Gretchen German

Gretchen German is a Canadianborn American actress with a prolific career in television and film spanning over three decades She is best remembered by Seinfeld fans as Donna in the classic episode The Phone Message where she played Jerrys girlfriend whose fondness for a specific pair of pants and their commercials caused a comedic rift Within the Star Trek franchise she delivered a memorable performance as Rebecca Sullivan the wife of Michael Eddington in the Deep Space Nine episode Blaze of Glory Her extensive television resume includes gueststarring roles on a wide array of iconic series such as Murder She Wrote Matlock Coach Star Trek Voyager Home Improvement and more recently Modern Family In addition to her television work German appeared in feature films like the 1991 comedy The Marrying Man and the thriller Double Obsession A veteran of the Los Angeles acting community she has been married to fellow actor James DiStefano since 1995