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Melissa Navia
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Melissa Navia
Homepage
https://melissanavia.zenfolio.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1984-08-24,New York, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Melissa Navia is an American actress known for playing helmsman Erica Ortegas in the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Navia was born in New York City on August 24, 1984. She attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City, where she studied acting, singing, and dancing. After graduating from high school, she attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in drama. Navia began her acting career in the theater, appearing in productions of The Crucible, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. She also appeared in several short films and television commercials. Navia's breakthrough role came in 2013, when she was cast as Dawn in the sci-fi movie The Paragon Cortex. The film won several awards at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, including Best Actress for Navia. In 2022, Navia was cast as helmsman Erica Ortegas in the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The series is a prequel to the original Star Trek series and follows the adventures of the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike. Navia's performance as Ortegas has been praised by critics and fans alike. In addition to her work on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Navia has also appeared in several other television series, including Bull, New Amsterdam, Billions, and Dietland. She has also appeared in the films The Perfect Match and The Girl Who Invented Kissing. Navia is a writer and stand-up comedian. She is also a trained martial artist and sword fighter.

Filmography

The Paragon Cortex

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The Paragon Cortex
2013-10-05

Girl Most Likely

5.6

Girl Most Likely
2012-09-07

6

Amira & Sam
2014-05-30

Sleeping with the Fishes

6.2

Sleeping with the Fishes
2013-08-10

2

Hymns
2016-03-12

4.2

Love Me Anyway
2014-01-01

5.2

What It Was
2014-07-26

4.4

The Chosen
2015-07-23

5.467

Bel Canto
2018-09-13

Tower of Silence

0

Tower of Silence
2019-10-18

Growing Up and Other Lies

4.3

Growing Up and Other Lies
2014-04-26

That's What She Said

5.1

That's What She Said
2012-10-19

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

7.975

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022-05-05

8.313

New Amsterdam
2018-09-25

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

7.049

Bull
2016-09-20

7.588

Homeland
2011-10-02

6.681

The Affair
2014-10-12

7.752

Billions
2016-01-17