Rekha Sharma: From Battlestar Galactica to Star Trek Discovery — A Sci-Fi Icon

Rekha Sharma is a Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009), and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery. Mike and Seo sit down with Rekha to talk about two of sci-fi's most iconic roles and what it's like to be a beloved fixture in the genre. Sharma played the tough, doomed Commander Ellen Landry in the episodes "Context Is for Kings" and "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry", and later returned as the Mirror Universe version of Landry. We dig into her work on Discovery, her game-changing turn as Tory Foster across 31 episodes of BSG, and a career that's made her a sci-fi legend. A conversation about two franchises, two unforgettable characters, and an actress who's shaped some of the most important genre television of the past two decades.Welcome aboard the Clonestar Podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe through interviews, deep dives, and thoughtful conversation with the people behind the stories.