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
paint
I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my head.
shaved
Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on 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.
stars agency directors
After Star Trek, I was with the top agencies, but producers and directors did not know what to do with me.
beautiful memories beautiful-memories
I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
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.
fear insecure people
Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel.
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.