Melissa Navia

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]

Melissa Navia
Melissa Navia in 2010.
Born	(1984-08-24) August 24, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Partner	Brian Bannon (d. 2021)

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.^[5]

Personal life

Her partner, Brian Bannon, died in 2021, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia.^[1][6][7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Wild Rose Independent Film Festival	Best Actress	The Paragon Cortex	Won	[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Love Eterne	Medina
2011	Break Point	The Woman	Short
2011	Metal Gear	Marabel Killian	Short
2012	That's What She Said	East Village Lucky Joy Patron
2012	Red Tulips: A Story About Forgetting	Cop Girl	Short
2012	Girl Most Likely	Assistant
2013	Highly Specialized, Highly Committed	Reyes
2013	Sleeping with the Fishes	Casey
2013	The Paragon Cortex	Dawn
2013	Legacy	Grace	Short
2014	Love Eterne [Mourning]	Medina	Short
2014	Grind	Fighting Woman #1	Short
2014	Growing Up and Other Lies	Raja
2014	Amira & Sam	Police Clerk
2014	What It Was	Hilary
2014	Tremor Team 12	Agent Melanie Gregg
2015	Temecula	Janet	Short
2015	The Chosen	Sabrina
2016	Interwoven	Voicemail Message #26
2016	Working Poor	Melissa	Short
2016	Hymns	Irene
2017	New York Normal	Melanie
2018	Love Me Anyway	Jack
2018	Bel Canto	Esmeralda
2019	Tower of Silence	Lior
2019	Room 220	Officer Lex Diaz	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	El Capo	Reporter	1 episode
2015	Common Charges	Wendy	7 episodes
2015	Mix-Matched	Maggie	1 episode
2015	The Affair	Waitress	1 episode
2017	Billions	Elena Gabriel	1 episode
2018	Homeland	EMT Julie	1 episode
2018	Dietland	Moana	2 episodes
2021	New Amsterdam	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	The Ready Room	Herself	2 episodes

References

1. Jack Quann (24 May 2022). "'Star Trek' actress Melissa Navia talks Ireland, grief and 'Strange New Worlds'". Newstalk. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
2. Tom Chang (28 April 2022). "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Melissa Navia Talks Lt. Ortegas". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
3. Cameron Roy Hall (24 May 2022). "Why Lt. Erica Ortegas From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Looks So Familiar". Looper. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
4. Adam B. Vary (2 July 2022). "'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Breakout Melissa Navia on Lt. Ortegas' Swordplay and Sexuality: 'Everybody Should Be a Bit Queer'". Variety. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
5. Cesar Arredondo (2 April 2021). "Latina Actress Melissa Navia Joins New 'Star Trek' Streaming Series". Zenger. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
6. Chris Peterson (26 May 2022). "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Melissa Navia pays tribute to her late partner, Brian Bannon". Daily Star Trek News. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
7. Michael McHugh (25 May 2022). "Star Trek Melissa's love for Ballyshannon's 'Bickie'". Donegal Live. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links

• Melissa Navia at IMDb