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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 her brief appearance as a mutant who opens her blouse to reveal three breasts in the science fiction film Total Recall.
Biography
Acting
Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series Fame. Her later roles included a 2007 guest starring role in Without A Trace, Ensign Sonya Gomez on two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dixie, a prostitute in the hit 1987 film Lethal Weapon, TC in Troma's Chopper Chicks in Zombietown and Mary, a triple-breasted mutant prostitute in Paul Verhoeven's 1990 motion picture Total Recall. She also appeared in recurring episodes of St. Elsewhere, Hunter, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
Journalism
In recent years she has worked as a journalist, writing for several newspapers and magazines, including People Magazine, OK! Magazine,as well as holding a lengthy staff position at the Miami Herald.
Television appearances
| Year | Title | Episode | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fame – "Metamorphosis" | Season 1, Episode 1 | Moira | Guest Star |
| 1983 | The Jeffersons – "I Do, I Don't" | Season 10, Episode 4 | Donna | Guest Star |
| 1984 | Masquerade – "Five Days" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Guest Star | |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Saving Face" | Season 3, Episode 16 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Give the Boy a Hand" | Season 3, Episode 17 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere – "Any Portrait in a Storm" | Season 3, Episode 18 | Maddy | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 1" | Season 1, Episode 13 | Sally LaPone | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hunter – "The Snow Queen: Part 2" | Season 1, Episode 14 | Sally LaPone | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick – "Mirage a Trois" | Season 3, Episode 10 | Ali Casir | Guest Star |
| 1985 | Hell Town – "A Wedding in Hell Town" (a.k.a. "A Simple Wedding") | Season 1, Episode 12 | Kate | Guest Star |
| 1986 | Fame – "Judgement Day" | Season 3, Episode 13 | Susan | Guest Star |
| 1987 | Max Headroom – "The Blanks" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Jaxy | Guest Star |
| 1988 | The Equalizer – "The Child Broker" | Season 6, Episode 4 | Amy | Guest Star |
| 1988 | Duet – "Baby Talk" | Season 2, Episode 14 | Natalie | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth – "Battle of the Sexes" | Season 1, Episode 6 | Connie Russo | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Q Who" | Season 2, Episode 16 | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Guest Star |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation – "Samaritan Snare" | Season 2, Episode 17 | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Guest Star |
| 1989 | General Hospital'" | Phoebe Dawson | ||
| 1990 | Baywatch (1989–1999) – "Home Cort" | Season 1, Episode 13 | Wanda | Guest Star |
| 1990 | The Flash – "Pilot" | Season 1, Episode 1 | Lila | Guest Star |
| 1990 | ABC Afterschool Special – "The Perfect Date" | Season 18, Episode 6 | Bernice Sherman | Lead actress |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries – "The Missing Witness Mystery" | Season 3, Episode 13 | Michele | Guest Star |
| 1991 | Shades of L.A. – "Cross the Center Line' | Season 1, Episode 15 | Cherry | Guest Star |
| 1991 | Law & Order – "Asylum" | Season 2, Episode 4 | Mimi Sternhagen | Guest Star |
| 2007 | Without a Trace – "Connections" | Season 5, Episode 18 | Lynn Neyer | Guest Star |
| 2008 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated – "Denise vs. Tabloids" | Season 1, Episode 2 | Herself | |
| 2008 | Redemption Song'" | Season 1 | Herself | |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer – "Pieces of You" | Season 4, Episode 9 | Butcher | Guest Star |
Awards and nominations
Awards nominations:
- 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ABC Afterschool Special episode 'The Perfect Date'