ranging interview in which she recounted her “True Q” experience and filled us in on her current projects, which include We Have Your Husband , a Lifetime TV movie airing tomorrow night, and some new music.

Let's start with Star Trek . First, what did you know about the franchise in general and TNG specifically when you landed your role in "True Q?" D’Abo: I really didn't know anything about the franchise of Star Trek and I wasn't as familiar with The Next Generation as I was with TOS . But I was immediately excited by the endless possibilities creatively and the mystery of getting to explore a role that seemed really unique to me. Ultimately, when I was cast, I considered it a real honor to be working on the continuation of the Star Trek legacy I'd grown up with, but also to work alongside of some of the most seasoned actors in the business. I learned so much from them. As kids, both my brother and I had grown up with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, and from that moment on we got majorly hooked on science-fiction. It had a huge effect on my childhood and not unlike Star Wars it made me more curious about space, other life forms in our galaxy and the wonder of astronomy in general. What intrigued you most about the role of Amanda in "True Q"? D’Abo: Amanda had a vulnerability I related to because she was an orphan and in the episode was clearly at a stage in her life where she had some pretty important choices to make about her future. She had a strength and a wisdom about her. She was searching for the truth and searching for her own sense of truth. Though she was impressionable at times, it was inevitable to me through playing her that through her own self discovery she'd know which choices to make and what path to take. What do you remember of the shoot? Of working on the set and with the other actors, especially Gates McFadden and John de Lancie? D’Abo: I remember everyone being so warm and so kind to me. From the director to the actors down to everyone on the crew, it was an extremely happy group of people who were there to support each other and do their best every day. The sets were absolutely top-notch and made me feel like I was really aboard a real Enterprise spaceship. My favorite features on set were the space doors that would automatically open and close as you entered and exited each room. There was a lot of new dialogue to learn each day, which happens in television, so you just roll with the punches and embrace the changes in the words as they come. A large component in getting cast on the show was that you had to have extensive theater training and an ability to memorize dialogue well and quickly. Luckily I'd just done a play at the Mark Taper Forum and my memorization chops were where they needed to be, which came in handy, especially in my scenes in the lab with Gates. She was so easy, giving and wonderful to work with. I loved her.I really enjoyed the challenge of exploring Amanda's serious side and focusing on experiments while using unusually unfamiliar scientific words to communicate and get my point across. John de Lancie was great to work with. He had tremendous energy and reminded me of Puck from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream . He was wonderfully mischievous, always so excited on set and eager to educate me on the importance of what a true Q represented. He also continually reminded me how Star Trek lives on forever, that it's immortal and so important to so many people all around the world. I wasn't necessarily sure what he meant at the time, but he was right. In some way strange way, for that episode's moment in time, we were contributing something to science fiction history.

