The Women of "Star Trek": Then and Now

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis played the character of Counselor Deanna Troi who is a half-human half-Betazoid creature. This character was a counselor abroad on the ship. While Star Trek was still filming she had gone back to the UK in order to act in "One Last Chance."

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The More You Know

  • See How They Run' was the first TV movie
  • The Jeffersons: For two years, Marla Gibbs, who played Florence, kept her job at United Airlines in customer service while simultaneously filming for the show. Sometimes people would recognize her voice over the phone.
  • Family Matters: The infamous theme song "As Days Go By" wasn't always the theme song. "What A Wonderful World" was used in the pilot (though it has been replaced with "As Days Go By" in syndicated versions of the show).
  • Nearly 40% of the medical advice given on the Dr. Oz show has no scientific evidence backing it up.
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