Nana Visitor Plays Emily in Faith
A character named Emily was featured prominently in “Faith,” the most recent Battlestar Galactica episode. If you thought Emily looked familiar, it is because she is played by Nana Visitor, an actress who has a long list of scifi and television credits to her name.
Nana’s fans call themselves “Nanites” and they run a variety of fan pages dedicated to her and her work. Her official fansite is called Nanavision.com, but sites devoted to Nana can be found all over the web.
Fans of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine will remember her as Kira Nerys. Ron Moore is not her only connection between DS9 & BSG, as apparently got the role of Kira after Michelle Forbes, who plays Admiral Cain on BSG, turned it down. Like Cain, 
Kira had a brutal past. Unlike Cain, she did not succumb to the madness. But the two characters did share a fascination with war and a leadership style that would make an essay about the two interesting.
While Kira is probably the role that is most familiar to scifi fans, fans of Dark Angel will also remember Nana as Dr. Elizabeth Renfroe. Over the years she has also performed countless guest roles on shows that include CSI, L.A. Law, Matlock, McGuyver, Doogie Howser, Frasier, Night Court, Knight Rider, and many others.
Nana currently stars on Wildfire, an ABC Family drama about redemption and horse racing. She owns the farm that serves as the central hub for the characters of the show, which is currently in its fourth season. If you are interested in watching more of Nana, you can watch full episodes of Wildfire on the ABC Family site.
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