Why Andrea Martin didn't return as Quark's mother after one episode on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Andrea Martin has spent the past four years playing Sister Andrea, a nun on the horror drama, Evil. She takes care of business by dealing with the demons in whatever manner is required to rid the world of their presence. Her job isn't an easy one, but she makes it look like fun. It's all part of acting. In an interview with CBR, Martin said the same thing about her short time on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Ishka, Quark and Rom's mother.

To the Star Trek fans, it did look like Martin was having a lot of fun playing Ishka, but in reality, it wasn't fun at all. In fact, that one episode was why Martin didn't return to the show. It was all about the make-up and prosthetics with Martin revealing that she "really was too claustrophobic with all the makeup."

Though she enjoyed her time working with the Star Trek cast and that she got "to create the first woman Ferengi," she acknowledges that the part just wasn't for her. Her early morning make-up call started at 4:00 a.m, but the set time didn't start until 9:00 a.m. That was a long time in Ferengi mode before the camera even started rolling.

Martin is proud of having done something Star Trek-related, though, telling CBR, "I certainly loved working with those young men that played my sons. I loved being on the set and being able to tell people that I did something Star Trek-related." But as for her returning to Star Trek any time in the future, that's not going to happen.

Martin, who also played Aunt Voula on the three films in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding series, has already turned down additional offers, vowing that she's "not the candidate" and saying that she was "too claustrophobic."

Being stuck in all those prostethics could not have been easy which is just one reason why it was so admirable that Armin Shimerman, Max Grodénchik, and Aron Eisenberg committed to the series. Though Martin may never return to Star Trek, we are glad that she introduced us to Ishka, a role that was continued by Cecily Adams.