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Marina Sirtis pays tribute to Patrick Stewart in Guardian interview

Star Trek: The Next Generation co-star Marina Sirtis recalls loosening up the 'very serious' Shakespearean actor who gave the franchise its gravitas.

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What to know

  • Marina Sirtis, who played Counselor Troi, published a first-person remembrance of co-star Patrick Stewart in the Guardian.
  • She describes how the younger TNG cast worked to loosen up Stewart's formal, Shakespearean seriousness on set.
  • The piece recounts Stewart's early doubts about taking the Star Trek role and the gravitas he ultimately brought to it.
  • Social media users shared the piece with memorial hashtags, framing it as a tribute following his death.

“Marina, you can’t be you around Patrick Stewart. He’s all about the work. He takes it very seriously and he won’t abide you mucking about and trying to make people corpse.”

Unnamed friends of Marina Sirtis, Royal Shakespeare Company colleagues, as quoted by Sirtis · The Guardian ↗ · Oct 30

Marina Sirtis Actor, played Deanna Troi on Star Trek: TNGPatrick Stewart Actor, played Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Marina Sirtis pays tribute to Patrick Stewart in Guardian interview
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    Readers share the tribute as an 'in memoriam' post

    Social media users, including on Mastodon, circulated the piece tagged with #InMemoriam and #PatrickStewart, framing it as a remembrance.

    “A touching tribute to Patrick Stewart by Marina Sirtis…”
    — CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social, Mastodon user · source
    • CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.social

      A touching tribute to Patrick Stewart by Marina Sirtis https://www. theguardian.com/culture/2026/o ct/31/patrick-stewart-star-trek-marina-sirtis-picard-shakespearean # PatrickStewart # News # InMemoriam # StarTrek # Xmen

      CanvasesByPeter@mementomori.socialMastodon12d ago38▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Marina Sirtis publishes tribute to Patrick Stewart

    In a Guardian as-told-to piece, Sirtis recalls being intimidated by Stewart's seriousness when they were cast together on Star Trek: The Next Generation, describes the cast 'freeing' him, and reflects on his reluctance to take the role and their shared backgrounds.

    “I think we actually freed him. We gave him a freedom that he said he’d never really felt before.”
    — Marina Sirtis

    1. 4 outlets first by Mastodon, 12d ago · also Guardian Media, Guardian Culture, The Guardian · read ↗