Staying at home didn’t preventStar Trek: The Next Generationstar Marina Sirtis from enjoying her birthday with many of her castmates from the show. Of course, Sirtis is very well-known for playing Deanna Troi on the classic sci-fi series. Like many of us, Sirtis has been isolating herself at home lately, unable to host any type of gathering for her birthday this week. Rather than letting her spend the day alone, however, her former co-stars and close friends fromTNGutilized modern technology to digitally celebrate Sirtis' birthday with a video conference call.
Taking to Twitter,Marina Sirtisposted a photo of theTNGcast’s digital reunion. “I have the best friends in the world. Considering everything, this was the best birthday present,” Sirtis writes in the caption. In the image, we can see that Sirtis was talking with Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard), LeVar Burton (Geordi LaForge), Michael Dorn (Worf), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), Brent Spiner (Data), and Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher). It’s awesome for any Trekkie to see, and you can take a look at the tweet from Sirtis below.
In another recent tweet, Sirtis reveals she’s been for the past three weeks with only her dogs to keep her company. Now, it appears the love she’s gotten from herTNG castalong with her many fans on social media seems to have helped lift her spirits at a much-needed time. “Today I sang for the first time since my beloved husband died almost 4 months ago. Thank you for the music Michael (and Abba),” Sirtis tweeted the day after her birthday. Michael Lamper, Sirtis' husband, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep early in December after 27 years of marriage.
Sirtis first began playing thehalf-human, half-Betazoid Counselor DeannaTroi onStar Trek: The Next Generationin 1987, serving as a prominent character throughout all seven seasons of the series. Along with the rest of the cast, she would reprise the role for fourTNGmovies, culminating with 2002’sStar Trek: Nemesis, and made guest appearances as Troi in episodes of the TV seriesVoyagerandEnterprise. More recently, she reprised the role once again by appearing as Troi in an episode of the CBS All Access seriesPicard, and given that the network has ordered a second season, we may be seeing more of her in the role yet.
Clearly, theStar Trek: The Next Generationcast are evencloser in real lifethan their characters aboard the starship Enterprise on-screen. It’s awesome as a fan to see this cast reunion happen, and it’s especially nice to see Sirtis' fellowTNGcast members there for her on her special day despite recent events. While we’re all staying at home, now is also as good a time as any to check outPicardon CBS All Access if you’re not caught up on the series already. This news comes to us fromMarina Sirtis on Twitter.
