Marina Sirtis
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 29, 1955
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Alexa Moustakas
as Charlotte
as Self (archive footage)
as Athena
as Deanna Troi
as Helen Andinos
as Dr. Monica Atlas
as Deanna Troi (voice)
as Award Show Presenter
as Mal Reese
as Deanna Troi
as Gail Finney
as Self
as Marie Granger
as Winter
as Alana
as Felicia Holst
as Gypsy
as Teacher
as Gail Finney
as Penelope
as Katrine
as Esmerelda Windield / Grandmother
as Teacher / Additional Voices (voice)
as Maggie Jaspar
as Janine
as Self - Actress
as Counselor Deanna Troi (archive footage)
as Jane
as Wicked Queen
as General Fletcher
as L4 (voice)
as Queen Bee / Sandra Stanyon / Mrs. Wheeler (voice)
as Queen Bee (voice)
as Narrator
as Paxton
as Sarah Webber
as Doctor Anna Kleister
as Gretchen
as Veronica Mavis
as Attorney Barry
as Narrator
as Mary
as Sarah
as Queen Wealhtheow
as Layla Moktari
as Shereen
as Sonya Amin
as Laura Lee
as Orli Elbaz
as Dr. Nabila Hassan
as Cindy Fielding
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Alexa Soros
as Alex
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Gina Richards
as Dr. Christine DuMaurier
as Counselor Deanna Troi (voice)
as Marina Sirtis (voice)
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Sister Margarette
as Svetlana Markov
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Self
as Demona (voice)
as Detective Inspector Walker
as Olivia 'Liv' Kohler
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Counselor Deanna Troi
as Demona (voice)
as Aurora Abromowitz (voice)
as Mary Ann Eagin
as Gloria
as Maria
as Deanna Troi
as Jane Taylor, MP
as Maria Gonzalez
as Kate Scanlon
as Lucrezia
as Hooker
as Jackson's Girl
as Stella
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
as Temperance