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Nana Visitor has spent a lot of time around Star Trek fans. The actress was cast as Major Kira Nerys in the 1993 television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and ever since then she’s encountered a lot of fans at conventions, signings, special events, and out in public. This has given Visitor a unique perspective on the Star Trek community and what holds it together, she believes.

“Community. That’s the word that comes to mind,” Nana Visitor said during a panel at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City 2026 when talking about the essential appeal that has made Star Trek a fan-favorite for more than half a century at this point. “The community, the friendships, the deep relationships that I have with the people that I worked with. This community that came out of that one that I can’t imagine not having. This is so unique and wonderful.”

She continued, “I was telling a man earlier today, we start on a frequency. We know how to start talking to each other because we know that we like Star Trek, and that probably means we’re both into hope, and courage, and realizing we’re not alone. And that’s basis enough for a connection and a relationship. And we start there. I find it incredible. I think that’s what I take away as the best thing.”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is streaming on Paramount+.

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