Marina Sirtis
Born: 1955-03-29 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Sunshine Murders as Alexa Moustakas
- The Moustakas Sisters Mystery
- Dream Hacker as Charlotte
2024
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Love's Greek to Me as Athena
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Deanna Troi
2022
- The Bezonians as Helen Andinos
- A Thousand Little Cuts as Dr. Monica Atlas
2020
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Deanna Troi (voice)
- Star Trek: Picard as Deanna Troi
- Debt Collectors as Mal Reese
- Unbelievable!!!!! as Award Show Presenter
- Max Winslow and The House of Secrets as Haven
2019
- The Ready Room as Self
- Riley Parra: Better Angels as Gail Finney
2018
- Titans as Marie Granger
- 5th Passenger as Alana
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Winter
2017
- The Orville as Teacher
- My Christmas Prince as Felicia Holst
- Once Upon a Winter's Date as Gypsy
- Riley Parra as Gail Finney
2016
- My Summer Prince as Penelope
- The Order as Katrine
- Little Dead Rotting Hood as Esmerelda Windield / Grandmother
2015
- We Bare Bears as Teacher / Additional Voices (voice)
- Castlevania: Hymn of Blood
- A Dark Reflection as Maggie Jaspar
2014
2013
- Vampire Riderz as Jane
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Counselor Deanna Troi (archive footage)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2012
- Scandal as General Fletcher
- A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night as Wicked Queen
- Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
2010
- Young Justice as L4 (voice)
- Angel Without Wings as Narrator
2009
- The Cleveland Show
- The Grudge 3 as Gretchen
- Green Street Hooligans 2 as Veronica Mavis
- Make It or Break It as Doctor Anna Kleister
- 31 North 62 East as Sarah Webber
- Three Rivers
- Annihilation Earth as Paxton
2008
- InAlienable as Attorney Barry
2007
- Fist of the Warrior as Mary
- Grendel as Queen Wealhtheow
- Protagonist as Narrator
- Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier as Self
- The Deep Below as Sarah
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Sonya Amin
- The Closer as Layla Moktari
- Crash as Shereen
2004
- Spectres as Laura Lee
2003
- NCIS as Orli Elbaz
- Threat Matrix as Dr. Nabila Hassan
- Net Games as Cindy Fielding
2002
- Without a Trace as Alexa Soros
- Star Trek: Nemesis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Through the Fire as Mary
- Terminal Error as Alex
2001
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Counselor Deanna Troi
2000
- Girlfriends as Gina Richards
1999
- Family Guy as Counselor Deanna Troi (voice)
- Paradise Lost as Dr. Christine DuMaurier
1998
- Star Trek: Insurrection as Counselor Deanna Troi
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Svetlana Markov
- Earth: Final Conflict as Sister Margarette
1996
- Star Trek: First Contact as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Gadgetman as Detective Inspector Walker
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- Star Trek Story as Self
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Counselor Deanna Troi
- The Outer Limits as Olivia 'Liv' Kohler
- Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken as Demona (voice)
1994
- Gargoyles as Demona (voice)
- Duckman as Aurora Abromowitz (voice)
- Star Trek: Generations as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Mary Ann Eagin
- Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations as Self
1992
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time as Gloria
1990
- One Last Chance as Maria
1988
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Deanna Troi
1986
- Casualty as Jane Taylor, MP
- Call Me Mister
1985
- Death Wish 3 as Maria Gonzalez
1984
- Hunter as Kate Scanlon
- Sherlock Holmes as Lucrezia
- Blind Date as Hooker
1983
- The Wicked Lady as Jackson's Girl
1979
- Minder as Stella
1978
- The Thief of Baghdad as Harem Girl (uncredited)
- Hazell as Melina Stassinopolus