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 sex worker in '' Total Recall''. Her journalism career includes early work on the

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story in 2014 with her interview of actress and rape survivor Barbara Bowman.

Biography

Acting

Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series '' Fame''. She appeared as a

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named Dixie in the 1987 film ''

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'' and as TC in

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's 1989 '' Chopper Chicks in Zombietown''. 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''. Her small role as Mary, a triple-breasted mutant sex worker in

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's 1990 motion picture '' Total Recall'', gained her immediate fame and interview requests from even

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to appear on his show, all of which she turned down, only to later regret having done so. Afterwards, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her part in the 1990

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''The Perfect Date''. In 2007 she guest starred in ''

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''. She also appeared in recurring episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Journalism

As her acting career took a downturn in the mid 1990s, she went to study journalism at

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, graduating from then Palm Beach Atlantic College. She has since worked as a reporter for publications like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2014, Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Awards nominations: * 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ''

'' episode 'The Perfect Date'

References

External links

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Drive-By Do-Gooders
a homeless charity established by Lycia Naff {{DEFAULTSORT:Naff, Lycia 1962 births American film actresses American television actresses American women journalists American female dancers 20th-century American dancers Living people Actresses from Las Vegas 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women