Kathryn Janeway
Species: female human
Rank: Captain
Birthday: May 20
Place of origin: Indiana, North America, Earth
Father: Admiral Janeway (deceased)
Sister: Phoebe
Marital status: single, previously engaged
Commander of USS Voyager. In 2371, the Starship Voyager, with Janeway and her crew, was abducted and swept into the distant Delta Quadrant of the galaxy, some 70,000 light-years from home, where they were essentially stranded. After the destruction of a Maquis ship that had also been abducted to the Delta Quadrant, Janeway accepted the Maquis crew aboard her ship, and invited its commander, Chakotay, to become her second-in-command. Janeway's courage and leadership were instrumental in the survival of her crew as they made a long and difficult journey back to the Alpha Quadrant (VOY: "Caretaker").
Janeway, whose father was a Starfleet admiral (VOY: "Coda"), grew up in Indiana on Earth, where summers were warm and humid. Janeway loved to ski (VOY: "Macrocosm"). When she was young, Kathryn's parents took her and her siblings on camping trips, but she never did like camping, as she was very much a child of the 24th century (VOY: "Resolutions"). Young Kathryn loved the holographic Adventures of Flotter (VOY: "Once Upon a Time"). Kathryn had a sister, who was the artist of the family (VOY: "Sacred Ground"). Kathryn loved music, but never learned to play a musical instrument, a fact that she regretted in her adult life (VOY: "Remember"). As a child, one of Janeway's heroes was noted 20th-century Earth aviator Amelia Earhart. In later years, Janeway would recall that Earhart was one of the inspirations that led her to join Starfleet (VOY: "The 37's"). Janeway enjoyed tennis when she was in high school, although she did not play the game again until 19 years later when she commanded the Starship Voyager (VOY: "Future's End"). Janeway was close with her father, and grieved deeply after his tragic accidental drowning in 2358 (VOY: "Coda").
Early in her career, Janeway served as science officer aboard the USS Al-Batani. Janeway was a lieutenant on an away mission during the Cardassian border conflict. Although decorated for her military success, she would be most proud of saving the life of a wounded Cardassian soldier (VOY: "Prey"). While serving aboard the USS Billings as a commander, Janeway blamed herself for a shuttle accident in which three crew members were injured (VOY: "Night"). Janeway met Tuvok for the first time when he criticized her in front of three admirals for her tactical failings in her first command assignment, although she later had to admit that his criticism was justified (VOY: "Revulsion").
Against Chakotay's resistance and against Federation laws and standards, Janeway formed an alliance with the Borg against a new threat known as Species 8472 (VOY: "Scorpion"). After the victory over Species 8472, one member of the Borg Collective, Seven of Nine, remained on Voyager. Janeway, with medical help from the Doctor, successfully managed to free her mind from the Collective and subsequently supported Seven in regaining her human nature and instincts (VOY: "The Gift"). Janeway endangered the ship and crew to save Seven, when she had left the ship, following the voice of the Collective (VOY: "The Raven", "Dark Frontier"). She permitted herself to be temporarily assimilated into the Borg Collective in order to save a resistance movement that had formed in the virtual environment known as Unimatrix Zero (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero"). Janeway, with the help of a future version of herself, performed a devastating strike on the Borg infrastructure in 2378, in the course of which the ship found its way home through the Borg transwarp network (VOY: "Endgame").
During her off-duty hours aboard Voyager, Janeway enjoyed participating in a gothic romance holonovel set in old England on Earth (VOY: "Cathexis"). She later discovered a different holographic program, a re-creation of the famous Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (VOY: "Scorpion", "Concerning Flight"). She had already built some of his models when she was a child (VOY: "The Raven"). Captain Janeway was an accomplished pool player. She considered coffee to be an essential part of her lifestyle (VOY: "The Cloud") and had a particular weakness for coffee ice cream (VOY: "Persistence of Vision"). She enjoyed knitting, and in 2372, made a monogrammed blanket for Ensign Samantha Wildman's newborn daughter. The luxury of a hot bath was probably Janeway's favorite form of relaxation (VOY: "Resolutions"). Kathryn Janeway was not fond of cooking, and even her replicated meals often went awry (VOY: "Ashes to Ashes", "Workforce").
