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Marina Cirrus is a woman with both feet planted firmly on the ground.

Over the years, she's played many kinds of roles, but she is especially remembered

for her portrayal of Deanna Troy on Star Trek TNG. By the time this podcast airs, Marina will be

living near London and walking her dogs by the riverbank. It's hard to think of her so far from

Los Angeles. But as you will hear in our conversation,

she has good reasons for returning to her homeland.

There may be a few sound glitches during her conversation.

We were recording remotely and Wi-Fi was spotty.

But the conversation was lively.

Hi, Marita.

Hi.

Hello, Janes. Hello. Hello, Daisy.

I'm so glad that we finally are able to do this after technical, technical problems.

But here we are, and I love seeing you.

So, all right, here we go.

You were born in Hackney, grew up in Herringay and went to school in Tottenham.

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