Lycia Naff

Lycia Naff
Born (1962-08-29) August 29, 1962
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actress
  • journalist
Years active1982–present
TelevisionStar Trek: The Next Generation

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 (1990). Her journalism career includes early work on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases story in 2014 with her interview of actress and rape survivor Barbara Bowman.[1][2]

Biography

Acting

Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series Fame. She appeared as a sex worker named Dixie in the 1987 film Lethal Weapon and as TC in Troma's 1989 Chopper Chicks in Zombietown.[1] In 1989 she appeared as Ensign Sonya Gomez in two episodes of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role she would return to in 2021 to voice Captain Sonya Gomez on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.[1][3]

Her small role as Mary, a triple-breasted mutant sex worker in Paul Verhoeven's 1990 motion picture Total Recall, gained her immediate fame and interview requests from even Johnny Carson to appear on his show, all of which she turned down, only to later regret having done so.[4][5] Afterwards, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her part in the 1990 ABC Afterschool Special "The Perfect Date".[4]

In 2007 she guest starred in Without a Trace. She also appeared in recurring episodes of St. Elsewhere, Hunter, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.[6][7]

Journalism

As her acting career took a downturn in the mid-1990s, she went to study journalism at Florida Atlantic University, graduating from then Palm Beach Atlantic College. She has since worked as a reporter for publications like The Palm Beach Post, Sun Sentinel, The Miami Herald, and People.[8][4]

In 2014, Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.[1][2]

Filmography

Film

Lycia Naff film credits
YearTitleRole
1985Final Jeopardy[9]Vickie
1986The Clan of the Cave BearUba
1987Lethal WeaponDixie
1990Total RecallMary
1991Chopper Chicks in ZombietownT.C.

Television

Lycia Naff television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1982, 1983, 1986FameMoira / Fame dancer / Susan7 episodes
1983The JeffersonsDonnaEpisode: "I Do, I Don't"
1984MasqueradeEpisode: "Five Days"
1985Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini StoryCynthiaTV movie
1985Love, MaryDeliaTV movie
1985St. ElsewhereMaddy3 episodes
1985HunterSally LaPoneEpisodes: "The Snow Queen" Parts 1 & 2
1985Hardcastle and McCormickAli CasirEpisode: "Mirage a Trois"
1985Hell TownKateEpisode: "A Wedding in Hell Town"
1987Max HeadroomJaxyEpisode: "The Blanks"
1988The EqualizerAmyEpisode: "The Child Broker"
1988DuetNatalieEpisode: "Baby Talk"
1989Hard Time on Planet EarthConnie RussoEpisode: "Battle of the Sexes"
1989Star Trek: The Next GenerationEnsign Sonya GomezEpisodes: "Q Who", "Samaritan Snare"
1989General HospitalPhoebe Dawson12 episodes
1990BaywatchWandaEpisode: "Home Cort"
1990Return to Green AcresB.B.TV movie
1990The FlashLilaEpisode: "Pilot"
1990ABC Afterschool SpecialBernice ShermanEpisode: "The Perfect Date"
1991Father Dowling MysteriesMicheleEpisode: "The Missing Witness Mystery"
1991Shades of LACherryEpisode: "Cross the Center Line"
1991Law & OrderMimi SternhagenEpisode: "Asylum"
2007Without a TraceLynn NeyerEpisode: "Connections"
2008Denise Richards: It's ComplicatedHerselfEpisode: "Denise vs. Tabloids"
2008Redemption SongHerself
2008Ghost WhispererButcherEpisode: "Pieces of You"
2021Star Trek: Lower DecksCaptain Sonya GomezEpisode: "First First Contact" (voice role)

Awards and nominations

Awards nominations:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "INTERVIEW: TNG Guest Star, Lycia Naff". StarTrek.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022. I'm still an active undercover investigative reporter; however, I surfaced with my byline when I exclusively broke the Bill Cosby rape scandal in 2014.
  2. 1 2 Bowman, Barbara (November 13, 2014). "Perspective | Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2022. So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.
  3. ↑ Britt, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "Star Trek Just Made This Deep-Cut TNG Character Into a Captain". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Blunt, Tom (August 3, 2012). "Advice From Lycia Naff, The Original Three-Breasted Prostitute From 'Total Recall'". The Awl. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (August 3, 2012). "A Candid Conversation With Total Recall's Original Three-Breasted Woman". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Johnny Carson wanted me to come and sit on his couch, and I said no. I was stupid, embarrassed, and young. Now, looking back, why not? Why not make a goof of it?
  6. ↑ "Lycia Naff Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lycia Naff - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ Frías, Carlos (August 8, 2012). "Ex-Post reporter recalls her famous 'Total Recall' breast flash". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Final Jeopardy at Hollywood.com". July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
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