Friday night, I lost Brian Bannon, the love of my life. He was in the hospital fighting a leukemia diagnosis he got just a few days ago. My heart is broken. Please share his beautiful voice: . And: . And: ...
Got an email from a man telling me I donโt โneedโ to wear makeup because I am naturally adorable and that I look younger without โall of itโ and then made sure to remind me he was paying me the highest compliment. PRAY FOR THIS MAN. I am about to respond in the name of all women.
Went to see Top Gun: Maverick and got recognized as Ortegas by a movie theater employee named Danny. First time thatโs happened. Tried to play it cool. That it happened on the way in to Top Gun made it all the sweeter. Shout-out to Danny for making my day.
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I met Michael Dorn and got to tell him how great Worf looks with a white beard and then we talked about how cool white hair looks in general and so I showed him this picture and he said I must do it again, so if anyone gives me guff, they can take it up with Worf.
#WinterIsComing
Let it be known: I shrink from nothing. I pander to no one. When you come for Ortegas with bigoted nonsense, you come for anyone who looks like her, identifies with her, sees any part of themselves in her, looks up to her, vibes with her. I see you. We all see you.
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I met
@TheKateMulgrew
last night and the first thing she said to me was, โTell me about Brian.โ And so I did. The madness of Vegas vanished and I told my stories to a table of new friends. People (and captains) who get it make all the difference.
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#ForBrian
Tonight we go on strike, but first: Star Trek & my late partner Brian Bannon changed my life. Next weekโs
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honors him. He was a force of nature, larger than life, and too bright for this world. So a nebula seems fitting.
#BannonsNebula
@AkivaGoldsman
@alonsomyers
I sent this picture to my mom and she texted back that I look beautiful and: โTake a pic with Anson, too!โ I think she speaks for moms everywhere and really all of us.
#TeamPike
#NYCC
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My barber in shining armor. Anthony! We talk about life & fashion & Brianโs legacy & the power of tenacity and when itโs all said & done, I leave with the freshest cut in all of Star Trek.
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โจNichelle Nicholsโจ Her light will keep shining. Brighter & stronger than ever. All the rest to her now and peace to her family. Cannot wait for the celebration of her life that is to come and all the stories that those who knew her best will share.
It seems thereโs a smattering of sad trolls out there who are still upset that I called out a professed homophobe (& bigotry in general) over the wknd. To the
#StarTrek
fans who continue to try to reason with said sad trolls: I SALUTE YOU. But also, conserve your energy. ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ
I love these. Guarantee this person has never served as a pilot or at all. Ortegas isnโt rude. Sheโs principled & highly proficient. She is Starfleet. The best damn pilot & a woman with a head-turning haircut. The latter always irks the same sad insecure types.
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I know Iโm pint-sized and all, but this shore leave tableau is what happens when you shoot on a hill. Also, fun fact, this was my first exterior
#StrangeNewWorlds
location. Did it start raining? But of course.
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Suspenders! My leather pants didnโt originally come with suspenders, but I made some inquiries and voilร , life was easier. Made the sword fight much more comfortable. Criss-crossed them in front first go-round. Ya think you know suspendersโฆ ๐ฉ
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There is nothing so dangerous as a woman who cannot be shamed. If you are one, bask in that. If you wanna be, make it so. If you know one, stand by her. If you cross one, you were warned.
I still canโt get over regal white-haired Worf with the boss eyebrows. I wanna be just like him when I grow up. Might be on my way. Here is actual me: a silver-haired elven hobbit. ๐ธ:
@sorayadesigns
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Thank you to everyone who fought for us and with us. Thank you to our negotiating committee! Thank you also to those who tried to splinter us, who tried to shame us for demanding what we deserve, who chose to chide a movement. We saw you and rose right on above.
#SAGAFTRAstrong
Happy Sunday! Last night was cray. I just couldnโt have people spouting such hate, while professing it was harmless, and do nothing. Remember Iโm a fearless widow, so donโt worry about me. Just know I have your backs. There is good in this world, and itโs worth fighting for. ๐๐งโโ๏ธ
There is a tiny clique of oblivious men on here who are threatened by Ortegasโ haircut and, to compensate, harass Trek fans & give out about my bosses. If you encounter, better not to engage. But if you do, tell them to take up their issue directly with me, the keeper of the cut.
