Marina Sirtis

Star Trek Star Trek: The Next Generation In 1986, Sirtis relocated to the United States. When casting Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gene Roddenberry was inspired to ask Sirtis, whose appearance he considered "exotic", to audition for a role after seeing the film Aliens with Bob Justman, which featured the prominent Latina character Vasquez, played by Jenette Goldstein.

Sirtis appeared in all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and her character was developed from a more passive therapist to a tougher Starfleet officer. She has stated her favourite episode is season six's "Face of the Enemy", in which Troi is kidnapped and surgically altered to pose as a Romulan. Troi's switching to a standard Starfleet uniform in the same season in "Chain of Command" elevated the character's dignity in Sirtis' eyes, and her enthusiasm in playing her, with Sirtis commenting, "It covered up my cleavage and, consequently, I got all my brains back, because when you have a cleavage you can't have brains in Hollywood. So I got all my brains back and I was allowed to do things that I hadn't been allowed to do for five or six years. I went on away teams, I was in charge of staff, I had my pips back, I had phasers, I had all the equipment again, and it was fabulous. I was absolutely thrilled." Her own eyes are light brown.

She usually wore hairpieces for her role as Troi. Sirtis' real hair was slightly shorter and, although curly, was not as bouffant as her character's. However, Sirtis' real hair was used in the pilot episode, and also in the first six episodes of season six, in which Troi sported a more natural looking pony-tailed style. She was also asked to create an accent (described as a mixture of Eastern European and Israeli)

Other Star Trek works Sirtis reprised her character in the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

Sirtis was delighted to get the chance to do some comedy in Star Trek: First Contact and said, "I loved it because it opened the door to a different side of Troi we'd never seen before. That door has stayed open and that whole kind of wacky, zany Troi thing has continued into the next movie, which is great for me because I like to do things that are different." Sirtis stated of her role in Star Trek: Nemesis, "I sort of had an inkling that I was going to have a good part in this film because John Logan was such a big fan of the character. So I knew that he would do her some justice."

Sirtis also appeared in Star Trek: Voyager for three episodes toward the end of the series (1999 and 2000), and the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise (2005). In 2020, Sirtis reprised her role as Deanna Troi in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Nepenthe". She provided her voice for a number of episodes from 2011 until its cancellation in 2013. In March 2011, Sirtis guest-starred on an episode of Grey's Anatomy. She played an Iranian mother who was at the hospital to participate in a medical trial for Alzheimer's disease. The same year, she played a fortune teller in the Castlevania fan-made series posted on YouTube. She accepted a recurring role as director of Mossad on NCIS. Lamper died in his sleep on 7 December 2019. In 2021, Sirtis moved back to London, citing Lamper's death, guns and Republican politics in the U.S., and a desire for career opportunities in British film and television.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Note 1983 The Wicked Lady Jackson's Girl Space Riders Girl In Porsche 1984 Blind Date Hooker 1985 Death Wish 3 Maria Rodriguez 1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time Gloria 1994 Star Trek Generations Deanna Troi 1996 Star Trek: First Contact 1998 Star Trek: Insurrection 1999 Paradise Lost Christine DuMaurier 2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Deanna Troi Terminal Error Alex 2004 Spectres Laura Lee Crash Shereen 2007 Fist of the Warrior Mary The Deep Below Sarah Game of Life Mrs Rafiki 2008 InAlienable Attorney Barry 2009 Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground Veronica Mavis The Grudge 3 Gretchen 31 North 62 East Sarah Webber 2014 Finders Keepers Janine Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Herself 2015 A Dark Reflection (aka Flight 313: The Conspiracy) Maggie Jaspar 2016 Little Dead Rotting Hood Esmerelda Winfield / Grandmother 2017 The Assassin's Apprentice Miranda My Christmas Prince Felicia Holst 2018 5th Passenger Alana 2020 Max Winslow and the House of Secrets H.A.V.E.N Debt Collectors Mallory "Mal" Reese Unbelievable!!!!! Award Show Presenter 2021 The Bezonians Helen Andinos 2022 A Thousand Little Cuts Monica Atlas 2024 The Phantom Warrior Medusa 2025 Dream Hacker Charlotte

Television Year Title Role Note

Raffles Faustina Who Pays the Ferryman? Ariadne

Hazell Melina Stassinopolus The Thief of Baghdad Harem Girl Television film

Cinzano Commercial Stewardess TV commercial Minder Stella Episode: "Aces High...And Sometimes Very Low" 1982 Kelly Monteith Uncredited 1985 Up the Elephant and Round the Castle Lisa

Room at the Bottom Carla Episode "The Big Prize" Call Me Mister Sally The Return of Sherlock Holmes Lucrezia Venucci Episode: "The Six Napoleons" 1987 Hunter Kate Scanlon Episode: "Down and Under" 1987–1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi 176 episodes 1988 Reading Rainbow Herself Episode: "The Bionic Bunny Show" 1990 One Last Chance Maria Television film 1993 Griffin and Sabine Sabine Voice 1994 Heaven Help Us Carolyn Paris 1994–1996, 1997 Gargoyles Demona, additional Voices Voice, recurring role 1996 Gadgetman Detective Inspector Walker Television film 1997 Duckman Aurora Abromowitz Voice, episode: "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before" 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Mary Ann Eagin

Earth: Final Conflict Sister Margarette The Outer Limits Olivia "Liv" Kohler Episode: "The Grell" 1999–2000 Star Trek: Voyager Counselor Deanna Troi 3 episodes 2000 Stargate SG-1 Svetlana Markova Episode: "Watergate" 2001 Casualty Jane Taylor, MP 2003 Threat Matrix Nabila Hassan 2005, 2009 Family Guy Marina Sirtis, Herself Voice

The Closer Layla Moktari Episode: "L.A. Woman" Star Trek: Enterprise Counselor Deanna Troi Episode: "These Are the Voyages..."

Without a Trace Alexas Soros Girlfriends Gina Richards 2007 Grendel Queen Onela Television film 2008 Holby City Lucy Simmonds

Annihilation Earth Paxton Television film The Cleveland Show Athena the Greek Prostitute / Woman At Party Voice, episode: "Ladies' Night" Green Street 2 Veronica Mavis Three Rivers Layla Rahimi 2010 Make It or Break It Anna Kleister 2010–2019 Young Justice Queen Bee / L-4, Sandra Stanyon Voice, recurring role ("The Lifetime Achievement Award is usually presented to an individual for their contributions to genre entertainment.) Top luminaries like Stan Lee and Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock himself, have received this top honor. It's not new, but we extended this award to cover the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, due to its continued influence on the face of general television. It was originally doomed to failure since it was following in the footsteps of the original Star Trek, yet it carved its own identity, and its diverse cast was light years ahead of its time!" —Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films