Robin Curtis
Robin Curtis (born June 15, 1956 in New York Mills, New York) is an American real estate broker and former actress. She is best known for replacing Kirstie Alley in the role of Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
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Born | New York Mills, New York, U.S. | June 15, 1956
Occupation | Actress, real estate broker |
Years active | Acting: 1981–1999 |
Spouse(s) | Kent Williams (divorced) |
Life and career
Film and television work
Although her first appearance as Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in 1984 was promoted as being her film debut, in fact, Curtis had already made several film and made-for-television movie appearances. Her performance in the film drew mixed reception from Trek fans and she reprised the role of Saavik for a brief appearance in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.[1][2][3]
She co-starred in the 1983 episode "Short Notice" during the first season of the Knight Rider television series. In 1991, she portrayed Carol Pulaski on the soap opera General Hospital. In 1993, Curtis portrayed an unrelated Vulcan character disguised as a Romulan (Tallera/T'Paal) in the two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation "Gambit", for which she was screen-tested and not given any special consideration for her previous role as Saavik. In the Babylon 5 episode "Deathwalker" (1994), she appeared as Abbai Ambassador Kalika.
She also appeared in the television series Dream On, Herman's Head, Night Court, MacGyver, Johnny Bago, Seventh Heaven, and The Equalizer.
Curtis's other film work includes Hexed, Ghost Story, Shootdown, In Love with an Older Woman, A White Thread, A Black Thread, and LBJ - The Early Years in which she played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Stage and commercial work
Curtis has numerous stage credits in regional and national theatre, including Gyspy, Applause, Oliver!, ...And Other Songs in New York City. She performed in The City Suite Off Broadway and in Garden in Los Angeles. Other work includes The Nerd, The Man of La Mancha, and George Bernard Shaw's The Apple Tree. She has also appeared in several television commercials and infomercials.
Post-acting career
After making frequent appearances in the mid-1990s, as of early 2014 she was only making occasional appearances at Star Trek conventions.
In 2004, Curtis became a residential real estate agent in Manlius, New York. In the middle of the following year, she debuted her one-woman show, a work-in-progress, Not My Bra, You Don't! - The Sexual Odyssey of a Forty-Nine Year Old Woman.
Personal life
Curtis was briefly married to the actor Kent Williams.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Ghost Story | Rea Dedham | |
1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Lieutenant Saavik | |
1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | ||
1993 | Hexed | Rebecca | |
1994 | The Unborn 2 | Linda Holt | |
1994 | Babyfever | Carol | |
1995 | Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero | Major Marin | |
1996 | Dark Breed | Marian | |
1996 | Santa with Muscles | Leslie | |
1998 | Recoil | Julie Sloan | |
1998 | Scorpio One | Shannon Brey | |
1999 | The Sex Monster | Woman on Street | |
1999 | Making Contact |
Television
- Knight Rider (Season 1): Short Notice (1983) as Nicole Turner
- MacGyver (Season 1): The Gauntlet (1985) as Kate Connelly
- MacGyver (1985 TV series) (Season 2)
- The Equalizer (1986 TV Series - Season 1) as Ginger Brock
- LBJ: The Early Years (1987) as Jacqueline Kennedy
- Night Court (Season 6) (1990) as Dr. Judith Malloy
- General Hospital (1991) as Carol Pulaski
- Herman's Head (1992) as Diane Shaw
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (US TV Series) (1993) in "Gambit, Parts One And Two," as Tallera / T'Paal
- Babylon 5 (US TV Series) (1994) as Ambassador Kalika
- Space: Above and Beyond (US TV series) (1995) as Andrea Wilkins
References
- "Review - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- Joel B. Kirk (2004-04-01). "Retrospective: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - rec.arts.sf.reviews | Google Groups". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- Fist Full of Comics & Games - Star Trek Movies Archived March 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Robin Curtis at IMDb
- Robin Curtis at AllMovie
- Interview with Robin Curtis on the podcast The Future and You