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  1. Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder best remembered for playing Lieutenant Ilia in the feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

  2. Oct 6, 2020 · She had a history of health problems, going back to a 1983 coronary bypass. Khambatta, an internationally known model from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), won Miss India in 1965 clad in an outfit she purchased right before the competition, according to the New York Times.

  3. Actress: Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Persis Khambatta was born on October 2, 1948 in Bombay, India. When aged 16, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute. Khambatta became a model for companies such as Revlon.

  4. Persis Khambatta. Actress: Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Persis Khambatta was born on October 2, 1948 in Bombay, India. When aged 16, as Femina Miss India, she entered Miss Universe 1965, dressed in off-the-rack clothes she bought at the last minute.

  5. Oct 2, 2019 · New Delhi: Best known for going bald for her role in the highly successful sci-fi film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Persis Khambatta was a Mumbai-born model-turned-actor. She made waves in Hollywood and starred alongside prominent actors like Michael Caine, Michael Shatner and Sylvester Stallone.

  6. Aug 26, 2019 · Bombay, India: Meet the Parsi woman, Persis Khambatta, who was the first Indian Woman to Wow Hollywood, Star Trek to success. Meet the champions who are turning India’s most formidable challenges into opportunities only on The Better India Show!

  7. Persis Khambatta was an Indian model-turned actor, who is known for her performance in the Hollywood project, ‘Star Trek’. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.