I just found this old thread after reading Denise Crosby's Wikipedia page and finding no mention at all of it, then doing some googling.
She has shown on several occasions that she is capable of putting on a stellar performance and standing out from her costars.
Not a bad idea considering that web traffic to Playboy's site jumped from about 4 million to 16 million when it removed nudity last year.
She continued to appear in films, in 2003, she even made a very brief appearance in the British romantic comedy, Love Actually.