T'Pol

'''T'Pol' () is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. Portrayed by Jolene Blalock in the series Star Trek: Enterprise, she is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship Enterprise'' (NX-01). She appeared in all 98 episodes of "Enterprise" and reprised her role in one episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.

==Concept and creation== Series producer Rick Berman said they originally intended that a younger version of T'Pau would be the Vulcan officer serving on the titular starship in Star Trek: Enterprise. Instead, after determining there were legal difficulties in using the original series character, the producers created T'Pol. Brannon Braga said the idea was dropped to avoid having to deal with any legal issues, and that T'Pol was simply easier to pronounce. Marjorie Monaghan, Blalock, and an unnamed actress were the final three considered for the role. By that time, Berman said they had seen hundreds of actresses, and they struggled to find a "beautiful woman who can act and doesn't want to go right into feature films". Casting director Ron Surma had Blalock in mind from the beginning but her agents said she was not interested. Braga thought Blalock was perfectly cast, "We wanted a sexy Vulcan, a Kim Cattrall-type, and we definitely got that".