Ann Spillane was a slim, blond, female human Starfleet officer in the 24th century. In the year 2376, Lieutenant Spillane was the security chief of the Federation starship USS Gryphon. During the Gateways crisis, she directed the evacuation of Europani refugees from Costa Rocosa on planet Europa Nova, through a gateway to Torona IV, homeworld of the Jarada. (DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness) When Kira Nerys and Elaine Mello pursued Alejandro Montenegro, Mello left Spillane in charge of the bridge of the Gryphon. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Lesser Evil)