While I'm a huge fan of all the actors in
#StrangeNewWorlds
, I could watch a show about just
@melissaCnavia
's Erica Ortegas. She's one of the best characters on TV, in my opinion, and I can't wait for more stories focused on her character.
#StarTrek
No idea what Drew Barrymore is on about with this โastute humilityโ nonsense, but I do know what it sounds like when someone is trying to justify crossing a picket line. Itโs neither astute nor humble. Itโs scabbing.
#WGAstrong
Season 5 of Discovery! The countdown begins. Fun fact: I auditioned for a role on Discovery way back when. With, insanely, a Scottish accent because they asked for an accent option and I was watching a lot of Shetland at the time. The universe works in mysterious ways, I tell ya.
Melissa Navia says being the helmsman of the USS Enterprise is a dream role. โSheโs funny and she can beat you up and I feel like thatโs me.โ
#StarTrekSNW
#56YearMission
Curious: Has Mr. Shatner seen any episodes of DISCO or SNW? Or Lower Decks? Didnโt he not watch himself on TOS? I know actors who canโt watch their own work, but oh boy, not me. โAll Those Who Wanderโ hit me differently after losing my partner. He, too, fixed what was broken. โจ
My mother was not at all impressed with the
#SAGawards
not nominating Strange New Worlds. But then she did that thing moms do and pointed out we need no awards โcause weโre โalready Star Trek and everybody loves Star Trek.โ ๐๐ Awards are nice, but starships are nicer.
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Sneak peek of the amazing costume designs coming your way in Season 2. Shared by our Costume Designer extraordinaire Bernadette Croft. Follow us on IG - ๐ซmcnavia & โ๏ธberncroft - for more.
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Thank you to all the soldiers & combat veterans for their messages this week & always. I have gotten the chance to portray soldiers throughout my career. It has been an honor & a responsibility I have always taken very seriously. Your validation is the highest compliment. 1/2
Made pasta carbonara. Not as good as Brianโs, but I went to the store and bought the things and invited a friend and didnโt fall apart. Yeah had a wee cry and scrambled an egg, but accomplished the thing. Swift & deft, with Brian in my ear. So not tonight, grief. Not tonight.
My phone just recommended a quicker way to get โhomeโ from a meeting I just left, so I selected the suggested route only to find that my phone thinks my home is the local pub. ๐
Can I counter with a fandom appreciation post? The coolest, right back at ya. I can speak for the cast when I say you make every week feel like weโre experiencing the episodes for the first time. Thatโs a fantastic feeling. Thank you!
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Hi Mary. What is the word you cannot say? I am the actor who spent a season developing a character that youโve now publicly told
@OpenPike
you care not for because she is a flat stereotype โtrying to appeal to certain demographics.โ So I am mystified. Pray tell, what is the word?
11 yrs ago I booked my first role in a feature film. Today I land in LA to prepare for Star Trek Day. Been a minute since Iโve been here. Now Iโm in an AR Delta Portal at The Grove. This road is not easy, or straight, or without sacrifice, but no road worth taking is.
#actorslife
Agreed! From Starfleet uniforms to future civvies to name-any-planet attire. Bernadette Croft & our costume department deliver. This Thursday weโre off to Rigel VIIโฆor waitโฆare we?
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For episode 4 of our second season, which airs this week, our costume designer Bernadette Croft absolutely knocked it out of the park. Hope you can join.
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The outpouring of joy from fans for Ortegas after last weekโs episode has been wild & wonderful. Our writers Davy Perez & Kirsten Beyer crafted a script about memory & identity & resolve that has resonated with so many the world over. What is
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if not that?
Today's
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"Among the Lotus Eaters" is a wild mind & space journey and I must single out
@melissaCnavia
who carries Ortegas to the edge and back. It started from a script by greats Kirsten Beyer and Davy Perez. We're still on strike for a fair contract.
#StrikeTrek
Happy Pride Month! Only 2 more weeks until Season 2 of Strange New Worlds. And Season 1 is on YouTube for limited-time hijinks! And allergy season is kind of over. And you are awesome. (Yes, YOU!) Life is good. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
Itโs never too late to become a Trekkie, but today is a great day to start.
#StrangeNewWorlds
is now streaming and WE ARE SO EXCITED to finally be sharing it with the world. (Thank you & ๐ hugs to our ๐ fans still patiently waiting.) This is only the beginning.
