Lycia Naff

Lycia Naff
Lycia Naff
Born	August 29, 1962 (age 62); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupations	Dancer; actress; journalist;
Years active	1982–present
Television	Star Trek: The Next Generation

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 prostitute in Total Recall. 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.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Acting

Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series Fame. She appeared as a prostitute named Dixie in the 1987 film Lethal Weapon and as TC in Troma's 1989 Chopper Chicks in Zombietown.^[1] In 1989 she appeared as Ensign Sonya Gomez on two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1989, a role she would return to in 2021 to voice Captain Sonya Gomez on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.^[1]^[3]

Her small role as Mary, a triple-breasted mutant prostitute 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.^[4]^[5] Afterwards, she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her part in the 1990 ABC Afterschool Special The Perfect Date.^[4]

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.^[6]^[7]

Journalism

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.^[8]^[4]

In 2014, Naff interviewed the first of Bill Cosby's rape victims and survivors, actress Barbara Bowman.^[1]^[2]

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")^[9]	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'^[10]	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
2021	Star Trek: Lower Decks – "First First Contact"	Season 2, Episode 10	Captain Sonya Gomez	Guest Star

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Genre	Role	Notes
1985	Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story^[11]	television film	Biography	Cynthia	Supporting
1985	Love, Mary	television film	Drama	Delia	Supporting
1985	Final Jeopardy^[12]	television film	Thriller	Vickie	Supporting
1986	The Clan of the Cave Bear	Film	Fantasy, Adventure	Uba	Supporting
1987	Lethal Weapon	Film	Action, Crime	Dixie	Supporting
1990	Return to Green Acres	television film	Comedy	B.B.	Supporting
1990	Total Recall	Film	Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Thriller	Mary	Supporting
1990	The Flash	television film, Pilot	Fantasy, Science fiction, Thriller, Action	Lila	Supporting
1991	Chopper Chicks in Zombietown	Film	Horror, Comedy	T.C.	Supporting
1995	Cop Files^{[citation needed]}	TV Special	Crime		Supporting^[13]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "INTERVIEW: TNG Guest Star, Lycia Naff". StarTrek.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022. I'm still an active undercover investigative reporter; however, I surfaced with my byline when I exclusively broke the Bill Cosby rape scandal in 2014.
^ ^a ^b Bowman, Barbara (November 13, 2014). "Perspective | Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2022. So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.
^ Britt, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "Star Trek Just Made This Deep-Cut TNG Character Into a Captain". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Blunt, Tom (August 3, 2012). "Advice From Lycia Naff, The Original Three-Breasted Prostitute From 'Total Recall'". The Awl. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ Vineyard, Jennifer (August 3, 2012). "A Candid Conversation With Total Recall's Original Three-Breasted Woman". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Johnny Carson wanted me to come and sit on his couch, and I said no. I was stupid, embarrassed, and young. Now, looking back, why not? Why not make a goof of it?
^ "Lycia Naff Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ "Lycia Naff - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ Frías, Carlos (August 8, 2012). "Ex-Post reporter recalls her famous 'Total Recall' breast flash". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ "Hell Town - Season 1, Episode 12: A Wedding in Hell Town aka A Simple Wedding". TV.com. December 4, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ "Shades of L.A. - Season 1, Episode 15: Cross the Center Line". TV.com. February 5, 1991. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ Hal Erickson (May 1, 1985). "Heart-of-a-Champion-The-Ray-Mancini-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ "Final Jeopardy at Hollywood.com". July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ "Lycia Naff - Filmography - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

External links

Lycia Naff at AllMovie
Lycia Naff at IMDb
Drive-By Do-Gooders, a homeless charity established by Lycia Naff

[journ1-1] "INTERVIEW: TNG Guest Star, Lycia Naff". StarTrek.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022. I'm still an active undercover investigative reporter; however, I surfaced with my byline when I exclusively broke the Bill Cosby rape scandal in 2014.

[journ2-2] Bowman, Barbara (November 13, 2014). "Perspective | Bill Cosby raped me. Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2022. So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.

[3] Britt, Ryan (October 14, 2021). "Star Trek Just Made This Deep-Cut TNG Character Into a Captain". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[theawl-4] Blunt, Tom (August 3, 2012). "Advice From Lycia Naff, The Original Three-Breasted Prostitute From 'Total Recall'". The Awl. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[5] Vineyard, Jennifer (August 3, 2012). "A Candid Conversation With Total Recall's Original Three-Breasted Woman". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Johnny Carson wanted me to come and sit on his couch, and I said no. I was stupid, embarrassed, and young. Now, looking back, why not? Why not make a goof of it?

[6] "Lycia Naff Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[7] "Lycia Naff - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[8] Frías, Carlos (August 8, 2012). "Ex-Post reporter recalls her famous 'Total Recall' breast flash". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[9] "Hell Town - Season 1, Episode 12: A Wedding in Hell Town aka A Simple Wedding". TV.com. December 4, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[10] "Shades of L.A. - Season 1, Episode 15: Cross the Center Line". TV.com. February 5, 1991. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[11] Hal Erickson (May 1, 1985). "Heart-of-a-Champion-The-Ray-Mancini-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[12] "Final Jeopardy at Hollywood.com". July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[13] "Lycia Naff - Filmography - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

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