Born:
March 29, 1955
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Deanna Troi in the Star Trek franchise.
Early-life:
Born on March 29, 1955 in London. Marina's parents did not want her to pursue acting so she applied for drama school secretly. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1976 and joined the Connaught Theatre. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles to boost her career.
Career:
Sirtis had supporting roles in a number of films and guest-starring roles on many British TV series before she landed the role of Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation. She played the character during all seven seasons and also for episodes of other series in the Star Trek franchise, as well as the feature films Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Her first role after she finished Star Trek: The Next Generation was in the TV series Heaven Help Us. She also voiced Demona in the Disney series Gargoyles. Sirtis went on to appear in several films and such TV series as Diagnosis: Murder, The Outer Limits, Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, Casualty, Holby City and Grey's Anatomy. She lent her voice to the video game Mass Effect, as well as animated series The Cleveland Show and Adventure Time. More recently, she has appeared in NCIS and voiced the Enterprise's computer in Star Trek Continues.
Quote:
'The thing about Star Trek is that it is not judgemental. You can do whatever you want, within reason.'
Trivia:
She supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and has a tattoo of the team's logo.