Sue Henley (born 10 July 1961; age 63) is a former actress who worked as a stand-in and photo double for lead actress Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway on all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager. She also appeared as Brooks in several episodes and was previously featured in several episodes of the second and third seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She worked as stand-in for several guest actresses and for Gates McFadden on Star Trek: Insurrection and appeared in other background roles in Voyager as well.
Henley auditioned for the stand-in part for Geneviève Bujold at the beginning of Star Trek: Voyager on Wednesday 7 September 1994 along with Linda Harcharic but was not hired. When Bujold left the production and Kate Mulgrew was cast as the new captain, Henley auditioned again for the stand-in part on Thursday 22 September 1994 and Friday 23 September 1994 along with Harcharic and Joni German. She was chosen by the producers and had her first day at work on Monday 26 September 1994 at Paramount Stage 8 for the first season episode "Caretaker".
The character Henley in the episode "Learning Curve" was named after Henley. According to an interview with Henley, she did little background work on the first season because of her strong likeness to Mulgrew. Occasionally she wore a wig, which she described as a "hideous black dead-rat-looking wig". [1] Almost every time two "Janeways" are seen on screen and no computer effects were integrated, Henley worked as on screen photo double for Mulgrew, for example in the last episode "Endgame", where she replaced Admiral Kathryn Janeway in several scenes. Her costume from this episode was later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [2](X) Parts of her Starfleet uniform were also sold off and were worn by fellow background performers Alicia Lewis and Anna Deng. [3](X) [4](X)
Henley received screen credit for her part of Ensign Brooks twice throughout the series. She was credited as "Ensign" in the end credits of "Darkling" for her turbolift scene which she filmed on Monday 9 December 1996 alongside Robert Picardo on Paramount Stage 9. Here, she spoke her first words on the series, "Deck 10". Her second credit as "Ensign Brooks" was in the end credits of the episode "Year of Hell". Here she filmed her mess hall and corridor scenes on Thursday 14 August 1997 on Paramount Stage 9 and she spoke a second time on the series, "Seven".
Her work as photo double for Kate Mulgrew for the first season episode "The Cloud" was filmed on 2nd unit on Friday 6 January 1995 on Paramount Stage 8 but was later not part of the episode. In this episode only hand double Trisha Burton and an unknown pool professional doubled for Mulgrew.
For her appearance as Pelian pedestrian in the episode "Non Sequitur", she filmed her scenes on Tuesday 25 July 1995 and Wednesday 26 July 1995 on location at the New York Street backlot. Henley is listed twice as background actress on the call sheets of the episode "Future's End". The scene as a Santa Monica Beach goer was filmed on Monday 12 August 1996 on location at the Santa Monica Pier. On Tuesday 13 August 1996 and Wednesday 14 August 1996, Henley is listed as a car passerby with her own car for the scenes filmed at the Griffith Observatory.
The call sheet for Friday 6 September 1996 of the episode "Warlord" listed Henley as "Phones – 1 Sue" in the optical palace interior scene which was built on Paramount Stage 16. For "Darkling", she filmed her scene as "Alien" in the planet lodge on Thursday 12 December 1996 on Paramount Stage 16. Her scenes as Borg in the seventh season episode "Unimatrix Zero, Part II" were filmed on Thursday 20 July 2000 on Paramount Stage 9.
During the filming of the third season episode "The Swarm" on Thursday 1 August 1996, Henley went to Paramount Stage 9 for a laser scan as a "Gudge" along with Tracee Lee Cocco and Louis Ortiz for the unreleased video game Star Trek: Voyager - Retribution. She had a makeup call at 10:00 am and a set call at 1:00 pm. On Friday 25 July 1997, Henley also worked as stand-in for Mulgrew for a video sequence of a Paramount Images CD-Rom video on Paramount Stage 9.
On the set of Voyager she met Keith Rayve, another regular background actor and stand-in. They bonded and married shortly after Insurrection. The couple has one daughter. Henley's work on Deep Space Nine and Voyager was her only work in the television and film industry.
