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Melissa C. Navia (born August 24, 1984) is an American actress known for playing helmsman Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2013, Navia won the award for best actress at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival for her role as Dawn in the sci-fi movie The Paragon Cortex .
Mar 11, 2024 · Melissa Navia Talks “Incredible Things” For ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3. Production on season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is underway in Toronto, but actress Melissa ...
Jun 15, 2023 · “I love that we’re premiering during Pride Month,” actor Melissa Navia tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, speaking ahead of the Season 2 launch of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds June 15 on...
- Dawn Ennis
Melissa Navia is a Colombian-American actor and writer. Born and raised in New York, she has portrayed a myriad of singular characters on both the stage and screen, including guest star appearances on Billions, Dietland, and Bull.
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Because Ortegas wasn’t already a part of “Trek” history like Uhura or Nurse Chapel, Navia was clued into everything about the character for her first audition. “The name was right there in the breakdown,” she said. “She’s a pilot. Combat veteran. Latina.” Navia watched “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as a kid — “that opening with Patrick Stewart a...
When Navia stepped onto the eye-popping set of the Enterprise bridge with her castmates, she remembered everyone else standing agape at the polish and detail of the production design. “And I was just like, ‘How does this all work?'” she said. “I still remember heading back to our chairs after like our first setup, and googling, ‘How do you fly a st...
Navia is fully aware that Ortegas’ androgynous appearance — not to mention her chemistry with male and female crewmates alike — has suggested to many LGBTQ+ “Trek” fans that Ortegas is queer. It’s a perception she’s played into happily. “I’ve been playing Ortegas to be very much, like, she’s super loyal to her crew and she also has a crush on proba...
One day early into shooting Season 1 of “Strange New Worlds,” Navia visited the costume department for a fitting and someone there asked her if she knew how to sword fight. “And I was just like, ‘Well, I have a martial arts background and I’ve done sword fighting stunt work for a film before,'” Navia recalled. “And they were like, ‘The writers have...
Navia knows that while Ortegas has often had a big role to play throughout Season 1, she’s never been given a showcase episode in the way that the rest of her castmates have. And she’s fine with that. “The biggest storylines in Season 1 are not me,” she said. “My thing is, like, I’m flying a ship. I don’t have time to have all these emotional conve...
- Adam B. Vary
Melissa Navia is a Colombian-American actor and writer. Born and raised in New York, she has portrayed a myriad of singular characters on both the stage and screen, including guest star appearances on Billions, Dietland, and Bull.
Jul 11, 2023 · Ahead of this season’s premiere, Melissa Navia spoke about Captain Pike’s trust in Lt. Ortegas. However, it’s not just the captain who sees the helmsman’s highly skilled talent; but the entire crew.
