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Persis Khambatta (1948–1998)


Persis Khambatta was born on October 2, 1948 in Bombay, India. At age 17, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute. Khambatta became a model for companies such as Revlon. Her biggest acting break was getting the role of Lieutenant Ilia... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (21 titles)
1998 Not a Nice Man to Know (TV series)
Guest
 
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Chairperson
Pilot (1993) … Chairperson
 
1988 Deadly Intent (video)
Francesca Slate
 
1988 Phoenix the Warrior
Cobalt
 
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Shandra
A Blinding Fear (1987) … Shandra
 
1987 Jazira (video)
 
1986 MacGyver (TV series)
Zia
To Be a Man (1986) … Zia
 
1986 Hunter (TV series)
Dhari Ziad
62 Hrs. of Terror (1986) … Dhari Ziad
 
1986 Shingora (TV movie)
 
1985 My Beautiful Laundrette (uncredited)
 
1985 First Strike
Sylvia Kruger
 
1983 Casablanca (TV series)
Muslim Woman
Divorce Casablanca Style (1983) … Muslim Woman
 
1982 Megaforce
Major Zara
 
1977 The Man with the Power (TV movie)
Princess Siri
 
1975 Conduct Unbecoming
Mrs. Bandanai
 
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
Persis Ray
 
1968 Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein
Lily/Leela (as Persis Khambata)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1988 Phoenix the Warrior (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1983 The Miss Teen USA Pageant (TV movie)
Herself - Judge
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects & Features
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 January 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2001 The Lost Enterprise: Star Trek - Phase II (video documentary short)
Ilia
 
1991 That's Action (video documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Hosted a TV talk show in India. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Persis Khambata

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Has an action figure modeled after her Star Trek character, Lieutenant Ilia. See more »

Trademark:

Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture See more »

Star Sign:

Libra