Star Trek appearances[]
Recurring appearances[]
- DS9: as Starfleet officer
- VOY: as Brooks
- "Caretaker" (Season 1)
- "The Cloud"
- "Prime Factors"
- "Cathexis"
- "Elogium"
- "Parturition" (Season 2)
- "Persistence of Vision"
- "Death Wish"
- "Meld"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Basics, Part II"
- "Remember" (Season 3)
- "Alter Ego"
- "Fair Trade"
- "Coda"
- "Darkling"
- "Favorite Son"
- "Before and After"
- "Real Life"
- "Displaced"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "Scorpion"
- "Revulsion" (Season 4)
- "The Raven"
- "Year of Hell"
- "The Fight" (Season 5)
- "Drive" (Season 7)
- "Repression"
- "Author, Author"
- "Homestead"
Stand-in work[]
- VOY: as stand-in for Kate Mulgrew
- "Caretaker" (Season 1)
- "Parallax"
- "Time and Again"
- "Phage"
- "The Cloud"
- "Eye of the Needle"
- "Ex Post Facto"
- "Emanations"
- "Prime Factors"
- "State of Flux"
- "Heroes and Demons"
- "Cathexis"
- "Faces"
- "Jetrel"
- "Learning Curve"
- "Projections"
- "Elogium"
- "Twisted"
- "The 37's"
- "Initiations" (Season 2)
- "Non Sequitur"
- "Parturition"
- "Persistence of Vision"
- "Tattoo"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Maneuvers"
- "Resistance"
- "Prototype"
- "Death Wish"
- "Alliances"
- "Threshold"
- "Meld"
- "Dreadnought"
- "Investigations"
- "Lifesigns"
- "Deadlock"
- "Innocence"
- "The Thaw"
- "Tuvix"
- "Resolutions"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Sacred Ground" (Season 3)
- "False Profits"
- "Flashback"
- "Basics, Part II"
- "The Chute"
- "Remember"
- "The Swarm"
- "Future's End"
- "Future's End, Part II"
- "Warlord"
- "The Q and the Grey"
- "Macrocosm"
- "Alter Ego"
- "Fair Trade"
- "Blood Fever"
- "Coda"
- "Unity"
- "Rise"
- "Darkling"
- "Favorite Son"
- "Before and After"
- "Real Life"
- "Distant Origin"
- "Displaced"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "Scorpion"
- "Scorpion, Part II" (Season 4)
- "The Gift"
- "Nemesis"
- "Day of Honor"
- "Revulsion"
- "The Raven"
- "Scientific Method"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "Random Thoughts"
- "Concerning Flight"
- "Mortal Coil"
- "Message in a Bottle"
- "Waking Moments"
- "Hunters"
- "Prey"
- "Retrospect"
- "The Killing Game"
- "The Killing Game, Part II"
- "Vis à Vis"
- "The Omega Directive"
- "Unforgettable"
- "Living Witness"
- "Demon"
- "One"
- "Hope and Fear"
- "Night" (Season 5)
- "Drone"
- "Extreme Risk"
- "In the Flesh"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "Nothing Human"
- "Timeless"
- "Thirty Days"
- "Infinite Regress"
- "Counterpoint"
- "Gravity"
- "Latent Image"
- "Bride of Chaotica!"
- "The Fight"
- "Bliss"
- "The Disease"
- "Dark Frontier"
- "Course: Oblivion"
- "Think Tank"
- "Juggernaut"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "11:59"
- "Relativity"
- "Warhead"
- "Equinox"
- "Equinox, Part II" (Season 6)
- "Survival Instinct"
- "Barge of the Dead"
- "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy"
- "Dragon's Teeth"
- "Alice"
- "Riddles"
- "One Small Step"
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Pathfinder"
- "Fair Haven"
- "Tsunkatse"
- "Blink of an Eye"
- "Virtuoso"
- "Collective"
- "Memorial"
- "Spirit Folk"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Child's Play"
- "Good Shepherd"
- "Fury"
- "Live Fast and Prosper"
- "Life Line"
- "Muse"
- "The Haunting of Deck Twelve"
- "Unimatrix Zero"
- "Unimatrix Zero, Part II" (Season 7)
- "Imperfection"
- "Drive"
- "Critical Care"
- "Repression"
- "Inside Man"
- "Flesh and Blood"
- "Body and Soul"
- "Nightingale"
- "Shattered"
- "Lineage"
- "Repentance"
- "Prophecy"
- "The Void"
- "Workforce"
- "Workforce, Part II"
- "Human Error"
- "Q2"
- "Author, Author"
- "Friendship One"
- "Natural Law"
- "Homestead"
- "Renaissance Man"
- "Endgame"
- VOY: as stand-in for guest actors
- "Caretaker" – stand-in for Jennifer S. Parsons
- "Faces" – stand-in for Joy Kilpatrick
- "Learning Curve" – stand-in for Catherine MacNeal
- "Non Sequitur" – utility stand-in
- "Dreadnought" – stand-in for Nancy Hower
- "Lifesigns" – stand-in for Susan Diol
- "Deadlock" – stand-in for Nancy Hower
- "The Thaw" – stand-in for Shannon O'Hurley
- "Resolutions" – stand-in for Susan Diol
- "Remember" – stand-in for Roxann Dawson
- "Blood Fever" – utility stand-in
- "Unity" – stand-in for Lori Hallier
- "Rise" – stand-in for Lisa Kaminer
- "Darkling" – utility stand-in
- "Favorite Son" – stand-in for Cari Shayne
- "Before and After" – stand-in for Jessica Collins
- "Real Life" – stand-in for Wendy Schaal
- "Distant Origin" – utility stand-in
- "Nemesis" – utility stand-in
- "Revulsion" – utility stand-in
- "Random Thoughts" – stand-in for Jeanette Miller
- "Message in a Bottle" – utility stand-in
- "Vis à Vis" – 2nd unit stand-in for Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- "Unforgettable" – stand-in for Virginia Madsen
- "Living Witness" – utility stand-in
- "Drone" – stand-in for Roxann Dawson
- "In the Flesh" – stand-in for Kate Vernon
- "Once Upon a Time" – stand-in for Nancy Hower
- "Gravity" – stand-in for Lori Petty
- "Latent Image" – utility stand-in
- "The Fight" – stand-in for Michael Muñoz
- "The Disease" – stand-in for Musetta Vander
- "Dark Frontier" – stand-in for Susanna Thompson
- "Equinox" – stand-in for Olivia Birkelund
- "Equinox, Part II" – stand-in for Olivia Birkelund
- "Critical Care" – utility stand-in
- "Workforce" – utility stand-in
- "Natural Law" – utility stand-in
- "Homestead" – stand-in for Julianne Christie