‘Star Trek’ and Netflix’s ‘Beef’ actress Patti Yasutake dead at 70
nypost.comtold Variety.“Patti was my first client when I began over 30 years ago. We enjoyed every day we got to work together, and I will miss her spirit talent and tenacity but most of all her friendship,” Fritz told the outlet.Yasutake’s final TV role before her death was in the hit Netflix series “Beef,” which starred Ali Wong, Steven Yeun and Joseph Lee.
In the series, which picked up 3 Emmy Awards at last year’s ceremony, Yasutake played Fumi Nakai, who is the mother of Lee’s character George.
The actress was also known for her role as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in the hit 1987 film “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”She later reprised her role in two follow-up films: “Star Trek Generations,” released in 1994, and “Star Trek: First Contact,” released in 1996.Born and raised in Los Angeles, Yasutake graduated UCLA with Honors in Theater before kickstarting her acting career in 1985.Her first notable role was an appearance in the police drama “T.
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