Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) served on the USS Enterprise for seven seasons and four movies of Star Trek: The Next Generation before returning in Star Trek: Picard, but how old is she in each show? Half-human and half-Betazoid, Deanna had the ability to sense the emotions of those around her. Not only did this make her a better ship’s counselor, but it also allowed her to help Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) assess potential threats. Troi’s empathic powers proved useful on many occasions throughout TNG, as she could determine whether potential foes were hiding something.
Although the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation did not always know what to do with Counselor Troi as a character, actress Marina Sirtis never failed to make Deanna compelling. By the time Troi joined the USS Enterprise-D crew, she was already an accomplished counselor and Starfleet officer, who was granted a position on the bridge. Deanna Troi was born on March 29, 2336, on the planet Betazed, to her human father Ian (Amick Byram), and her Betazoid mother Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett). Ian Troi passed away when Deanna was only seven years old, but she retained fond memories of her father into her adulthood.
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With her empathic abilities and profound sense of compassion, Marina Sirtis’ Counselor Troi became the heart of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
How Old Counselor Troi Is In Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis and Deanna Troi were both born on March 29.
Deanna Troi was 28 when she joined the crew of the USS Enterprise-D for Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s premiere mission to Farpoint Station in 2364. Deanna’s ability to sense emotions proved vital during this mission, as she realized that the station was actually a large, shape-shifting lifeform that had been imprisoned. From that first mission onward, Troi was an invaluable member of the Enterprise-D crew, not only because of her empathic powers but also because of her compassionate counseling. Over the next several years, Deanna was nearly part of an arranged marriage, was impregnated by an alien entity, temporarily lost her Betazoid powers, and went undercover as a Romulan operative, just to name a few of her experiences.
In 2370, at the age of 34, Deanna took the Bridge Officer’s Test and was promoted to the rank of Commander. Deanna had several romances throughout TNG, but her best and most successful relationship was with Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes). After remaining platonic throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation, Will and Deanna rekindled their romance and finally married in 2379 in Star Trek: Nemesis. Soon after, Captain Riker took over command of the USS Titan, and Deanna joined the crew of her husband’s ship. In 2381, when Deanna was 45, she gave birth to her and Will’s first child, Thaddeus Troi-Riker. Their daughter, Kestra (Lulu Wilson), was born some years later.
How Old Counselor Troi Is In Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard season 3 sees Counselor Troi reunite with her TNG crew.
Counselor Troi appears in one episode of Star Trek: Picard season 1, when Admiral Picard visits the home of Will and Deanna on Nepenthe. With Soji Asha (Isa Briones), the android “daughter” of Data (Brent Spiner) in tow, Picard arrives at the Troi-Riker home in 2399 to wait for his friends on the La Sirena. Deanna is 63 years old at this point. Troi makes a more substantial return in Picard season 3, which takes place in the year 2401. Now 65 years old, Troi plays a major role in stopping the Changeling/Borg plot to destroy the Federation.
Although scheduling conflicts kept Marina Sirtis from appearing in the first half of the season, Deanna makes a surprising entrance in Picard season 3, episode 6, “The Bounty,” as a prisoner of the Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer). Vadic has just captured Riker, and he and Deanna spend their brief imprisonment discussing their marriage. After they reunite with the rest of the TNG crew on the USS Titan, Troi uses her empathic abilities to sense the Borg presence in the mind of Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers). Troi later saves her husband and his friends by using her empathic powers to locate them on the attacking Borg cube, finally giving one of Star Trek’s best counselors the chance to save the day.
