Marina Sirtis

Acting

Born Mar 29, 1955

From London, England, UK

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.

Marina Sirtis

Known For

Crash

Star Trek: First Contact

Love's Greek to Me

Star Trek: Nemesis

Death Wish 3

Star Trek: Generations

The Grudge 3

Star Trek: Insurrection

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

Green Street Hooligans 2

Filmography — Acting

Crash

Star Trek: First Contact

Love's Greek to Me

Star Trek: Nemesis

Death Wish 3

Star Trek: Generations

The Grudge 3

Star Trek: Insurrection

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

Green Street Hooligans 2

Debt Collectors

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Unbelievable!!!!!

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Finders Keepers

Little Dead Rotting Hood

Once Upon a Winter's Date

Grendel

My Christmas Prince

5th Passenger

The Thief of Baghdad

Net Games

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

My Summer Prince

Butterfly in the Sky

Star Trek Story

InAlienable

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

The Order

Annihilation Earth

Spectres

31 North 62 East

The Wicked Lady

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Fist of the Warrior

Max Winslow and The House of Secrets

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

A Thousand Little Cuts

Blind Date

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

The Bezonians

Riley Parra: Better Angels

Terminal Error

Dream Hacker

Vampire Riderz

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Gadgetman

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Turn Back

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

Paradise Lost

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

The Deep Below

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

Through the Fire

The Moustakas Sisters Mystery

Castlevania: Hymn of Blood

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent

Protagonist

A Dark Reflection

One Last Chance

Angel Without Wings

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright