Persis Khambatta
Persis Khambatta
Persis Khambattawas 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...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 October 1948
CountryIndia
stars agency directors
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me.
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I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my accent, nor toward the producers and directors who wanted to cast me but thought the audience wouldn't accept my accent. I think they're selling their audience short.
bald people religious seldom wigs wore
I thought I was very pretty without hair. Naked, more honest somehow. No glamor, just bald old me. I seldom wore wigs or hats. But some people must have thought I was an exhibitionist or a religious fanatic.
accept life moves stage wherever
Right now, I don't know what I'm doing next. I've come to a stage in my life where I accept things for what they are and go wherever life moves me.
sexy boys looks
You see, being bald and wearing that gray starship uniform, I would have looked like a boy. I wanted to look like a sexy female.
stars mean saws
I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.
careers concerned one-thing
One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good.
beautiful memories beautiful-memories
I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
america hollywood fans
I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me.
stars feelings great-feelings
I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.
stars people gone
I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that.
roles exotic terrorist
If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.
genius genes
Gene Roddenberry was a genius.
stars people done
A lot of people remember me from Star Trek. They've all forgotten all the other things I've done. I was so identified with the role.