B'Elanna Torres
Species: female Klingon/human
Full name: B'Elanna L. Torres
Rank: Lieutenant Jr. Grade, provisional
Place of birth: Kessik IV
Parents: John Torres, Miral
Marital status: married to Tom Paris since stardate 54089 (2377)
Children: one daughter, Miral (born 2378)
Former member of the Maquis resistance group who became chief engineer of the USS Voyager. Half-Klingon and half-human, Torres had an aggressive personality and had much difficulty controlling her temper, which she attributed to her Klingon heritage (VOY: "Caretaker").
B'Elanna spent her early years with her parents at the Federation colony on planet Kessik IV (VOY: "Faces"). B'Elanna's human father left her and moved to Earth when she was five. Her Klingon mother later went to live on the Klingon Homeworld. Thus, B'Elanna wasn't close to either of her parents (VOY: "Eye of the Needle").
Torres attended Starfleet Academy, but dropped out in her second year because of difficulty with Starfleet discipline (VOY: "Caretaker"). She had been a member of the Academy's decathlon team (VOY: "Basics, Part II"). Torres felt that her sometimes-turbulent stint at the academy was evidence that she was not Starfleet material, but at least one of her instructors, Professor Chapman, was so impressed with her original thinking that he recommended she be accepted if she ever sought re-admission to the academy (VOY: "Parallax"). She later joined the Maquis and served under Chakotay aboard a Maquis ship, and became a member of the Voyager crew when her ship and the Voyager were stranded in the Delta Quadrant in 2371 (VOY: "Caretaker"). While in the Maquis, Torres was a close friend of Seska, not suspecting that she was a Cardassian agent (VOY: "Maneuvers"). During her time in the Maquis, Torres was responsible for reprogramming a Cardassian aed weapon and launching it against the Cardassians. The weapon reappeared in the Delta Quadrant, where it was up to Torres to deactivate it (VOY: "Dreadnought").
After joining the crew of the Voyager she had a violent altercation with Lieutenant Carey, her superior officer in engineering. Nevertheless, Captain Janeway chose Torres over Carey to be the chief engineer of the Voyager (VOY: "Parallax"). On stardate 48784, Torres was captured by a Vidiian scientist who used a genotron to split her into two individuals, one fully human, the other completely Klingon. Her Klingon self sacrificed her life so that her human half could live, and Voyager's holographic doctor was subsequently successful in restoring her original genetic structure to her surviving half. The experience helped Torres realize the importance of each half to her personality (VOY: "Faces"). Torres once sought Chakotay's help in locating her animal guide. She didn't get along with her guide and tried to kill it (VOY: "The Cloud"). Her inability to restrain her violent emotions resurfaced several more times (VOY: "Extreme Risk", "Juggernaut"). Although she was not fond of Klingon culture at all, B'Elanna once had a spiritual experience after being injured in a shuttle crash, and she had a vision of the Klingon afterlife (VOY: "Barge of the Dead"). Torres, along with Janeway and Tuvok, allowed herself to be assimilated in order to infiltrate the Borg Collective (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero").
When fellow Voyager crew member Vorik underwent the Vulcan Pon farr in 2373, he asked Torres to become his mate. Torres declined, but nevertheless experienced Pon farr herself, the result of a neurochemical imbalance introduced by Vorik. Torres subsequently attempted to mate with Tom Paris (VOY: "Blood Fever"). But Paris and Torres actually fell in love briefly after, and they confessed that to each other when they expected to suffocate after their shuttle had been blown up (VOY: "Day of Honor"). They got married in 2377 (VOY: "Drive"). While pregnant with a daughter, B'Elanna was shocked to see in a projection that the child would have pronounced forehead bones. Remembering her own problems in an all-human society, she was determined to genetically alter her child, but the Doctor and Tom could convince her not to do so (VOY: "Lineage"). The child became a sign of hope, the Kuvah'Magh, to a group of Klingons who were on a quest in the Delta Quadrant (VOY: "Prophecy"). B'Elanna gave birth to her daughter, named Miral, in 2378 (VOY: "Endgame").
