Florida Supercon 2015 :: Leap Conventions

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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, such as The Wicked Lady, Death Wish 3, and Blind Date. 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.

In 1987, Marina was cast Star Trek: The Next Generation as Counselor Deanna Troi. Deanna Troi was a half-human, half-Betazoid. Her Betazoid abilities allowed her to read the emotions of others. Her position on the Enterprise-D was ship's counselor, looking after the crew's well-being and a trusted advisor to Captain Picard with a position seated next to him on the bridge.

Sirtis reprised her character of Deanna Troi in the feature films, Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). She also appeared in Star Trek: Voyager for three episodes toward the end of the series (1999 and 2000) and also in the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise (2005).

While filming Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sirtis returned to the UK during the hiatus between seasons three and four in 1990 to film a drama special entitled One Last Chance for the BBC. In 1992, she appeared in an episode of the short lived series The Fifth Corner and had a cameo in the horror/fantasy movie Waxwork II: Lost in Time.

After the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1994, Sirtis continued to work regularly. Her first role was a departure from previous work, an abused wife in the series Heaven Help Us.

She provided the voice of Demona in the Disney animated television series, Gargoyles, for two seasons starting in 1994. Her Next Generation co-stars, Frakes (as the voice of David Xanatos), Spiner, and Dorn, also lent their voices to the show. She voiced the character again for an episode of the unmade animated series, Team Atlantis.

In 1996, Sirtis starred as a villainous police detective in the British made-for-television movie, Gadgetman. She guest-starred as a race track owner under investigation following the death of a driver in Diagnosis: Murder in 1998. The independent movie Paradise Lost, with Sirtis in a starring role, was released in 1999.

Beginning in 1999, Sirtis returned to science fiction television in a number of roles starting with The Outer Limits. The same year, she appeared in Earth: Final Conflict, originally created by Gene Roddenberry. In 2000 she played a Russian scientist in Stargate SG-1. Sirtis was interviewed in the October 2000 issue of SFX magazine in the UK; the cover stated "Marina Sirtis is Everywhere", also referring to her reprisal of her character Deanna Troi on Star Trek: Voyager.

In 2001, Sirtis made a highly publicized appearance on the long-running British hospital drama Casualty. She played a politician with controversial views on the NHS. When she meets with a man she is having an affair with at a hotel, she is caught in an explosion.

Sirtis appeared in the made-for-television movies Terminal Error in 2002 and Net Games in 2003. Also in 2003, she guest-starred in the ABC series Threat Matrix playing a biological-weapons scientist from Iraq. Sirtis starred in the movie Spectres in 2004.

Sirtis had a minor role in the Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash as the wife of the Persian shopkeeper. Following this she played another Middle Eastern role on the series The Closer in 2005. In 2006, she had a three-episode recurring role as a love match-maker on Girlfriends, and she guest-starred in Without a Trace.

In 2007, Sirtis starred in the SyFy channel production of Grendel, where she played the Queen. Independent movies Trade Routes, The Deep Below and Lesser of Three Evils were released. She provided the voice for Matriarch Benezia in the critically acclaimed video game Mass Effect on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

On British television in 2008, she made a guest appearance in an episode of Casualty's spin-off show, Holby City. The same year the sci-fi/drama movie Inalienable, written by Star Trek alumnus Walter Koenig, was released. Sirtis said of her role, "I actually play the Deputy Attorney General of the United States so I’m a bad guy, a mean lawyer, which was fantastic."[14]

The direct-to-DVD sequels Green Street 2 and The Grudge 3, featuring Sirtis, were released in 2009. She co-starred in the British movie 31 North 62 East as the Prime Minister's top aide; it had a limited theatrical release in the UK. Sirtis guest-starred in the first episode of the short-lived hospital drama Three Rivers. She returned to SyFy in December 2009 in the disaster movie Annihilation Earth.

2010 saw Sirtis guest-star as a Swiss doctor in two episodes of ABC Family's Make It or Break It. In May 2010, Sirtis announced that she would be providing the voice for comic book villainess Queen Bee in Young Justice animated series. She provided her voice for a number of episodes from 2011 until its cancellation in 2013.

In March 2011, Sirtis guest-starred on an episode of Grey's Anatomy. She played an Iranian mother who was at the hospital to participate in a medical trial for Alzheimer's disease.

In 2012, the vampire movie, Speed Demons, that co-starred Sirtis was released to pay-per-view services. The same year, she played a fortune teller in the Castlevania fan-made series posted on YouTube.

Sirtis has taken a recurring role as Director of Mossad on the CBS police procedural drama series NCIS.

Marina Sirtis will be appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. She will be signing autographs and taking part in professional photo ops all weekend long. There is a fee of $TBA per Autograph, and $40 for Professional Photo Ops (8×10 glossy photos printed on site). She will be taking part in Q&A’s and Panels that are open to all attendees. PRE-ORDER your Marina Sirtis Photo Ops at https://register.growtix.com/e/florida_supercon_2015/479

She will be located at Booth # 333.

2:30 pm

MARINA SIRTIS: PROFESSIONAL PHOTO OP SESSION :: Photo Op Booth A

Marina Sirtis

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm

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8:00 pm

V.I.P. PARTY :: Palm Ballroom 1 & 2

Joey Lauren Adams, Charlie Adler, Carlos Alazraqui, Manu Bennett, Michele Boyd, Nicole Chilelli, Michael Copon, Lisa Corrao, Shelly Crane, Robin Curtis , Brett Dalton, Emilie de Ravin, Simon Fisher-Becker, Blake Foster, Funimation Entertainment, Paul Ganus, Spencer Ganus, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Caitlin Glass, Maximiliano Hernández, Justin James Hughes, Mickie James, Walter Koenig, Jerry "The King" Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield, Charles Martinet, Daniel Thomas May, Peter Mayhew, Eddie McClintock, Paul McGann, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jason Mewes, Vic Mignogna, Amanda C. Miller, Courtney “Courtoon” Morelock, Cindy Morgan, Bob Morley, Matt Nable, Erik Nagel, Nichelle Nichols, Brian O’Halloran, Paige™, Krysti Pryde, Tito Santana, Jon Schnepp, Stephanie Sheh, Ron Simmons, Mike Sinterniklaas, Marina Sirtis, Roger Craig Smith, Dana Snyder, Taimak, J. Michael Tatum, Eliza Taylor, Lew Temple, Arlene Tur, Meg Turney, Cerina Vincent, Vincent Ward, Michael Welch

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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