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
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.
careers hollywood bigs
Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me.
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.
genius genes
Gene Roddenberry was a genius.
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.
stars feelings great-feelings
I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.
beautiful memories beautiful-memories
I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
stars agency directors
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me.
stars mean saws
I mean, every Star Trek episode you saw was just phenomenal.
shaved
Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.
paint
I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my head.
asked five glue gum series shave wear
Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap.
looked
Besides, a bald cap would have never looked real.
either love money sake
I love what I do, and I'm not doing anything either for money or for the sake of some unfulfilled ambition.