Marina Sirtis Cinzano Bianco television commercial starring Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins, in which Collins was splattered with drink. In 1986, Sirtis relocated to the United States. When casting "", Gene Roddenberry was inspired to ask the exotic-looking Sirtis to audition for a role after seeing the film "Aliens" with Bob Justman, which featured the prominent Latina character Vasquez, played by Jenette Goldstein. Sirtis and Denise Crosby initially tried out for each other's eventual roles on "The Next Generation". Sirtis' character was going to be named Lt. Macha Hernandez, the Security Chief. Gene Roddenberry decided to switch them, and Macha Hernandez became
Joan Collins "Warning Shot" (1967), a drama; "Subterfuge" (1968), a thriller; and "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium" (1969), a comedy; She also appeared in Newley's autobiographical "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?" (1969). She was in a thriller with George Peppard, "The Executioner" (1970) and a quasi sequel to "Three in the Attic", "Up in the Cellar" (1970). In the early 1970s Collins returned to Britain and starred in a series of local movies, mostly thrillers and horror films: "Revenge" (1971), a revenge thriller; "Quest for Love" (1971), a romantic science fiction piece; "Tales from