Denise Crosby may very well turn up again as Dr. Mary Speake when The X-Files returns for its ninth season this fall, the actress told SCI FI Wire. During an interview, Crosby--who's best known for her stint as Tasha Yar/Cmdr. Sela on Star Trek: The Next Generation--said she would be thrilled, as she's eager to learn more about the character that's been seen so far in the episodes "Empedocles" and "Essence."
"Chris Carter doesn't reveal very much," said the actress, who was directed in "Essence" by veteran X-Files producer and director Kim Manners. (Manners put her through her paces more than a decade ago in the Next Generation episode "When the Bough Breaks.") "When I was coming onto the show, I don't think they'd even quite had it worked out who the baby was, what it was, how it was going to be born," Crosby said. "Chris was writing it in secret and wasn't very available. I just know that I was Scully's [Gillian Anderson] doctor, and I was taking care of her. Speake is an obstetrician."
Crosby--who's also contemplating a sequel to the documentary Trekkies, which she co-produced and hosted--considers Dr. Speake a character with tremendous potential. "She could align herself with Scully and protect the baby," Crosby said. "But for all I know, she could be an alien who tries to bring in the second coming. So I don't know what will happen. The show is so out there. But I'm sure Chris will think of something."
"Chris Carter doesn't reveal very much," said the actress, who was directed in "Essence" by veteran X-Files producer and director Kim Manners. (Manners put her through her paces more than a decade ago in the Next Generation episode "When the Bough Breaks.") "When I was coming onto the show, I don't think they'd even quite had it worked out who the baby was, what it was, how it was going to be born," Crosby said. "Chris was writing it in secret and wasn't very available. I just know that I was Scully's [Gillian Anderson] doctor, and I was taking care of her. Speake is an obstetrician."
Crosby--who's also contemplating a sequel to the documentary Trekkies, which she co-produced and hosted--considers Dr. Speake a character with tremendous potential. "She could align herself with Scully and protect the baby," Crosby said. "But for all I know, she could be an alien who tries to bring in the second coming. So I don't know what will happen. The show is so out there. But I'm sure Chris will think of something."
