Marina Sirtis
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Biography
Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955, height 5' 4½" (1,64 m)) 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.
Known For
NCIS
Grey's Anatomy
Diagnosis: Murder
The Outer Limits
Casualty
Scandal
Family Guy
The Closer
Without a Trace
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Picard
Young Justice
Girlfriends
We Bare Bears
The Ready Room
Titans
The Orville
Sherlock Holmes
Hunter
The Cleveland Show
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Stargate SG-1
Three Rivers
Crash
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Grudge 3
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
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