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Arlene Fukai (born 5 November 1958; age 65) was the Second Assistant Director on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. She was also the Second Second Assistant Director on Star Trek Generations and ultimately became First Assistant Director on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. In addition, she served as Second Assistant Director on the video game Star Trek: Klingon.

Arlene Fukai, stand-in

Fukai's stand-in appearance (left) with Nora Leonhardt (right)

Because regular Marina Sirtis stand-in Nora Leonhardt was busy, filming her scenes as Marla Finn for The Next Generation episode "Eye of the Beholder" on Paramount Stage 8, Fukai got a wig from the hair department and replaced her for the light settings on stage 9. This was Fukai's only appearance in this department and Leonhardt was surprised when she saw Fukai with the Troi wig.

Arlene Fukai and A. Fukai, names on dedication plaques, and USS Voyager crewmember Arlene Fukai were named after her.

Her non-Trek credits include Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), on which she served as Second Second Assistant Director. Michael McKean, Ellen Albertini Dow, Rosalind Chao, Shay Duffin, Sam Anderson, and Aaron Lustig were among the cast in this film. She previously worked as DGA Trainee on Another 48 Hrs. (1990, starring Eddie Murphy, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, Bernie Casey, and Page Leong).

Star Trek credits[]

(This list is currently incomplete.)

As First Assistant Director
As Second Second Assistant Director
As Second Assistant Director

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