Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her roles as ADA Jean Ward on The Practice, Martha Bullock on Deadwood, and Skyler White on Breaking Bad.
Mass Effect is set many hundreds of years in the future, after humanity uncovers a device on Mars that allows for faster-than-light travel. This leads to encountering advanced alien species, who had already formed an interplanetary council to promote stability in a chaotic and messy universe.