Robin Curtis

For the Canadian film and media scholar, see Robin Curtis (scholar).

Robin Curtis
Curtis in 2015
OccupationActress
Years active1981–2005, 2022–present
Known forStar Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The Unborn 2
SpouseKent Williams (divorced)

Robin Curtis is an American actress. She is best known for replacing Kirstie Alley in the role of Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Career

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Film and television work

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Although her first appearance as Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 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 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.[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 Star Trek: The Next Generation "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

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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 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.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Ghost Story Rea Dedham
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Lieutenant Saavik
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1993 Hexed Rebecca
1994 The Unborn 2 Linda Holt
1994 Babyfever Carol
1995 Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero Major Marin
1996 Dark Breed Marian
1996 Santa with Muscles Leslie
1998 Recoil Julie Sloan
1998 Scorpio One Shannon Brey
1999 The Sex Monster Woman on Street
1999 Making Contact
2024 Awaken the Reaper Connie

Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Review – Star Trek III: The Search For Spock". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Joel B. Kirk (April 1, 2004). "Retrospective: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) – rec.arts.sf.reviews | Google Groups". Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Fist Full of Comics & Games – Star Trek Movies Archived March 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ London, Rob (November 30, 2022). "Robin Curtis Joins Horror Movie 'Awaken The Reaper' After 23-Year Acting Hiatus". Collider. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Creith, Matthew (November 30, 2022). "Star Trek Star Making A Comeback After Long Retirement". Giant Freakin Robot. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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