Lycia Naff (born August 29, 1962) is an American dancer, actress, and journalist. She is best known as an actress for a two-episode role as Ensign Sonya Gomez on Star Trek: The Next Generation and for an appearance as a three-breasted prostitute in Total Recall. Her journalism career includes early work on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases story in 2014 with her interview of actress and rape survivor Barbara Bowman.[1][2]
Lycia Naff | |
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| Born | August 29, 1962 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Television | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
Biography
editActing
editHer acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series Fame. She appeared as a sex worker named Dixie in the 1987 film Lethal Weapon and as TC in Troma's 1989 Chopper Chicks in Zombietown.[1] In 1989 she appeared as Ensign Sonya Gomez on two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989, a role she would return to in 2021 to voice Captain Sonya Gomez on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.[1][3]
Her small role as Mary, a triple-breasted mutant sex worker in Paul Verhoeven's 1990 motion picture Total Recall gained her immediate fame and interview requests from even Johnny Carson to appear on his show, all of which she turned down, only to later regret having done so.[4][5] Afterwards, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her part in the 1990 ABC Afterschool Special The Perfect Date.[4]
In 2007 she guest starred in Without A Trace. She also appeared in recurring episodes of St. Elsewhere, Hunter, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.[6][7]
Journalism
editAs her acting career took a downturn in the mid 1990s, she went to study journalism at Florida Atlantic University, graduating from then Palm Beach Atlantic College. She has since worked as a reporter for publications like The Palm Beach Post, Sun Sentinel, The Miami Herald, and People.[8][4]
In 2014, Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.[1][2]
Television appearances
edit| Year | Title | Episode | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fame – "Metamorphosis" | Season 1, Episode 1 | Moira | Guest Star |
| 1983 | The Jeffersons – "I Do, I Don't" | Season 10, Episode 4 | Donna | Guest Star |
| 1984 | Masquerade – "Five Days" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Guest Star | |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Saving Face" | Season 3, Episode 16 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Give the Boy a Hand" | Season 3, Episode 17 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Any Portrait in a Storm" | Season 3, Episode 18 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 1" | Season 1, Episode 13 | Sally LaPone | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 2" | Season 1, Episode 14 | Sally LaPone | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick – "Mirage a Trois" | Season 3, Episode 10 | Ali Casir | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hell Town – "A Wedding in Hell Town" (a.k.a. "A Simple Wedding")[9] | Season 1, Episode 12 | Kate | Guest Star |
| 1986 | Fame – "Judgement Day" | Season 3, Episode 13 | Susan | Guest Star |
| 1987 | Max Headroom – "The Blanks" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Jaxy | Guest Star |
| 1988 | The Equalizer – "The Child Broker" | Season 6, Episode 4 | Amy | Guest Star |
| 1988 | Duet – "Baby Talk" | Season 2, Episode 14 | Natalie | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth – "Battle of the Sexes" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Connie Russo | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Q Who" | Season 2, Episode 16 | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Samaritan Snare" | Season 2, Episode 17 | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Guest Star |
| 1989 | General Hospital'" | Phoebe Dawson | ||
| 1990 | Baywatch (1989–1999) – "Home Cort" | Season 1, Episode 13 | Wanda | Guest Star |
| 1990 | The Flash – "Pilot" | Season 1, Episode 1 | Lila | Guest Star |
| 1990 | ABC Afterschool Special – "The Perfect Date" | Season 18, Episode 6 | Bernice Sherman | Lead actress |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries – "The Missing Witness Mystery" | Season 3, Episode 13 | Michele | Guest Star |
| 1991 | Shades of L.A. – "Cross the Center Line'[10] | Season 1, Episode 15 | Cherry | Guest Star |
| 1991 | Law & Order – "Asylum" | Season 2, Episode 4 | Mimi Sternhagen | Guest Star |
| 2007 | Without a Trace – "Connections" | Season 5, Episode 18 | Lynn Neyer | Guest Star |
| 2008 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated – "Denise vs. Tabloids" | Season 1, Episode 2 | Herself | |
| 2008 | Redemption Song | Season 1 | Herself | |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer – "Pieces of You" | Season 4, Episode 9 | Butcher | Guest Star |
| 2021 | Star Trek: Lower Decks – "First First Contact" | Season 2, Episode 10 | Captain Sonya Gomez | Guest Star |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Type | Genre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story[11] | television film | Biography | Cynthia | Supporting |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | television film | Drama | Delia | Supporting |
| 1985 | Final Jeopardy[12] | television film | Thriller | Vickie | Supporting |
| 1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | Film | Fantasy, Adventure | Uba | Supporting |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Film | Action, Crime | Dixie | Supporting |
| 1990 | Return to Green Acres | television film | Comedy | B.B. | Supporting |
| 1990 | Total Recall | Film | Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Thriller | Mary | Supporting |
| 1990 | The Flash | television film, Pilot | Fantasy, Science fiction, Thriller, Action | Lila | Supporting |
| 1991 | Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Film | Horror, Comedy | T.C. | Supporting |
| 1995 | Cop Files[citation needed] | TV Special | Crime | Supporting[13] |
Awards and nominations
editAwards nominations:
- 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ABC Afterschool Special episode 'The Perfect Date'
References
edit- ^ a b c d "INTERVIEW: TNG Guest Star, Lycia Naff". StarTrek.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
I'm still an active undercover investigative reporter; however, I surfaced with my byline when I exclusively broke the Bill Cosby rape scandal in 2014.
- ^ a b Bowman, Barbara (November 13, 2014). "Perspective | Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.
- ^ Britt, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "Star Trek Just Made This Deep-Cut TNG Character Into a Captain". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c Blunt, Tom (August 3, 2012). "Advice From Lycia Naff, The Original Three-Breasted Prostitute From 'Total Recall'". The Awl. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (August 3, 2012). "A Candid Conversation With Total Recall's Original Three-Breasted Woman". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
Johnny Carson wanted me to come and sit on his couch, and I said no. I was stupid, embarrassed, and young. Now, looking back, why not? Why not make a goof of it?
- ^ "Lycia Naff Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Lycia Naff - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Frías, Carlos (August 8, 2012). "Ex-Post reporter recalls her famous 'Total Recall' breast flash". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Hell Town - Season 1, Episode 12: A Wedding in Hell Town aka A Simple Wedding". TV.com. December 4, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Shades of L.A. - Season 1, Episode 15: Cross the Center Line". TV.com. February 5, 1991. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Hal Erickson (May 1, 1985). "Heart-of-a-Champion-The-Ray-Mancini-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Final Jeopardy at Hollywood.com". July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Lycia Naff - Filmography - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
External links
edit- Lycia Naff at IMDb
- Drive-By Do-Gooders, a homeless charity established by Lycia Naff