Star Trek Producer Wanted DS9's Dax Actress To "Be Like Grace Kelly and Yoda"

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine producer Rick Berman told Lt. Jadzia Dax actress Terry Farrell that Farrell should play Dax like "Grace Kelly and Yoda." Early in DS9's production, many now-familiar aspects of DS9's cast of characters were still being fleshed out, but even then it was clear that joined Trill Jadzia Dax was going to be a particularly complex character, especially compared to the straightforward series lead, Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks). Episodes like DS9 season 1, episode 8, "Dax", expounded on the nature of the Trill as a joined species, confirming that DS9's Trill were very different to their earlier appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation.