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Marina Sirtis
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Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955) is an English-American actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the four feature films that followed.
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Marina Sirtis was born in the East End of London, the daughter of working class Greek parents Despina, a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. She was brought up in Harringay, North London and emigrated to the U.S. in 1986, later becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. She auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is married to rock guitarist Michael Lamper (21 June 1992 – presen…
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Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955) is an English-American actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the four feature films that followed. Biography Marina Sirtis was born in the East End of London, the daughter of working class Greek parents Despina, a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. She was brought up in Harringay, North London and emigrated to the U.S. in 1986, later becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. She auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is married to rock guitarist Michael Lamper (21 June 1992 – present). Her younger brother, Steve, played football in Greece and played for Columbia University in the early 1980s. Marina herself is an avowed supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Career Sirtis started her career as a member of the repertory company at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, West Sussex in 1976. Directed by Nic Young, she appeared in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw and as Ophelia in Hamlet. Before her role in Star Trek, Sirtis was featured in supporting roles in several films. In the 1983 Faye Dunaway film The Wicked Lady, she engaged in a whip fight with Dunaway. In the Charles Bronson sequel Death Wish 3, Sirtis's character is a rape victim. In the film Blind Date, she appears as a prostitute who is murdered by a madman. Other early works include numerous guest starring roles on British television series. Sirtis appeared in Raffles (1977), Hazell (1978), Minder (1979), the Jim Davidson sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1985) and The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) among other things. She also played the stewardess in the famous 1979 Cinzano Bianco television commercial starring Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins, in which Collins was splattered with drink.
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The Moustakas Sisters Mystery
Dream Hacker
as Charlotte
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
Love's Greek to Me
as Athena
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Deanna Troi
The Bezonians
as Helen Andinos
A Thousand Little Cuts
as Dr. Monica Atlas
Unbelievable!!!!!
as Award Show Presenter
Debt Collectors
as Mal Reese
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets
as H.A.V.E.N. (voice)
Riley Parra: Better Angels
as Gail Finney
Bee and PuppyCat (Full Series)
as Assign Bit & Double Mouth
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as Winter
5th Passenger
as Alana
For the Love of George
as Sharon
My Christmas Prince
as Felicia Holst
Once Upon a Winter's Date
as Gypsy
My Summer Prince
as Penelope
The Order
as Katrine
Little Dead Rotting Hood
as Esmerelda Windield / Grandmother
Castlevania: Hymn of Blood
A Dark Reflection
as Maggie Jaspar
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Finders Keepers
as Janine
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Bee and PuppyCat (Pilot)
as Assign Bot & Double Mouth
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Counselor Deanna Troi (archive footage)
Vampire Riderz
as Jane
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night
as Wicked Queen
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
Angel Without Wings
as Narrator
Annihilation Earth
as Paxton
31 North 62 East
as Sarah Webber
The Grudge 3
as Gretchen
Green Street Hooligans 2
as Veronica Mavis
InAlienable
as Attorney Barry
Protagonist
as Narrator
Fist of the Warrior
as Mary
The Deep Below
as Sarah
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
as Self
Grendel
as Queen Wealhtheow
Crash
as Shereen
Spectres
as Laura Lee
Net Games
as Cindy Fielding
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Terminal Error
as Alex
No Poster
Through the Fire
as Mary
Paradise Lost
as Dr. Christine DuMaurier
Star Trek: Insurrection
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Star Trek: First Contact
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
Star Trek Story
as Self
Gadgetman
as Detective Inspector Walker
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Demona (voice)
Star Trek: Generations
as Counselor Deanna Troi
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
as Self
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as Gloria
One Last Chance
as Maria
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
as Self
Death Wish 3
as Maria Gonzalez
Blind Date
as Hooker
The Wicked Lady
as Jackson's Girl
The Thief of Baghdad
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
Turn Back
as Temperance