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Mary Wiseman: Live Long And BLEEP

Mary Wiseman, Cadet Tilly on 'Star Trek: Discovery,' tells us about the passion of the fandom, and plays a game inspired by her being the first character in the Star Trek universe to swear.
�Into the Forest I Go" — Episode 109 — Pictured: Mary Wiseman as Cadet Sylvia Tilly of the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/CBS � 2017 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved.

Cadet Silvia Tilly is not your average Star Trek character. She's bubbly, talkative, and friendly. It turns out, one of the showrunners has a three-year-old niece who inspired this child-like character, played by Mary Wiseman, on the new . "And then I a giant three-year-old, so I kinda fit in

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