Melissa Navia


Melissa C. Navia is an American actress known for playing helmsman Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
In 2013, Navia won the award for best actress at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival for her role as Dawn in the sci-fi movie The Paragon Cortex. In 2015, she had a recurring role in the TV series Common Charges. In 2017, she had a guest role as Elena Gabriel, an astronaut bound for a life on Mars, in Showtime's series Billions. In 2018, she had a recurring role as Moana in AMC's series Dietland.

Personal life

Her partner, Brian Bannon, died in 2021, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Love EterneMedina
2011Break PointThe WomanShort film
2011Metal GearMarabel KillianShort film
2012That's What She SaidEast Village Lucky Joy Patron
2012Red Tulips: A Story About ForgettingCop GirlShort film
2012Girl Most LikelyAssistant
2013Highly Specialized, Highly CommittedReyes
2013Sleeping with the FishesCasey
2013The Paragon CortexDawn
2013LegacyGraceShort film
2014Love Eterne MedinaShort film
2014GrindFighting Woman #1Short film
2014Growing Up and Other LiesRaja
2014Amira & SamPolice Clerk
2014What It WasHilary
2014Tremor Team 12Agent Melanie Gregg
2015TemeculaJanetShort film
2015The ChosenSabrina
2016InterwovenVoicemail Message #26
2016Working PoorMelissaShort film
2016HymnsIrene
2017New York NormalMelanie
2018Love Me AnywayJack
2018Bel CantoEsmeralda
2019Tower of SilenceLior
2019Room 220Officer Lex DiazShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014El CapoReporter1 episode
2015Common ChargesWendy7 episodes
2015Mix-MatchedMaggie1 episode
2015The AffairWaitress1 episode
2017BillionsElena Gabriel1 episode
2018HomelandEMT Julie1 episode
2018DietlandMoana2 episodes
2021New AmsterdamCo-Pilot Eva Schafer1 episode
2021BullTidal2 episodes
2022–presentStar Trek: Strange New WorldsLt. Erica OrtegasMain cast
2022–2023The Ready RoomHerself2 episodes