Marina Sirtis

About

Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four Star Trek feature films, as well as other appearances in the Star Trek franchise.

Marina Sirtis was born in Hackney, London, the daughter of Greek parents, Despina, a tailor’s assistant, and John Sirtis. She was brought up in Harringay, North London.
When she was three years old, Sirtis says, the teenage sons of her babysitter sexually molested her. Sirtis developed an eating disorder due to the trauma of the assault. After suffering the disorder for twenty years, she went into therapy in the 1990s and was able to manage the trauma and learn to eat healthily again.
While still in secondary school, Sirtis secretly auditioned for drama school against her parents’ wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She graduated from Guildhall in 1976 at the age of 21 and began her career by joining the Connaught Theatre.
In 1986, Sirtis emigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles to boost her career. She later became a naturalized U.S. citizen….