Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
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Khambatta was first married to actor Cliff Taylor. In May 1989 she married Rui Saldanha, a former field hockey player who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The ceremony took place at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, where Saldanha worked as a representative of the New York Life Insurance Company.. Khambatta was a chain smoker.
Oct 6, 2020 · While Nimoy remained an entertainment presence long after his time in space, others' fame faded more quickly — for instance, Persis Khambatta, who appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.The 1979 film, the first installment of the Star Trek movies, cast her as Lt. Iliaa, a navigator for the USS Enterprise, alongside many of the original television cast.
Persis Khambatta. Actress: Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Persis Khambatta was born on October 2, 1948 in Bombay, India. When aged 16, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute. Khambatta became a model for companies such as Revlon. Her biggest acting break was getting the role of Lieutenant Ilia, the bald Deltan alien ...
Persis Khambatta. Actress: Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Persis Khambatta was born on October 2, 1948 in Bombay, India. When aged 16, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute. Khambatta became a model for companies such as Revlon. Her biggest acting break was getting the role of Lieutenant Ilia, the bald Deltan alien ...
Persis Khambatta was born into a middle-class Parsee home in Bombay in 1948; her tryst with fame began at the age of 14. A set of her pictures casually taken by a well-known Bombay photographer ...
Persis Khambatta was an Indian model-turned-actor whose journey from being a model to a famous Hollywood actor has been inspirational and motivating. Khambatta had just stepped into her teens when she was offered an advertisement for a soap brand. Prior to this, she had no experience whatsoever.
Aug 20, 1998 · Persis Khambatta, actress and former Miss India who appeared in Star Trek--The Motion Picture (1979) and other films, dies at age 49; photo (S)
May 2, 2023 · Persis Khambatta, a smart and beautiful Indian actress and model, became instantly famous in December 1979 when she appeared on movie screens as Lieutenant Ilia, the Deltan navigator of the Starship USS Enterprise, in Star Trek: The Motion Picture directed by Robert Wise.The film was based on the television series (1966-1969) created by Gene Roddenberry, starring William Shatner as Captain ...
Oct 2, 2019 · New Delhi: Best known for going bald for her role in the highly successful sci-fi film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Persis Khambatta was a Mumbai-born model-turned-actor.She made waves in Hollywood and starred alongside prominent actors like Michael Caine, Michael Shatner and Sylvester Stallone. On entering Hollywood, she once said, “Most of the actors I’ve worked with have been ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model, actress and author. She was best known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The name Persis is Greek meaning Persian woman and can be found in the Bible. Description above from the Wikipedia article Persis Khambatta, licensed under ...
