Melissa Navia
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Melissa Navia
| image = Melissanavia002.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Melissa Navia in 2010.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|08|24}}
| birth_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| partner = Brian Bannon (d. 2021)
| known_for = Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
| notable_works =
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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{{ndash}}present).{{cite news |author1=Jack Quann |title='Star Trek' actress Melissa Navia talks Ireland, grief and 'Strange New Worlds' |url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/star-trek-actress-melissa-navia-talks-ireland-grief-and-strange-new-worlds-1347189 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Newstalk |date=24 May 2022}}{{cite news |author1=Tom Chang |title=Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Melissa Navia Talks Lt. Ortegas |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-star-melissa-navia-talks-lt-ortegas/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Bleeding Cool |date=28 April 2022}}{{cite news |author1=Cameron Roy Hall |title=Why Lt. Erica Ortegas From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/873339/why-lt-erica-ortegas-from-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-looks-so-familiar/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Looper |date=24 May 2022}}{{cite news |author1=Adam B. Vary |title='Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Breakout Melissa Navia on Lt. Ortegas' Swordplay and Sexuality: 'Everybody Should Be a Bit Queer' |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-melissa-navia-ortega-sexuality-1235308285/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=Variety |date=2 July 2022}}
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. In 2015, she had a recurring role in the TV series Common Charges. In 2017, she had a guest role as Elena Gabriel, an astronaut bound for a life on Mars, in Showtime's series Billions. In 2018, she had a recurring role as Moana in AMC's series Dietland.{{cite news |author1=Cesar Arredondo |title=Latina Actress Melissa Navia Joins New 'Star Trek' Streaming Series |url=https://www.zenger.news/2021/04/02/latina-actress-melissa-navia-joins-new-star-trek-streaming-series/ |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=Zenger |date=2 April 2021}}
Personal life
Her partner, Brian Bannon, died in 2021, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia.{{cite news |author1=Chris Peterson |title=Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Melissa Navia pays tribute to her late partner, Brian Bannon |url=https://www.dailystartreknews.com/read/melissa-navia-pays-tribute-to-her-late-partner-brian-bannon |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Daily Star Trek News |date=26 May 2022}}{{cite news |author1=Michael McHugh |title=Star Trek Melissa's love for Ballyshannon's 'Bickie' |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/south-donegal/820739/star-trek-melissa-s-love-for-ballyshannon-s-bickie.html |access-date=3 June 2022 |work=Donegal Live |date=25 May 2022}}
Awards and nominations
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2011
| Medina | |
2011
| Break Point | The Woman | Short |
2011
| Metal Gear | Marabel Killian | Short |
2012
| East Village Lucky Joy Patron | |
2012
| Red Tulips: A Story About Forgetting | Cop Girl | Short |
2012
| Assistant | |
2013
| Highly Specialized, Highly Committed | Reyes | |
2013
| Casey | |
2013
| The Paragon Cortex | Dawn | |
2013
| Legacy | Grace | Short |
2014
| Love Eterne [Mourning] | Medina | Short |
2014
| Grind | Fighting Woman #1 | Short |
2014
| Raja | |
2014
| Police Clerk | |
2014
| What It Was | Hilary | |
2014
| Tremor Team 12 | Agent Melanie Gregg | |
2015
| Temecula | Janet | Short |
2015
| Sabrina | |
2016
| Voicemail Message #26 | |
2016
| Working Poor | Melissa | Short |
2016
| Hymns | Irene | |
2017
| New York Normal | Melanie | |
2018
| Love Me Anyway | Jack | |
2018
| Esmeralda | |
2019
| Tower of Silence | Lior | |
2019
| Room 220 | Officer Lex Diaz | Short |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2014
| El Capo | Reporter | 1 episode |
2015
| Common Charges | Wendy | 7 episodes |
2015
| Mix-Matched | Maggie | 1 episode |
2015
| Waitress | 1 episode |
2017
| Billions | Elena Gabriel | 1 episode |
2018
| Homeland | EMT Julie | 1 episode |
2018
| Dietland | Moana | 2 episodes |
2021
| Co-Pilot Eva Schafer | 1 episode |
2021
| Bull | Tidal | 2 episodes |
2022–present
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Lt. Erica Ortegas | 16 episodes |
2022–2023
| Herself | 2 episodes |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|4291609}}
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Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses
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