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Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Commander Deanna Troi is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe, played by the actress Marina Sirtis in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (the latter only in guest appearances), and in several Star Trek films. According to the novel Imzadi, Troi became interested in Starfleet as a career after a romantic involvement with William Riker. However, Star Trek novels are generally not considered canon.
Troi was ship's counselor on the Enterprise-D and also subsequently on the Enterprise-E.
She was born on March 29, 2336 near Lake El-Nar, Betazed, to parents Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi (a Betazoid) and the late Starfleet Lt. Ian Andrew Troi (a human). Troi, though lacking in her range of mental abilities due to her half-human heritage, is capable of extra-sensory empathy, which often comes in useful when dealing with hostile aliens, though often she fails to detect intelligence in creatures with a brain structure dissimilar from that of the standard humanoid until it's too late.
In 2364, she joined as a lieutenant commander on the Enterprise-D and in 2370 was promoted to commander.
In 2372, following her crash-landing of the Enterprise-D, she was transferred to the Enterprise-E.
In 2379, after an on-again/off-again relationship which solidified in Star Trek: Insurrection, Deanna Troi married Commander William Riker and transferred to the USS Titan with her husband, who was promoted to captain and assumed command of the vessel. (Events depicted in Star Trek: Nemesis)
Counselor Troi is one of the less popular characters on the series, partly because of a perceived worthlessness of her character's position in the show, and partly because in many episodes her dialogue accomplished little but to state what was already obvious (such as the famous "I sense <emotion>, Captain," after that emotion had already been adequately demonstrated by dialogue or special effects). However, later in the show, there were some attempts to broaden her characterization, including training for a promotion to full commander.
Another debatable aspect of the character was her costuming; although a Starfleet officer, she dressed in civilian clothes, often form-fitting jumpsuits. It has even been quoted by Sirtis herself that her role was to make the show sexier. She switched to a standard uniform in the sixth season of TNG.
External link
- Deanna Troi (http://memoryalpha.st-minutiae.com/wiki/Deanna_Troi) at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki
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