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Adams portrayed the recurring character of Ishka (also known as "Moogie"), mother of the Ferengi brothers Rom and Quark, in four of her five appearances in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, replacing Andrea Martin.
Later, she replaced Andrea Martin in what would be her most famous role, that of the acerbic Ferengi feminist "Ishka" (or "Moogie") on the outer space series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). At the same time, she was active in improvisational comedy programs with The Groundlings and the Acme Comedy Theatre.
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"She came in," remembered Ira Behr, "and said, 'Do you want to hear this the way Andrea Martin would do it?' And then she just did Moogie." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 445)) Rene Auberjonois noted, "[Adams] had watched Andrea Martin and she did her own version [of Ishka]." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, Nos. 6/7, p. 34) Although she ...
A female Ferengi, she is the mother of Quark ( Armin Shimerman) and Rom ( Max Grodénchik ). Ishka appears in five canon episodes of DS9, and also features in seven licensed-but-non-canon Star Trek novels . Conceptualized as a feminist character, Ishka was played by Andrea Martin once and Cecily Adams four times.
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Mar 4, 2004 · Cecily Adams, the actress who played Quark's mother Ishka a.k.a. Moogie on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has died, her husband reported. Jim Beaver posted to alt.obituaries that Adams,...
Oct 28, 2011 · Due to a prior commitment Andrea Martin was unavailable to reprise her role of Ishka (Moogie), so the show’s producers hired Cecily Adams to fill the Ferengi’s lobes. “The people who cast Deep Space Nine also cast me in an episode of Murder One ,” recalls Adams.
Sep 3, 2023 · 10 Andrea Martin as Ishka, aka "Moogie" Ishka, affectionately referred to as "Moogie" by her sons Quark and Rom (Max Grodénchik), was both a loving mother and a pioneer of Ferengi feminism.
