Annie Wersching, Star Trek: Picard's Borg Queen, Dies at 45
Annie Wersching. Image: Paramount+.
JANUARY 30, 2023 – While Deadline calls her 2007 recurring role as Amelia Joffe in General Hospital her “first major role,” Star Trek fans know her amazing performance as the Borg queen in season two of Star Trek: Picard. She also made her television debut in a Trek role, as the Kantare, Liana, in Star Trek: Enterprise’s season one episode, “Oasis,” five years before she appeared on General Hospital.
We are all saddened to hear of the death of Annie Wersching from cancer at the age of 45.
Wersching’s husband, actor Stephen Full, said, “There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And find it we shall.”
Among her many screen appearances, she also portrayed Renee Walker in 37 episodes of 24. The show’s director and executive producer, Jon Cassar, said that Wersching “took my breath away. Annie became more than a workmate, she became a real friend to me, my family and every cast and crew member that worked with her.”
Wersching was born and raised in St. Louis and earned a BFA in Musical Theatre in 1999 from Millikin University, in Decatur, Illinois. Her role as the Borg queen in Picard was announced in 2021. She had been diagnosed in 2020, but she continued to pursue her life and her craft.
A GoFundMe is underway “so Steve can have time to grieve without the pressure of needing to work. So he can be daddy to Freddie (12), Ozzie (9) and Archie (4) as they navigate the future without their mom….”
Please join all of us in offering our condolences to the family and friends of Annie Wersching.
David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.
