Melissa Navia

Melissa C. Navia is an American actress, writer and stand-up comedian from New York City. She is best known as helmsman Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which began in 2022. Melissa Navia went nude for a scene with Arlene Chico-lugo in What It Was. She was born on August 24, 1984, in New York City. In 2013 she won best actress at the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival for The Paragon Cortex. She played a recurring role in Common Charges in 2015 and guested as astronaut Elena Gabriel on Billions in 2017. AMC's Dietland followed in 2018, where she had a recurring part as Moana. Off screen, she is a trained martial artist and sword fighter.

Melissa Navia shares scenes with Arlene Chico-lugo on CelebMasta.