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Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder best remembered for playing Lieutenant Ilia in the feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
Persis Khambatta was a model and actress who played Lt. Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. She also appeared in other films and TV shows, and produced a book about international icons, before dying of a heart attack in 1998.
Persis Khambatta was an Indian actress, model and producer who starred in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and other films. She was also the first Miss India to present an Oscar and wrote a book about former Miss Indias.
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- Bombay, State of Bombay, India
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- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Persis Khambatta was an Indian actress and model who starred in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Lieutenant Ilia. She was also the first Miss India to present an Oscar and wrote a book about the history of the Miss India pageant.
- October 2, 1948
- August 18, 1998
Persis Khambatta was the first bald film heroine in Star Trek: the Motion Picture and the first Indian to present an Oscar award. She was a former Miss India, a model and an actress who campaigned for ethnic minority roles in Hollywood.
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Aug 20, 1998 · Persis Khambatta, an actress and former Miss India who appeared in ''Star Trek -- The Motion Picture'' (1979) and other films, died on Tuesday in a hospital here. She was 49. The cause of death...
May 2, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Persis Khambatta, the first Indian actress to star in Star Trek and other Hollywood movies. She was a model, a beauty queen, a Zoroastrian, and a feminist who wanted to play tough roles.
