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Stephanie Erb (born 10 September 1963; age 60) is an actress who played Liva in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Man Of The People" and a receptionist in the Star Trek: Enterprise first season episode "Shockwave".

An active performer since the early 1990s, Erb entered the film world in 1993's Fearless co-starring Steven Culp and Q actor John de Lancie. The year 1997 was busy for Erb as three of the films done that year also boasted Trek alumni. The year began with a television film Childhood Sweetheart? featuring Barbara Babcock, Michael Reilly Burke, Ronny Cox, Ed Lauter, Warren Munson and Leon Russom. That was to be followed by Starship Troopers (1997, with Clancy Brown, Christopher Curry, Lenore Kasdorf, Brenda Strong, Dina Meyer, Julianna McCarthy, Blake Lindsley, Bruce Gray, Tami-Adrian George, Brian Tochi, Greg Bronson, and Azalea Davila). Erb was later in October 22 (1998, with Donna Murphy) and Seven Girlfriends (2000, co-starring Ivar Brogger, Olivia d'Abo, Georgann Johnson, Michael Buchman Silver and Steve Vinovich). Erb later appeared in The Ring (2002, with Shannon Cochran, Maury Ginsberg, Richard Lineback and Michael Spound). 2005 saw Erb in the animated Lincoln's Eyes with Steve Rankin and William Schallert.

On television is where Erb would receive the most work starting in 1994 on One West Waikiki with Rod Arrants, Barbara Alyn Woods, Patrick Kilpatrick and Lindsay Ridgeway. In just two years, Erb was on Grace Under Fire starring Jon Steuer. A year later, Erb guest starred on NewsRadio starring Andy Dick and Stephen Root. In 1998, Erb reconnected with Next Generation lead Jonathan Frakes for an appearance on the documentary series on which he served as host as well as an executive producer, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. 2000 saw Erb in the cult series Freaks & Geeks with Tom Virtue. That same year on another short-lived comedy Bette with Earl Billings.

For 2002, Erb appeared on Six Feet Under alongside Dina Meyer, Ed O'Ross and Kellie Waymire. This was then followed by a role on American Dreams with Virginia Madsen and Miracles with Ann Cusack and Todd Waring. 2004 had Erb in Strong Medicine produced by Whoopi Goldberg and with Dennis Cockrum. Also that year on NYPD Blue with Gordon Clapp and Bari Hochwald. In 2006 Erb appeared in the science fiction series Threshold produced by Brannon Braga, House starring Jennifer Morrison, 24 starring Gregory Itzin as well as Jude Ciccolella, and Grey's Anatomy with Lanei Chapman.

In the following years, Erb appeared in episodes of Close To Home (2007, with John Cothran, Jr., Cress Williams, Larry Anderson and Juliana Donald), Monk (2007, with Stanley Kamel), Ghost Whisperer (2007, with Katy Boyer and Autumn Reeser), Criminal Minds (2007, with Christine Healy and Allan Graf), Knight Rider (2009, with R.A. Rondell), Parks and Recreation (2009, with Jim O'Heir), Weeds (2009), Three Rivers (2009, with Alfre Woodard, Spencer Garrett, Marina Sirtis, and D.C. Douglas), and Numbers (2010, with Vyto Ruginis).

Following supporting roles in the television drama Dad's Home (2010, with Patti Yasutake) and in the short comedy Karma's Bitch (2010), Erb played the recurring role of Luellen in five episodes of the vampire series True Blood (2011, with Dendrie Taylor, Damion Poitier, Brandon Molale, and Katie Eischen). Further credits include the drama South Dakota (2011), the television movie Annie Claus is Coming to Town (2011, with Matt Winston), and guest roles in Desperate Housewives (2012, with Teri Hatcher, Vanessa Williams, Brenda Strong, Patrick Fabian, John Rubinstein, and Brian Cousins) and The Mentalist (2012, with Rebecca McFarland, Richard Cox, and Andy Milder).

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