Robin Curtis
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| Robin Curtis | |
 Robin Curtis as Saavik in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
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| Born | June 15, 1956 (age 50) New York Mills, New York |
| Notable roles | Saavik in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
Robin Curtis (born June 15, 1956 in New York Mills, New York, USA) is an American actress. Her most notable role was as the Vulcan Lt. Saavik in the Star Trek films, having replaced Kirstie Alley in the role. Although her first appearance as 'Saavik' in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was promoted as being her film debut, in fact Curtis had already made several film and made-for-television movie appearances. Her portrayal however was not well-received by Trek fans. This was followed by a second appearance as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. [1][2][3]
In 1993, Curtis played an unrelated Vulcan character ('Tallera/T'Paal') in the two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation "Gambit". In the Babylon 5 episode "Deathwalker" she appeared as the Abbai Ambassador Kalika, and other series such as Dream On, Herman's Head, Night Court, MacGyver, Johnny Bago, The Equalizer, and on General Hospital as 'Carol Pulaski'. She co-starred in the episode "Short Notice" during the first season of the Knight Rider television series.
She has numerous stage credits in regional and national theatre, including Gyspy, Applause, Oliver, ...And Other Songs in New York. She performed in The City Suite off-Broadway and in Garden in Los Angeles. Other work includes The Nerd, The Man of La Mancha, and George Bernard Shaw's The Apple Tree.
Curtis has filmed more than 75 commercials, including campaigns for American Express, PaineWebber and International Coffees.
Other film work includes Hexed, Ghost Story, Shootdown, In Love with an Older Woman, A White Thread, A Black Thread, and LBJ - The Early Years in which she played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Since 2004, Curtis has worked successfully as a residential Real Estate agent in addition to her acting career. In mid-2005 she debuted her one-woman show, a work-in-progress, Not My Bra, You Don't! - The Sexual Odyssey of a Forty-Nine Year Old Woman, [1]and makes infrequent appearances at Star Trek conventions throughout the world.
A career interview with Curtis is to be published in Talkin' Trek and Other Stories by Anthony Wynn, coming from BearManor Media in 2007.
[edit] Partial filmography
- The Sex Monster (1999) ... as Woman on Street
- Recoil (1998) ... as Julie Sloan
- Santa with Muscles (1996) ... as Leslie
- Space Above and Beyond (US TV Series) (1995) ... as Andrea Wilkins
- Babylon 5 (US TV Series) (1995) ... as Ambassador Kalika
- Hexed (1993) ... as Helen
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (US TV Series) (1993) ... as Tallera/T'Paal
- General Hospital (1991) ... as Carol Pulaski
- LBJ: The Early Years (1987) ... as Jacqueline Kennedy
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) ... as Lieutenant Saavik
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) ... as Lieutenant Saavik
- MacGyver (Season 1): The Gauntlet (1985) ... as Cait Connelly
[edit] Trivia
- She is one of only 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original Star Trek (up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) and then in one of the spin-offs.
[edit] External Links
- Robin Curtis at the Internet Movie Database
- Robin Curtis article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Interview with Robin Curtis on the podcast The Future And You (she describes working with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and the cast of Star Trek III and IV)
