A member of the Crosby family entertainment dynasty, Bing's granddaughter Denise Crosby has worked steadily in film and television since the late '80s, though it would be fair to say almost wholly within the science fiction B-industry (Mutant Species [1995]). Her recurrent appearances on television's Star Trek: The Next Generation, Red Shoe Diaries, and a role in the blockbuster Deep Impact (1998) have contributed toward bringing the quintessential working actor to wider audiences.