How tough a role was Amanda to pull off? She had to think like a human, but have the powers of a Q. D’Abo: She was actually a lot of fun to play and I think I was more interested and challenged by how she dealt with the obstacles she had to overcome in the storyline. I had fun discovering and revealing her inner conflicts and where the possibilities lived inside her. I was also looking for places to have the freedom to play with her curiosity. I definitely made a choice to play her as human as possible. And I made that choice because we all have a great power inside us. Sometimes, others see it in us before we see it in ourselves, so there's a process we must go through to recognize it. I saw Amanda that way. She had great depth, power and potential. That can be scary at times for all of us because our potential for greatness is so vast and expansive that we shy away from it. But hopefully it's what we aspire to claim for ourselves... when we're ready. You've attended a few Star Trek conventions and autograph shows over the years. Why do you think so many people are still eager to talk to you about “True Q” and Amanda? To get your autograph on a picture of you from the episode? D’Abo: Actually I've done very few conventions and only just went to my first Star Trek convention this year (she attended the Creation’s Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas this past August), so I'm fairly new at this. I'm not really certain why people are still eager to talk about “True Q” and Amanda, but I've noticed Star Trek fans are very picky about what makes a great episode and “True Q” was extremely well written and portrayed. I feel very I'm very lucky and honored to have played the only female Q in TNG . I've met many fans recently who collect the game cards and have mentioned a Q card can be very valuable because of the character's powers. What question about Amanda and your Trek experience are you most often asked... just in case we didn't ask it? D’Abo: What was it like to kiss Jonathan Frakes? The episode seemed to leave open the possibility of a return engagement. What did the producers tell you at the time? How close did you come to returning in another episode? D’Abo: As far as I knew it was always just going to be one episode. Who knows? Maybe that's what made “True Q” special. By the time we'd shot the episode the series had less than a year to go, so I'm sure they had their storylines set in stone for the following episodes to come. Incidentally, I met a screenwriter at Creation this year, before I went on stage for a Q&A, and she shared a very touching and beautiful story with me. She said that “True Q” inspired her to write a spec script with Amanda in it and that it was that script that started her career as a writer on the following show, DS9 . Hearing that story was the biggest gift I could have received from fulfilling my role as Amanda. Knowing things you do can inspire others to create is very rewarding to me. If you had reprised the character, what would you like to have seen for Amanda? D’Abo: Oh, well, that's hard to say, but probably more of Amanda being mentored by Captain Picard, because of how well he backed her up and guided her in “True Q.” I absolutely loved working with Patrick Stewart, especially in the last scene of “True Q,” where Captain Picard lets Amanda choose. He truly backed her up and protected her to (let her) find her own individual power and sense of purpose. He gave Amanda the opportunity in an urgent situation to save a dying planet. And in return, the situation proves to be the most powerful scene in the episode, as it allows Amanda to use her powers in the most positive way and finally find herself. If there had been a reprise it would have been cool to up the stakes even more and see Picard call upon her to use even more aspects of her intuition and powers to save lives and worlds and work efficiently and effectively in problematic areas or situations that they might have encountered. In addition to Amanda, what other roles from throughout your career do people most like to speak with you about? D’Abo: People really love Nicole Wallace from Law & Order: Criminal Intent . She seems to get under people's skin and people are really curious about her and just what makes her tick. Obviously, The Wonder Years as Karen, as a lot of people grew up with that show. My first film, Conan the Destroyer , because I was so young and it's now considered a classic. Wayne's World 2 because Garthette is the ultimate nerd. The role of Jane in Kicking and Screaming , Greedy , Eureka , Jedi Master Luminara in Clone Wars , Live Nude Girls , and The Last Good Time for indie fans. I'm very fortunate to be able to have the range to play roles I really love and don't get bored of. Luckily, people are still connecting the dots, because the roles have been so diverse. Let's talk current events. You’re also a singer-songwriter and recorded some new music recently, including a duet with Seal. Tell us more about the songs, their titles, where people can get them. How would you describe the sound? D’Abo: I have an awesome album out right now called Not TV that consists of 10 narrative pop songs I've written that are both reflective and introspective in theme. It's available in retail stores now, as well as Amazon.com. The digital version of Not TV will be released on the 22nd of November and available at Amazon.com with two free bonus tracks. The first track is a smoky, sensual duet I wrote that features Seal called “Broken,” and the second track is a song I recorded called "Alright," which appears in the newly released film Waking Madison . Not TV is definitely alternative pop in style with catchy melodies and lyrics and it pays homage to my classic influential Brit rock sensibilities. But it’s also layered with jazz undertones and soulful R&B rhythms. There are some amazing musicians on the album including Wendy Melvoin from Wendy and Lisa, Richie Sambora, Patrick Leonard, and Susie Katayama's incredible string arrangements. My dad (Mike d’Abo) has been a huge influence on me musically, as he was the lead singer of Manfred Mann and has written classic songs such “Build Me Up Buttercup” for The Foundations and “Handbags and Gladrags” for Rod Stewart.The song "Broken" was originally recorded by me on my own and placed as the end-title track song in a movie called Loving Annabelle , directed by Katherine Brooks. Being that the song was so strongly embraced by listeners, the producer and co-writer, Thomas Barquee, and I thought, “Wouldn't it be great to record it as a duet? Seal was the first and only artist I could think of to sing it with me, as we were good friends, supported each other's music and had an already built-in history that's reflected in the song. Luckily, he really loved the song when he heard it. So, not soon after that, we went to his house to record it. It was so effortless to record that we literally got the vocal take in an hour. What I love about the song as a duet is how open and disarming the vocals are and the blending of our voices together. You've completed a TV movie called We Have Your Husband , which will premiere on November 12. Give us a feeling for the story and your role in it. D’Abo: The film is a gripping and suspenseful drama. I think viewers will find it to be quite a roller coaster ride. The cast is great, and though it's a Lifetime movie it's shot like a cool freestyle documentary with a great sense of underlying urgency in most of the scenes. We Have Your Husband is actually a book and a true story that's been aired (as a segment) on Dateline . It’s about a married couple called Jayne and Eduardo Valseca, whose story became a life-altering experience. Jane (Teri Polo) fights to get her husband (Esai Morales) back from kidnappers down in San Miguel. I play the role of Olivia, Teri Polo's bohemian ex-patriot best friend, who's sort of a butterfly. I fly in and out of the mayhem. Olivia is an artistic free spirit who met Jane when she moved down to San Miguel a number of years ago with her husband. In hindsight, through the film my character has a big lesson to learn about herself and where her depth and character lie. What else do you have wrapped or about to start? D’Abo: I'm really excited, as I'm about to guest host Second City on November 12th, which will be fun because I'm getting a chance to do live sketch comedy and play funny characters. I've just come off a high-paced, completely exhilarating run playing the role of Kath in Stan Zimmerman's prestigious theater production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane at the Actors Company Theater. It's been an amazing experience and a rare opportunity to play against type as a frumpy, tragic hilariously funny human being who against all odds figures out how to get exactly what she wants by the end of the play. It's hands-down the most amazing character and arc I've ever played. Plus, I got to wear vintage 60's wardrobe designed by Kevin King. He also made me the most phenomenal fat suit. It really helped me morph into my character and lose myself. Funnily enough, I get pregnant by the second and third acts, so even more padding was made for me to pull that off effectively. The casting was flawless in this production, with Ian Buchanan, Emrhys Cooper and Robin Gammell. We've just won six StageSceneLA Awards… for best comedy production, best comedic performances (including d’Abo’s) and best director. And I just found out today that we've been nominated for 10 BroadwayWorldLA Awards. So it looks like we'll be bringing the play back in the not too distant future, hopefully in both L.A and New York.I've also just recently finished shooting the post-apocalyptic action-thriller film Nuclear Family for Michael Eisner's VUGURU Inc., directed by Kyle Rankin, and Justice League: Doom , a movie for Warner Bros. Animation, portraying both Star Sapphire and Carol Ferris, directed by Andrea Romano. And for all you science-fiction fans, you can catch me on Clone Wars playing Jedi Master Luminara.

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