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.
Acting career 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. 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.
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. Afterwards, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her part in the 1990 ABC Afterschool Special "The Perfect Date".
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.
Journalism career 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.
In 2014, Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.
Filmography
Film + Year Title Role 1985 Final Jeopardy Vickie 1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear Uba 1987 Lethal Weapon Dixie 1990 Total Recall Mary 1991 Chopper Chicks in Zombietown T.C.
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1982, 1983, 1986 Fame Moira / Fame dancer / Susan 7 episodes 1983 The Jeffersons Donna Episode: "I Do, I Don't" 1984 Masquerade Episode: "Five Days" 1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Cynthia TV movie 1985 Love, Mary Delia TV movie 1985 St. Elsewhere Maddy 3 episodes 1985 Hunter Sally LaPone Episodes: "The Snow Queen" Parts 1 & 2 1985 Hardcastle and McCormick Ali Casir Episode: "Mirage a Trois" 1985 Hell Town Kate Episode: "A Wedding in Hell Town" 1987 Max Headroom Jaxy Episode: "The Blanks" 1988 The Equalizer Amy Episode: "The Child Broker" 1988 Duet Natalie Episode: "Baby Talk" 1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Connie Russo Episode: "Battle of the Sexes" 1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ensign Sonya Gomez Episodes: "Q Who", "Samaritan Snare" 1989 General Hospital Phoebe Dawson 12 episodes 1990 Baywatch Wanda Episode: "Home Cort" 1990 Return to Green Acres B.B. TV movie 1990 The Flash Lila Episode: "Pilot" 1990 ABC Afterschool Special Bernice Sherman Episode: "The Perfect Date" 1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Michele Episode: "The Missing Witness Mystery" 1991 Shades of LA Cherry Episode: "Cross the Center Line" 1991 Law & Order Mimi Sternhagen Episode: "Asylum" 2007 Without a Trace Lynn Neyer Episode: "Connections" 2008 Denise Richards: It's Complicated Herself Episode: "Denise vs. Tabloids" 2008 Redemption Song Herself 2008 Ghost Whisperer Butcher Episode: "Pieces of You" 2021 Star Trek: Lower Decks Captain Sonya Gomez Episode: "First First Contact" (voice role)
Awards and nominations Awards nominations: 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ABC Afterschool Special episode "The Perfect Date"
References
External links
Drive-By Do-Gooders, a homeless charity established by Naff