Lycia Naff

American dancer, actress, and journalist

Lycia Naff

Born|  (1962-08-29) 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 sex worker 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

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### Acting

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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.[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 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.[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

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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]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Lycia Naff film credits Year | Title | Role

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1985 | Final Jeopardy[9] | 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

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Lycia Naff television credits Year | Title | Role | Notes

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1982 | Fame | Moira | Episode: "Metamorphosis" (S1.E1)
1983 | The Jeffersons | Donna | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" (S10.E4)
1984 | Masquerade |  | Episode: "Five Days" (S1.E6)
1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story[10] | Cynthia | TV movie
1985 | Love, Mary | Delia | TV movie
1985 | St. Elsewhere | Maddy |

3 episodes

"Saving Face" (S3.E16)
"Give the Boy a Hand" (S3.E17)
"Any Portrait in a Storm" (S3.E18)

1985 | Hunter | Sally LaPone | Episode: "The Snow Queen" Parts 1 & 2 (S1.E13 & S1.E14)
1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Ali Casir | Episode: "Mirage a Trois" (S3.E10)
1985 | Hell Town - "" (A Simple Wedding)[11] | Kate | Episode: "A Wedding in Hell Town" (S1.E12)
1986 | Fame | Susan | Episode: "Judgement Day" (S3.E13)
1987 | Max Headroom | Jaxy | Episode: "The Blanks" (S1.E6)
1988 | The Equalizer | Amy | Episode: "The Child Broker" (S6.E4)
1988 | Duet | Natalie | Episode: "Baby Talk" (S2.E14)
1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Connie Russo | Episode: "Battle of the Sexes" (S1.E6)
1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Episode: "Q Who" (S2.E16)
1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ensign Sonya Gomez | Episode: "Samaritan Snare" (S2.E17)
1989 | General Hospital | Phoebe Dawson |
1990 | Baywatch (1989–1999) | Wanda | Episode: "Home Cort" (S1.E13)
1990 | Return to Green Acres | B.B. | TV movie
1990 | The Flash | Lila | Episode: "Pilot" (S1.E1)
1990 | ABC Afterschool Special | Bernice Sherman | Episode: "The Perfect Date" (S18.E6)
1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Michele | Episode: "The Missing Witness Mystery" (S3.E13)
1991 | Shades of L.A.[12] | Cherry | Episode: "Cross the Center Line" (S1.E15)
1991 | Law & Order | Mimi Sternhagen | Episode: "Asylum" (S2.E4)
1995 | Cop Files[13] |  | TV special
2007 | Without a Trace | Lynn Neyer | Episode: "Connections" (S5.E18)
2008 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated | Herself | Episode: "Denise vs. Tabloids" (S1.E2)
2008 | Redemption Song | Herself | (Season 1)
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Butcher | Episode: "Pieces of You" (S4.E9)
2021 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Captain Sonya Gomez | Episode: "First First Contact" (S2.E10)

## Awards and nominations

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Awards nominations:

* 1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for the ABC Afterschool Special episode 'The Perfect Date'

## References

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1. ^ 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."
2. ^ 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."
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.
4. ^ 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.
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. ^ "Final Jeopardy at Hollywood.com". July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Hell Town - Season 1.E12: A Wedding in Hell Town aka A Simple Wedding". TV.com. December 4, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
12. ^ "Shades of L.A. - Season 1, Episode 15: Cross the Center Line". TV.com. February 5, 1991. 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.

## External links

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

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States