Melissa C. Navia (born August 24, 1984) is an American actress known for playing helmsman Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022present).
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.
Personal life Her partner, Brian Bannon, died in 2021, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2013 Wild Rose Independent Film Festival Best Actress The Paragon Cortex
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes2011 Love Eterne Medina Break Point The Woman Short film Metal Gear Marabel Killian Short film2012 That's What She Said East Village Lucky Joy Patron Red Tulips: A Story About Forgetting Cop Girl Short film Girl Most Likely Assistant 2013 Highly Specialized, Highly Committed Reyes Sleeping with the Fishes Casey The Paragon Cortex Dawn Legacy Grace Short film2014 Love Eterne [Mourning] Medina Short film Grind Fighting Woman #1 Short film Growing Up and Other Lies Raja Amira & Sam Police Clerk What It Was Hilary Tremor Team 12 Agent Melanie Gregg 2015 Temecula Janet Short film The Chosen Sabrina 2016 Interwoven Voicemail Message #26 Working Poor Melissa Short film Hymns Irene 2017 New York Normal Melanie 2018 Love Me Anyway Jack Bel Canto Esmeralda 2019 Tower of Silence Lior Room 220 Officer Lex Diaz Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes 2014 El Capo Reporter 1 episode2015 Common Charges Wendy 7 episodes Mix-Matched Maggie 1 episode The Affair Waitress 1 episode 2017 Billions Elena Gabriel 1 episode2018 Homeland EMT Julie 1 episode Dietland Moana 2 episodes2021 New Amsterdam Co-Pilot Eva Schafer 1 episode Bull Tidal 2 episodes 2022–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Lt. Erica Ortegas Main cast 2022–2023 The Ready Room Herself 2 episodes
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