Barbara March
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Barbara March is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of the Star Trek
character Lursa, one of the Duras sisters. She has appeared as Lursa in Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Firstborn
and Redemption
), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Past Prologue), and Star Trek Generations.
Other credits include Total Security, L.A. Law
, The Portrait, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, Blood Ties, Kingsgate, Nightheat and Deserters for which she earned a Genie Award
nomination for Best Actress
.
She is an accomplished performer on the classical stage and has starred at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, as well as in both New York and Los Angeles, portraying such roles as Isabella in Measure for Measure, Desdemona in Othello, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the tragic title heroine in The Duchess of Malfi, Ruth in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming and, on many occasions, Lady Macbeth.
She is also a playwright and novelist. Her play The Razing of Charlotte Bronte is available in Italian as Le riflessioni di Charlotte Bronte and she has recently published a novel entitled The Copper People. For further information see MarchScarfe.com.
She is married to Alan Scarfe
and they have a daughter named Antonia (Tosia) Scarfe who is a musician and film composer.
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
character Lursa, one of the Duras sisters. She has appeared as Lursa in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(Firstborn
Firstborn (TNG episode)
"Firstborn" is the 173rd episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Worf is visited by a mysterious Klingon saying Worf's brother Kurn sent him to help Alexander grow into becoming a Klingon warrior....
and Redemption
Redemption (TNG episode)
"Redemption" is the name of a two-part episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Parts I and II of "Redemption" comprise the 100th and 101st episodes of the series, also being the fourth season finale and the fifth season premiere...
), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
(Past Prologue), and Star Trek Generations.
Other credits include Total Security, L.A. Law
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
, The Portrait, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, Blood Ties, Kingsgate, Nightheat and Deserters for which she earned a Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
nomination for Best Actress
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
.
She is an accomplished performer on the classical stage and has starred at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, as well as in both New York and Los Angeles, portraying such roles as Isabella in Measure for Measure, Desdemona in Othello, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the tragic title heroine in The Duchess of Malfi, Ruth in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming and, on many occasions, Lady Macbeth.
She is also a playwright and novelist. Her play The Razing of Charlotte Bronte is available in Italian as Le riflessioni di Charlotte Bronte and she has recently published a novel entitled The Copper People. For further information see MarchScarfe.com.
She is married to Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe
Alan John Scarfe is a British-born Genie Award winning Canadian actor. He is a former Associate Director of the Stratford Festival and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool...
and they have a daughter named Antonia (Tosia) Scarfe who is a musician and film composer.