Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Patti Yasutake, who was a regular on “Beef” and played Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” died Aug.
5 in Santa Monica of cancer. She was 70. Her manager Kyle Fritz said that “Patti was my first client when I began over 30 years ago.
We enjoyed every day we got to work together, and I will miss her spirit talent and tenacity but most of all her friendship.” On Netflix’s “Beef,” Yasutake played George’s mother Fumi Nakai.
She reprised her “Star Trek” role as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in the films “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek Generations.” She started her career working with Mako at East West Players theater company.
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