Prior to Voyager's disappearance, Janeway had been romantically involved with Mark Johnson, who took care of Molly, her pet Irish Setter (VOY: "Caretaker"). In 2374, she learned that Mark had married his coworker, believing that he would never see Kathryn again (VOY: "Message in a Bottle"). In stardate 48546, Janeway sought Chakotay's help in experiencing a vision quest in search of her personal animal guide (VOY: "The Cloud"). In 2372, Janeway seemingly crossed the Warp 10 barrier, causing her to mutate into an amphibious creature. Fortunately, the Emergency Medical Hologram was able to reverse the mutative process. While mutated, Janeway and Paris mated, producing three amphibian children that they left behind on a planet in the Delta Quadrant (VOY: "Threshold"). Janeway became afflicted with a potentially fatal viral disease in 2372 after accidental contact with an insectoid life-form on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. Extensive research determined that the condition could remain benign as long as she remained on the planet, but that she could not survive if she left. Voyager officer Chakotay was also stricken with the disease. Determined that her people should not sacrifice their chance to return home, Janeway ordered her ship to continue their voyage, leaving Janeway and Chakotay behind. On the planet, Janeway found life was made more pleasant by Chakotay's support and his wilderness skills. After several weeks, Voyager's crew, with the aid of Vidiian physician Danara Pel, was able to obtain an antiviral medication, and they returned to successfully treat Chakotay and Janeway. Chakotay and Janeway grew closer during their time alone together on the planet (VOY: "Resolutions"). In 2375, she successfully used her female charm to elude the Devore Empire, after the Devore inspector Kashyk had sought asylum on Voyager (VOY: "Counterpoint"). In 2377, Janeway became romantically involved with a man named Jaffen when she, without any knowledge about her previous life, was working on the Quarra homeworld (VOY: "Workforce").
Rank: Captain
Birthday: May 20
Place of origin: Indiana, North America, Earth
Father: Admiral Janeway (deceased)
Sister: Phoebe
Marital status: single, previously engaged
Commander of USS Voyager. In 2371, the Starship Voyager, with Janeway and her crew, was abducted and swept into the distant Delta Quadrant of the galaxy, some 70,000 light-years from home, where they were essentially stranded. After the destruction of a Maquis ship that had also been abducted to the Delta Quadrant, Janeway accepted the Maquis crew aboard her ship, and invited its commander, Chakotay, to become her second-in-command. Janeway's courage and leadership were instrumental in the survival of her crew as they made a long and difficult journey back to the Alpha Quadrant (VOY: "Caretaker").
Janeway, whose father was a Starfleet admiral (VOY: "Coda"), grew up in Indiana on Earth, where summers were warm and humid. Janeway loved to ski (VOY: "Macrocosm"). When she was young, Kathryn's parents took her and her siblings on camping trips, but she never did like camping, as she was very much a child of the 24th century (VOY: "Resolutions"). Young Kathryn loved the holographic Adventures of Flotter (VOY: "Once Upon a Time"). Kathryn had a sister, who was the artist of the family (VOY: "Sacred Ground"). Kathryn loved music, but never learned to play a musical instrument, a fact that she regretted in her adult life (VOY: "Remember"). As a child, one of Janeway's heroes was noted 20th-century Earth aviator Amelia Earhart. In later years, Janeway would recall that Earhart was one of the inspirations that led her to join Starfleet (VOY: "The 37's"). Janeway enjoyed tennis when she was in high school, although she did not play the game again until 19 years later when she commanded the Starship Voyager (VOY: "Future's End"). Janeway was close with her father, and grieved deeply after his tragic accidental drowning in 2358 (VOY: "Coda").
Early in her career, Janeway served as science officer aboard the USS Al-Batani. Janeway was a lieutenant on an away mission during the Cardassian border conflict. Although decorated for her military success, she would be most proud of saving the life of a wounded Cardassian soldier (VOY: "Prey"). While serving aboard the USS Billings as a commander, Janeway blamed herself for a shuttle accident in which three crew members were injured (VOY: "Night"). Janeway met Tuvok for the first time when he criticized her in front of three admirals for her tactical failings in her first command assignment, although she later had to admit that his criticism was justified (VOY: "Revulsion").
Against Chakotay's resistance and against Federation laws and standards, Janeway formed an alliance with the Borg against a new threat known as Species 8472 (VOY: "Scorpion"). After the victory over Species 8472, one member of the Borg Collective, Seven of Nine, remained on Voyager. Janeway, with medical help from the Doctor, successfully managed to free her mind from the Collective and subsequently supported Seven in regaining her human nature and instincts (VOY: "The Gift"). Janeway endangered the ship and crew to save Seven, when she had left the ship, following the voice of the Collective (VOY: "The Raven", "Dark Frontier"). She permitted herself to be temporarily assimilated into the Borg Collective in order to save a resistance movement that had formed in the virtual environment known as Unimatrix Zero (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero"). Janeway, with the help of a future version of herself, performed a devastating strike on the Borg infrastructure in 2378, in the course of which the ship found its way home through the Borg transwarp network (VOY: "Endgame").
