Character from
Star Trek played by
Denise Crosby.
USS Enterprise-D chief of security under the command of
Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Ukrainian in descent, Yar was born on a failed Federation colony on the planet Turkana IV. Her parents were killed when she was only 5. One of the few "normal" aspects of her childhood was her ownership of a pet kitten that she protected.
As a Starfleet officer, she impressed Picard with her courage in rescuing a wounded colonist, making her way through a Carnellian mine field.
Yar was killed in late 2364, while participating in a rescue mission on planet Vagra II, to save Counsellor Deanna Troi.