Marina Sirtis
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.
Filmography (104 Appearances)
Turn Back
The Sunshine Murders
The Moustakas Sisters Mystery
Dream Hacker
Butterfly in the Sky
Love's Greek to Me
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
The Bezonians
A Thousand Little Cuts
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Unbelievable!!!!!
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets
Debt Collectors
Star Trek: Picard
Riley Parra: Better Angels
The Ready Room
Titans
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
5th Passenger
For the Love of George
My Christmas Prince
Once Upon a Winter's Date
The Orville
Riley Parra
My Summer Prince
The Order
Little Dead Rotting Hood
We Bare Bears
Castlevania: Hymn of Blood
A Dark Reflection
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Finders Keepers
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Vampire Riderz
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Scandal
Angel Without Wings
Young Justice
Annihilation Earth
Three Rivers
The Cleveland Show
31 North 62 East
Make It or Break It
The Grudge 3
Green Street Hooligans 2
InAlienable
Protagonist
Fist of the Warrior
The Deep Below
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Grendel
The Closer
Crash
Grey's Anatomy
Spectres
NCIS
Threat Matrix
Net Games
Star Trek: Nemesis
Without a Trace
Terminal Error
Through the Fire
Star Trek: Enterprise
Girlfriends
Paradise Lost
Family Guy
Star Trek: Insurrection
Earth: Final Conflict
Stargate SG-1
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Star Trek Story
Gadgetman
The Outer Limits
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Generations
Gargoyles
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Duckman
Diagnosis: Murder
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
One Last Chance
Screen One
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Casualty
Call Me Mister
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Death Wish 3
Hunter
Sherlock Holmes
Blind Date
The Wicked Lady
Minder
Hazell
The Thief of Baghdad
Raffles