Robin Curtis Explained

Robin Curtis
Known For:

The Unborn 2
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Kent Williams (divorced)
Years Active:1981–2005, 2022–present

Robin Curtis is an American actress. She is best known for replacing Kirstie Alley in the role of Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films and .

Career

Film and television work

Although her first appearance as Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in in 1984 was promoted as her film debut, Curtis had already made several film and made-for-television movie appearances. Her performance in the film drew a mixed reception from Trek fans. She reprised the role of Saavik for a brief appearance in .[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, she portrayed an unrelated Vulcan character disguised as a Romulan (Tallera/T'Paal) in the two-part episode of "Gambit". 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, where she played Jacqueline Kennedy.

In 2022 Curtis was cast in the horror film Awaken the Reaper,[4] her first film role since 1999.[5]

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.

Curtis made frequent appearances at Star Trek conventions in the mid-1990s, but by 2014 was appearing only occasionally. She became a residential real estate agent in 2004 and the following year 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Ghost Story Rea Dedham
1984
1986
1993Hexed Rebecca
1994The Unborn 2 Linda Holt
1994Babyfever Carol
1995 Major Marin
1996Dark Breed Marian
1996Santa with Muscles Leslie
1998Recoil Julie Sloan
1998Scorpio One Shannon Brey
1999The Sex Monster Woman on Street
1999Making Contact
2024Awaken the Reaper Connie

Television

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review – Star Trek III: The Search For Spock . TrekMovie.com . June 20, 2013.
  2. Web site: Joel B. Kirk . Retrospective: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) – rec.arts.sf.reviews | Google Groups . April 1, 2004 . June 20, 2013.
  3. http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=77 Fist Full of Comics & Games – Star Trek Movies
  4. Web site: London . Rob . November 30, 2022 . Robin Curtis Joins Horror Movie 'Awaken The Reaper' After 23-Year Acting Hiatus . December 8, 2022 . Collider . en-US.
  5. News: Creith. Matthew. Star Trek Star Making A Comeback After Long Retirement. November 30, 2022. Giant Freakin Robot. December 5, 2022.