Robin Curtis
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Robin Curtis (born Template:Birth based on age as of date<ref name=longview/>) 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.<ref name=Seibold>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=John>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Schnakenberg>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=Altman>Template:Cite book</ref>
Early yearsEdit
Curtis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis;<ref name="rdc">Template:Cite news</ref> her hometown is New York Mills, New York.<ref name=longview/> She has two brothers.<ref name=":0" /> In 1974 she graduated from New York Mills Union Free School,<ref name="rdc" /> where she acted in plays.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> She graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1978,<ref name="rdc" /> majoring in theater and communications.<ref name=longview>Template:Cite news</ref>
CareerEdit
FilmEdit
Curtis' first film was Ghost Story (1981). Next she starred as Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).<ref name=John/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Schnakenberg/><ref name=Altman/> Her performance in the film drew a mixed reception from Trek fans.<ref name=Seibold/> For The Search for Spock, Curtis was paid $30,000.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She reprised the role of Saavik for a brief appearance in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the 1990s, Curtis was in Hexed,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Unborn 2,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Babyfever, Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hostile Intentions,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dark Breed,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Santa with Muscles,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Recoil, Scorpio One,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Sex Monster,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Making Contact.
In 2022, Curtis was cast in the horror film Awaken the Reaper,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> her first film role since 1999.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
TelevisionEdit
She co-starred in the 1983 episode "Short Notice" during the first season of the Knight Rider television series. Curtis guest starred as Company operative Ginger Brock in The Equalizer, in the 1986 episode, "Dead Drop." 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 titled "Gambit".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In the Babylon 5 episode "Deathwalker" (1994), she appeared as Abbai Ambassador Kalika.
Curtis also appeared in the television series Dream On, Herman's Head, Night Court, MacGyver, and Johnny Bago. She starred in the made-for-TV movies In Love with an Older Woman, First Affair, Northstar, LBJ: The Early Years as Jacqueline Kennedy,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shootdown,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Tagteam.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Stage and commercial workEdit
Curtis has numerous stage credits in regional and national theatre, including Gyspy, Applause, Oliver!, and ...And Other Songs in New York City. She performed in The City Suite off Broadway and in Garden in Los Angeles. Her 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 starting in 1986<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> to the mid-1990s, but by 2014, she 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
Curtis married Kent Williams while meeting on the set of The New Mike Hammer. They divorced soon afterwards.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ghost Story | Rea Dedham | Directed by John Irvin |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Lieutenant Saavik | Directed by Leonard Nimoy<ref name=Reflect/> |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | ||
| 1993 | Hexed | Rebecca | Written and directed by Alan Spencer |
| 1994 | The Unborn 2 | Linda Holt | Directed by Rick Jacobson |
| Babyfever | Carol | Directed by Victoria Foyt and Henry Jaglom | |
| 1995 | Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero | Major Marin | Directed by Rick Jacobson |
| Hostile Intentions | Janine West | Written and directed by Catherine Cyran | |
| 1996 | Dark Breed | Marian | Directed by Richard Pepin |
| Santa with Muscles | Leslie | Directed by John Murlowski | |
| 1998 | Recoil | Julie Sloan | Directed by Art Camacho |
| Scorpio One | Shannon Brey | Directed by Worth Keeter | |
| 1999 | The Sex Monster | Woman on Street | Written and directed by Mike Binder |
| Making Contact | Directed by Molly Smith | ||
| 2024 | Awaken the Reaper | Connie | Written by Dave Campfield and directed by Dave Campfield and Justin Paul |
| 765874 – Unification | Saavik | Directed by Carlos Baena<ref name=Reflect>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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TelevisionEdit
PodcastEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Starship Excelsior: The Star Trek Audio Adventure | Commander Saavik | Episodes: "Impeccable Logic" Template:Small "Tomorrow's Excelsior" Template:Small |
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- Interview with Robin Curtis on the podcast The Future and You