Anecdotes

An asteroid discovered on April 22, 2001 has been named 26733 Nanavisitor (2001 HC16) in her honor. It's a small, main-belt asteroid which takes 4.2 years to orbit the sun.

She's an admitted claustrophobic. She had a hard time filming the episode Second Skin (1994), in which her character Kira appeared as a Cardassian, because of the full rubber makeup she had to wear. Her co-star in the episode, Andrew Robinson, is also an admitted claustrophobic, as is the character he played, Garak, who became claustrophobic at a young age on Cardassia.

Son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, born on September 16, 1996, was named for Django Reinhardt, a jazz musician. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) co-star, Alexander Siddig, is Django Siddig's father.

Gave birth to her son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, during the filming of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode Let He Who Is without Sin... (1996). Not surprisingly, she did not appear in that episode.

Fellow Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) cast member Andrew Robinson is the godfather of Nana's son, Django.

Nana is the daughter of dancers, choreographer Robert Tucker and ballet teacher Nenette Charisse

On October 28, 1995, she received the Best Supporting Actress in a Genre Television Series honor from the the Sci-Fi Universe Readers' Choice Universe awards.

She was accepted at Princeton University but kept deferring and did not attend.

Went back to work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) two weeks after her son, Django, was born.

Son, Buster, is from a previous marriage.

Was good friend's with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Co-Star Aron Eisenberg.

Best known by the public (and by many sci-fi fans) for her role as Major (later Colonel) Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

Is one of only 26 actors that have acted in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who (Torchwood) franchises.

Sister of actor Ian Tucker and actress Zan Charisse.

Currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Ex-niece-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse. Niece of Nico Charisse.

(May 1-3, 2009) Attended FedCon 18 in Bonn, Germany with her fellow Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) cast members Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat) and Jeffrey Combs (Brunt/Weyoun).

Has three dogs: a hairless Chinese crested, a black and white miniature toy poodle and a black and white standard poodle (named "Helen").