Persis Khambatta

Persis Khambatta

Born: October 2, 1948
Died: August 18, 1998
in Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model, actress and author. She was best known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The name Persis is Greek meaning Persian woman and can be found in the Bible.

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Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character: Chairperson
Released: September 12, 1993
Type: TV
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
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That's Action
Title: That's Action
Character: Colbalt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 3, 1990
Type: Movie
Actor Robert Culp introduces trailers for and scenes from movies from Action International Pictures.
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Phoenix the Warrior
Title: Phoenix the Warrior
Character: Cobalt
Released: October 31, 1988
Type: Movie
Big hair, big guns, big personalities, and a serious lack of wardrobe. She-Wolves of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic story that features women--lots and lots of women--who leave little to the imagination as they battle each other in various junkyards and gravel pits to determine the fate of the entire world.
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Deadly Intent
Title: Deadly Intent
Character: Francesca Slate
Released: May 12, 1988
Type: Movie
An archaeologist smuggles a valuable ancient jewel into the US. He is soon murdered by people looking for the jewel, but he had hidden it. The killers, believe that his widow knows where the artifact is hidden, go after her.
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Shingora
Title: Shingora
Character: Roma Sinha
Released: January 8, 1986
Type: Movie
Hindi Indian movie
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Title: MacGyver
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
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First Strike
Title: First Strike
Character: Sylvia Kruger
Released: May 10, 1985
Type: Movie
A U.S. Navy submarine captain tries to prevent the Soviets from trying to launch World War III.
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Terror in the Aisles
Title: Terror in the Aisles
Character: Shakka Holland (archive footage)
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
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Title: Hunter
Character: Dhari Ziad
Released: September 18, 1984
Type: TV
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
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Title: Mike Hammer
Released: January 28, 1984
Type: TV
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, with Stacy Keach in the title role, is a television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984 to January 12, 1985. The series was 24 sixty minute episodes. The show follows the adventures of Mike Hammer, the fictitious private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane, as he hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.
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Warrior of the Lost World
Title: Warrior of the Lost World
Character: Nastasia
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega.
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MegaForce
Title: MegaForce
Character: Zara
Released: June 25, 1982
Type: Movie
MegaForce is an elite multi-national military unit that does the jobs that individual governments wont. When the peaceful Republic of Sardun in under threat from their more aggressive neighbor, the beautiful Major Zara and General Byrne-White see the help of Ace Hunter and MegaForce.
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Nighthawks
Title: Nighthawks
Character: Shakka
Released: March 17, 1981
Type: Movie
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Title: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Character: Lt. Ilia / The Probe
Released: December 7, 1979
Type: Movie
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
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The Man With the Power
Title: The Man With the Power
Character: Princess Siri
Released: May 24, 1977
Type: Movie
A man whose father was an alien from another planet inherits his father's supernatural powers. He is assigned to guard a beautiful Indian princess who is on a state visit to America.
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The Wilby Conspiracy
Title: The Wilby Conspiracy
Character: Persis Ray
Released: February 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
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Conduct Unbecoming
Title: Conduct Unbecoming
Character: Mrs. Bandanai
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. A young officer must defend a fellow lieutenant from the charges in an unusual court-martial, while investigating the deepening mystery behind the attack.
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Kama Sutra
Title: Kama Sutra
Character: Nanda
Released: June 5, 1969
Type: Movie
German-made adaptation of the Indian sex manual.
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Bombay In The Night's Embrace
Title: Bombay In The Night's Embrace
Character: Lily
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
A news reporter becomes a suspect after a robbery and a homicide aboard an aircraft.
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Pinjre Ke Panchhi
Title: Pinjre Ke Panchhi
Character: Amy
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Businessman Sonu Sharma belongs to a wealthy family and lives with his widowed mother. He suddenly becomes ill, is hospitalized and looked after by a young nurse, Heena, who he falls in love with. After he gets discharged both of them get married in a secret temple ceremony. Thereafter, he asks Heena to resign from her job, re-locate to a small town where he has rented a house called "Madhu Villa", and he will join her soon. Upon arrival at Madhu Villa, Heena is met by Sonu's brother, Laalu, and their paternal uncle. Days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months and still Sonu has not arrived. Quite unknown to Heena, Sonu has no brothers nor even any uncles. The two masquerading are actually two escaped convicts, one of who is awaiting the death sentence, and there no guarantee that Sonu may ever return to live with her.
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Title: Miss Universe
Character: Miss India 1965
Released: July 22, 1955
Type: TV
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 2.5 billion people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, are currently owned by the WME/IMG talent agency.