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Nana Visitor (born July 26, 1957Nana Visitor is an American actress. Visitor is most famous for playing Major (later Colonel) Kira Nerys in the television series from 1993 to 1999.

Nana Visitor was born in New York as Nana Tucker, and began her acting career in the 1970s on the Broadway stage in such productions as . Prior to obtaining the role of Kira, Visitor co-starred in a short-lived sitcom based upon the film which premiered on June 20, 2005.

Vistor was married to Nick Miscusi before she was casted on DS9, but the two divorced in 1994 shortly after the series had began. The two had a son whose name is Buster.

Visitor married fellow Star Trek actor Alexander Siddig in 1997. They had a son in 1996, named Django El Tahir El Siddig and her pregnancy was incorporated into a storyline. Visitor and Siddig divorced in 2001.

Vistor married Matthew Rimmer in April 2, 2003.

Visitor is the niece of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse.

The asteroid 26733 Nanavisitor, discovered in 2001, was named in her honor by its discoverer Bill Yeung (who has discovered thousands of asteroids). On talking with the fans, Nana says, "I don't get what my signature is supposed to mean if we haven't had some kind of exchange". She is claustrophobic. During the filming of the DS9 episode "Second Skin," Nana struggled with it terribly due to the rubber Cardassian make-up her character, Kira Nerys, had to wear.

In 1993, Nana recorded an audio adaptation of the Deep Space Nine novel, Emissary.

In 1995, Nana won the Universe Reader's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Genre TV Series for: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine