Biography
Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955, height 5' 4Β½" (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 β 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.
Filmography
all 102
Movies 64
TV Shows 38
self 11
Voice 5
Narrator 1
Love's Greek to Me (2023)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023)
The Bezonians (2022)
A Thousand Little Cuts (2022)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)
Debt Collectors (2020)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Riley Parra: Better Angels (2019)
The Ready Room (2019)
Titans (2018)
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)
5th Passenger (2018)
My Christmas Prince (2017)
Once Upon a Winter's Date (2017)
The Orville (2017)
Riley Parra (2017)
Orders (2017)
My Summer Prince (2016)
The Order (2016)
Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016)
We Bare Bears (2015)
A Dark Reflection (2015)
Finders Keepers (2014)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Star Trek: The Next Generation β The Best of Both Worlds (2013)
Vampire Riderz (2013)
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night (2012)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012)
Castlevania: Hymn of Blood (2012)
Young Justice (2010)
Annihilation Earth (2009)
Three Rivers (2009)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
31 North 62 East (2009)
Make It or Break It (2009)
The Grudge 3 (2009)
Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009)
The Grudge 3: The Curse Continues (2009)
InAlienable (2008)
Protagonist (2007)
Fist of the Warrior (2007)
The Deep Below (2007)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)
Grendel (2007)
Movies That Shook the World (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Crash (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Spectres (2004)
NCIS (2003)
Threat Matrix (2003)
Net Games (2003)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Without a Trace (2002)
Terminal Error (2002)
Through the Fire (2002)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Girlfriends (2000)
Paradise Lost (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek Story (1996)
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1996)
Gadgetman (1996)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit (1995)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow (1995)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification (1995)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Gargoyles (1994)
Heaven Help Us (1994)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994)
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Duckman (1994)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations (1993)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
The Fifth Corner (1992)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (1991)
One Last Chance (1990)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Casualty (1986)
Call Me Mister (1986)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Hunter (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Blind Date (1984)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Minder (1979)
Hazell (1978)
The Thief of Baghdad (1978)
Raffles (1977)
Dream Hacker
To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1955-03-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsMichael Lamper (1992-06-21 - 2019-12-08)
FatherJohn Sirtis
MotherDespina Sirtis
SiblingsSteve Sirtis
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
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