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My favorite is how mad they get at my short hair. Like farcically mad. One particularly odious account said he wouldnโt watch
#SNW
because of my haircut. ๐ Which made me think, so sad for him, but really great for me - my hair is a superpower that scatters insecure people.
#LLAP
Same. So much. One, because itโs awesome. Two, because I finally have a job that pays me at regular intervals. Bonus, it makes people happy. Might not sound like much, but for a storyteller thatโs spent a lifetime refusing defeat, itโs everything.
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#ForBrian
Was so mesmerized by the โ90s laser background vibes this was giving that I completely missed the obvious Aliens Vasquez vibes that have been pointed out. Iโll take both. (๐ธ: Paige Kindlick)
I absolutely get it when I hear you wanna see more Ortegas on your screens and appreciate every outcry, but I am bewildered by anyone saying we know โnothing about herโ after 9 episodes. Are we watching the same show?! Here are just a few things to startโฆA WEE ORTEGAS THREAD ๐
It takes quite a bit to mobilize federal agents. Like a judge and a warrant. So when the FBI shows up, thereโs already proof. Lots of it. Theyโre just there to get the rest of it. ๐ If thatโs a relaxing thought this fine August morning, then youโre on the right side of history.
My bodyโs exhausted. I need a week of massages. My head refuses to accept weโve actually wrapped filming on the wildest Season 2. I just woke up from another random nap. And yetโฆAND YETโฆthis sounds like a fantastic idea. ONE HUNDRED MORE. ๐ฏ๐ซ
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Best to ignore when someone says the creator of a timeless series is โturning in his graveโ over the joyful admiration, continuation & amplification of his lifeโs work. Unless the creator in question personally tells me theyโve been turning in their grave, I donโt wanna hear it.
Got asked by someone what show Iโm on after hearing Iโm appearing at New York Comic Con and so I said Star Trek and they assumed I play a Vulcan and that of course that makes total sense and so I just went with it. ๐คจ๐
This right here. This is it. This is the point. Of Star Trek. Of life. All of it. Thank you,
@CubicleOvrhrd
. You canโt tell how nervous I was every day of filming, wanting to get it right for the fans, because sheer joy outshines everything, always, in the end.
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I've seen so much Star Trek in my life, and in all those thousands of hours, I've never seen anyone look like they are having more fun than
@melissaCnavia
When they wonโt let you pilot a shuttle to Mars, get yourself a starship and go to planets theyโve never even heard of.
#MondayMotivation
#actorslife
You can wish someone the very best and also wish to never speak with them again. When people with selective memories try to reinsert themselves into my life, I remind myself I am a little elephant in a big rush: I remember everything and have no time to waste. Also, Iโm adorable.
Had tiramisu confiscated at airport security because it qualifies as a suspicious gelatinous item. But security still asked me if I wanted to eat said tiramisu before proceeding to the gate, so really how suspicious could it have been?
See you in Las Vegas one week from today! Legit excited to meet fans in person & en masse. This Twitter-only relationship can only last so long. ๐ Any tips for my first convention appearance?
@CreationEnt
#56YearMission
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Legend has it that if you tweet the word โwokeโ repeatedly and misconstrue its meaning in asinine remarks nobody asked for, the Gods of Woke will awaken and turn you into a newt cursed to wriggle on a laptop keyboard tweeting only WOKE into the void forever more. ๐ฆ Legend knows.
How a person speaks to and interacts with waiters & bartenders, regardless of the kind of day theyโre having, says a lot about who they are. In fact, it says just about everything. Then how they respond if/when called out for unacceptable behavior, well, that says the rest.
How was your
@NY_Comic_Con
? Mine was awesome. Meeting more
#StarTrek
fans was awesome. All our pictures were awesome. You are awesome. (Apologies if I donโt get to share your
#NYCC
post. Theyโre coming at me fast.) See you in 2023. S2 of SNW is gonna rock all our worlds.
Mary responded. Turns out she doesnโt know nearly as much about lesbians as she thinks she does. Iโll let you read our exchange at your leisure. Moral of the story: Call out bigotry. Be relentless. Make people justify their prejudices. It will always turn out that they cannot.
@m_ward3
@OpenPike
I am insisting nothing, Mary. Iโm outright calling you what your own words have shown you to be - a bigot. You judge people superficially and think youโre morally superior to people who love who they love. I need no apologies. I ask that you do better. Speak less, think more.