Marina Sirtis
Actress
Marina Sirtis, recognized for her role as Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, joins the PMP Network. She reflects on the show's unexpected success, noting how it surpassed the original series' run. Sirtis shares insights into the series' cancellation at its peak to make way for the movies.
Marina Sirtis
Actress
of “L.A. Law”
“Deanna Troi” on
Star Trek: The Next Generation
About Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis is a British-American actress best known for portraying Counselor Deanna Troi across 176 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) and four feature films. She reprised the role in Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023). Her voice work includes recurring roles as Demona in Gargoyles and Queen Bee in Young Justice. In 2024, she received a Saturn Award for Lifetime Achievement as part of The Next Generation cast.
In this interview
- Recalls The Next Generation ran seven years while the original ran three
- Notes the show was canceled at its peak to transition to movies
- Reflects on the series being blessed with large viewership
- Discusses how many considered The Next Generation better than the original
“We did seven and we were canceled when we were at our peak actually because they needed to have a new cast for the movies”— Marina Sirtis, in this interview