During her off-duty hours aboard Voyager, Janeway enjoyed participating in a gothic romance holonovel set in old England on Earth (VOY: "Cathexis"). She later discovered a different holographic program, a re-creation of the famous Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (VOY: "Scorpion", "Concerning Flight"). She had already built some of his models when she was a child (VOY: "The Raven"). Captain Janeway was an accomplished pool player. She considered coffee to be an essential part of her lifestyle (VOY: "The Cloud") and had a particular weakness for coffee ice cream (VOY: "Persistence of Vision"). She enjoyed knitting, and in 2372, made a monogrammed blanket for Ensign Samantha Wildman's newborn daughter. The luxury of a hot bath was probably Janeway's favorite form of relaxation (VOY: "Resolutions"). Kathryn Janeway was not fond of cooking, and even her replicated meals often went awry (VOY: "Ashes to Ashes", "Workforce").
Prior to Voyager's disappearance, Janeway had been romantically involved with Mark Johnson, who took care of Molly, her pet Irish Setter (VOY: "Caretaker"). In 2374, she learned that Mark had married his coworker, believing that he would never see Kathryn again (VOY: "Message in a Bottle"). In stardate 48546, Janeway sought Chakotay's help in experiencing a vision quest in search of her personal animal guide (VOY: "The Cloud"). In 2372, Janeway seemingly crossed the Warp 10 barrier, causing her to mutate into an amphibious creature. Fortunately, the Emergency Medical Hologram was able to reverse the mutative process. While mutated, Janeway and Paris mated, producing three amphibian children that they left behind on a planet in the Delta Quadrant (VOY: "Threshold"). Janeway became afflicted with a potentially fatal viral disease in 2372 after accidental contact with an insectoid life-form on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. Extensive research determined that the condition could remain benign as long as she remained on the planet, but that she could not survive if she left. Voyager officer Chakotay was also stricken with the disease. Determined that her people should not sacrifice their chance to return home, Janeway ordered her ship to continue their voyage, leaving Janeway and Chakotay behind. On the planet, Janeway found life was made more pleasant by Chakotay's support and his wilderness skills. After several weeks, Voyager's crew, with the aid of Vidiian physician Danara Pel, was able to obtain an antiviral medication, and they returned to successfully treat Chakotay and Janeway. Chakotay and Janeway grew closer during their time alone together on the planet (VOY: "Resolutions"). In 2375, she successfully used her female charm to elude the Devore Empire, after the Devore inspector Kashyk had sought asylum on Voyager (VOY: "Counterpoint"). In 2377, Janeway became romantically involved with a man named Jaffen when she, without any knowledge about her previous life, was working on the Quarra homeworld (VOY: "Workforce").
Kate Mulgrew
Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew, or Kate Mulgrew, was born on April 29, 1955. She grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, the second oldest child (and oldest girl) in a large Irish Catholic family. When Kate expressed an interest in acting as a child, her mother, Joan, encouraged her to audition for local theater productions. Kate left Iowa for New York City at age 17 to pursue a career in acting. Kate was accepted into the Stella Adler Conservatory (part of New York University's acting program) and studied there for only a year, as she landed the lead role in the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope in 1975, vaulting her to instant stardom.
At the same time she was filming Ryan's Hope, Kate played the role of Emily in the American Shakespeare Theatre's production of "Our Town" in Stratford, Connecticut. At age 23, following her success on Ryan's Hope, Kate was offered the lead role of Kate Columbo in "Mrs. Columbo," playing the wife of one of television's most beloved detectives, Lt. Columbo, as made famous by actor Peter Falk. While critically successful, the series was canceled after two seasons.
In 1981, Mulgrew co-starred with Richard Burton and Nicholas Clay in Lovespell, a film set in the era of Arthurian legend, as Irish princess Isolt, whose love story with Tristan is a classic tale of doomed love. That same year, Kate co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in the six-hour miniseries, The Manions of America, set in 19th century America just before the start of the Civil War. In 1985, she had a notable role in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as officer Major Fleming. In 1986, Kate appeared in a number of of Cheers episodes as congresswoman Janet Eldridge, a love interest for series lead Sam Malone (Ted Danson). In 1987, she appeared in Throw Momma from the Train as Margaret, Billy Crystal's ex-wife.
In 1992, Kate appeared on several episodes of Murphy Brown as Hillary Wheaton, a Toronto-based anchorwoman brought in to replace Murphy Brown during her maternity leave, but who also struggled with alcoholism (just as Brown did at the beginning of the series). Also in 1992, she played a guest-starring role as a soap opera star who kills her husband and tries to cover it up, on Murder, She Wrote, episode #170, titled "Ever After". Kate also guest-starred in three episodes of Batman: The Animated Series as the terrorist Red Claw. Kate has gone on to do a great deal of voice work for animated series and video games.
Shortly after, Kate married theater director Robert H. Egan in 1982. They have two sons, Ian Thomas and Alexander James. The two officially divorced in 1995.
