Born to a Parsi family in Bombay, Persis Khambatta became Miss India 1965 at age 15, which launched her career as an actress and model. She achieved her greatest success when she was cast as the bald-headed Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). That same year she became the first Indian citizen to present an Academy Award. Though her movie … Join Mr Skin to read her entire Biography