More notably in 1995, Kate received a call that a part for which she'd auditioned but another actress had been chosen for - Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first female Star Trek captain. The first actress quit within two days of beginning production, leading producers to call Kate back and offer her the role. Star Trek: Voyager, as the newly-created UPN's flagship network show, had found its captain. Kate portrayed Janeway for seven seasons, and also appeared briefly in Star Trek: Nemesis as Admiral Kathryn Janeway.
Mulgrew played Katharine Hepburn in the one-woman play "Tea at Five", debuting in Hartford, Connecticut in 2002 and going on to tour across the U.S. after a stint on Broadway. For this role, Kate received a Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress, an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance, Broadway.com's Audience Award for Favorite Solo Performance, and won the award for Best Actress at the 29th Carbonell Awards for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn, all in 2003.
Kate married Tim Hagan, former Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former commissioner of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in April 1999. The two divorced in 2014.
From 2003 to 2013, Kate had many memorable television appearances, including stints on The Black Donnellys, Mercy, cult favorite Warehouse 13, and NTSF:SD:SUV. In 2013, Kate began work on Netflix breakout out Orange Is The New Black as the wildly popular prison chef Galina "Red" Reznikov. OITNB is set to conclude in the summer of 2019.
Kate is also an author of two memoirs - 2016's Born With Teeth (Little Brown) and 2019's How To Forget: A Daughter's Memoir (Harper Collins). She is filming the newest season of Mr. Mercedes, a serial killer drama based on Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy. Mr. Mercedes airs on the AT&T Audience network and can be streamed on DirecTV.
At the same time she was filming Ryan's Hope, Kate played the role of Emily in the American Shakespeare Theatre's production of "Our Town" in Stratford, Connecticut. At age 23, following her success on Ryan's Hope, Kate was offered the lead role of Kate Columbo in "Mrs. Columbo," playing the wife of one of television's most beloved detectives, Lt. Columbo, as made famous by actor Peter Falk. While critically successful, the series was canceled after two seasons.
In 1981, Mulgrew co-starred with Richard Burton and Nicholas Clay in Lovespell, a film set in the era of Arthurian legend, as Irish princess Isolt, whose love story with Tristan is a classic tale of doomed love. That same year, Kate co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in the six-hour miniseries, The Manions of America, set in 19th century America just before the start of the Civil War. In 1985, she had a notable role in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as officer Major Fleming. In 1986, Kate appeared in a number of of Cheers episodes as congresswoman Janet Eldridge, a love interest for series lead Sam Malone (Ted Danson). In 1987, she appeared in Throw Momma from the Train as Margaret, Billy Crystal's ex-wife.
In 1992, Kate appeared on several episodes of Murphy Brown as Hillary Wheaton, a Toronto-based anchorwoman brought in to replace Murphy Brown during her maternity leave, but who also struggled with alcoholism (just as Brown did at the beginning of the series). Also in 1992, she played a guest-starring role as a soap opera star who kills her husband and tries to cover it up, on Murder, She Wrote, episode #170, titled "Ever After". Kate also guest-starred in three episodes of Batman: The Animated Series as the terrorist Red Claw. Kate has gone on to do a great deal of voice work for animated series and video games.
Shortly after, Kate married theater director Robert H. Egan in 1982. They have two sons, Ian Thomas and Alexander James. The two officially divorced in 1995.
More notably in 1995, Kate received a call that a part for which she'd auditioned but another actress had been chosen for - Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first female Star Trek captain. The first actress quit within two days of beginning production, leading producers to call Kate back and offer her the role. Star Trek: Voyager, as the newly-created UPN's flagship network show, had found its captain. Kate portrayed Janeway for seven seasons, and also appeared briefly in Star Trek: Nemesis as Admiral Kathryn Janeway.
Mulgrew played Katharine Hepburn in the one-woman play "Tea at Five", debuting in Hartford, Connecticut in 2002 and going on to tour across the U.S. after a stint on Broadway. For this role, Kate received a Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress, an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance, Broadway.com's Audience Award for Favorite Solo Performance, and won the award for Best Actress at the 29th Carbonell Awards for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn, all in 2003.
Kate married Tim Hagan, former Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former commissioner of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in April 1999. The two divorced in 2014.
From 2003 to 2013, Kate had many memorable television appearances, including stints on The Black Donnellys, Mercy, cult favorite Warehouse 13, and NTSF:SD:SUV. In 2013, Kate began work on Netflix breakout out Orange Is The New Black as the wildly popular prison chef Galina "Red" Reznikov. OITNB is set to conclude in the summer of 2019.
Kate is also an author of two memoirs - 2016's Born With Teeth (Little Brown) and 2019's How To Forget: A Daughter's Memoir (Harper Collins). She is filming the newest season of Mr. Mercedes, a serial killer drama based on Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy. Mr. Mercedes airs on the AT&T Audience network and can be streamed on DirecTV.