Full name: B'Elanna L. Torres
Rank: Lieutenant Jr. Grade, provisional
Place of birth: Kessik IV
Parents: John Torres, Miral
Marital status: married to Tom Paris since stardate 54089 (2377)
Children: one daughter, Miral (born 2378)
Former member of the Maquis resistance group who became chief engineer of the USS Voyager. Half-Klingon and half-human, Torres had an aggressive personality and had much difficulty controlling her temper, which she attributed to her Klingon heritage (VOY: "Caretaker").
B'Elanna spent her early years with her parents at the Federation colony on planet Kessik IV (VOY: "Faces"). B'Elanna's human father left her and moved to Earth when she was five. Her Klingon mother later went to live on the Klingon Homeworld. Thus, B'Elanna wasn't close to either of her parents (VOY: "Eye of the Needle").
Torres attended Starfleet Academy, but dropped out in her second year because of difficulty with Starfleet discipline (VOY: "Caretaker"). She had been a member of the Academy's decathlon team (VOY: "Basics, Part II"). Torres felt that her sometimes-turbulent stint at the academy was evidence that she was not Starfleet material, but at least one of her instructors, Professor Chapman, was so impressed with her original thinking that he recommended she be accepted if she ever sought re-admission to the academy (VOY: "Parallax"). She later joined the Maquis and served under Chakotay aboard a Maquis ship, and became a member of the Voyager crew when her ship and the Voyager were stranded in the Delta Quadrant in 2371 (VOY: "Caretaker"). While in the Maquis, Torres was a close friend of Seska, not suspecting that she was a Cardassian agent (VOY: "Maneuvers"). During her time in the Maquis, Torres was responsible for reprogramming a Cardassian aed weapon and launching it against the Cardassians. The weapon reappeared in the Delta Quadrant, where it was up to Torres to deactivate it (VOY: "Dreadnought").
After joining the crew of the Voyager she had a violent altercation with Lieutenant Carey, her superior officer in engineering. Nevertheless, Captain Janeway chose Torres over Carey to be the chief engineer of the Voyager (VOY: "Parallax"). On stardate 48784, Torres was captured by a Vidiian scientist who used a genotron to split her into two individuals, one fully human, the other completely Klingon. Her Klingon self sacrificed her life so that her human half could live, and Voyager's holographic doctor was subsequently successful in restoring her original genetic structure to her surviving half. The experience helped Torres realize the importance of each half to her personality (VOY: "Faces"). Torres once sought Chakotay's help in locating her animal guide. She didn't get along with her guide and tried to kill it (VOY: "The Cloud"). Her inability to restrain her violent emotions resurfaced several more times (VOY: "Extreme Risk", "Juggernaut"). Although she was not fond of Klingon culture at all, B'Elanna once had a spiritual experience after being injured in a shuttle crash, and she had a vision of the Klingon afterlife (VOY: "Barge of the Dead"). Torres, along with Janeway and Tuvok, allowed herself to be assimilated in order to infiltrate the Borg Collective (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero").
When fellow Voyager crew member Vorik underwent the Vulcan Pon farr in 2373, he asked Torres to become his mate. Torres declined, but nevertheless experienced Pon farr herself, the result of a neurochemical imbalance introduced by Vorik. Torres subsequently attempted to mate with Tom Paris (VOY: "Blood Fever"). But Paris and Torres actually fell in love briefly after, and they confessed that to each other when they expected to suffocate after their shuttle had been blown up (VOY: "Day of Honor"). They got married in 2377 (VOY: "Drive"). While pregnant with a daughter, B'Elanna was shocked to see in a projection that the child would have pronounced forehead bones. Remembering her own problems in an all-human society, she was determined to genetically alter her child, but the Doctor and Tom could convince her not to do so (VOY: "Lineage"). The child became a sign of hope, the Kuvah'Magh, to a group of Klingons who were on a quest in the Delta Quadrant (VOY: "Prophecy"). B'Elanna gave birth to her daughter, named Miral, in 2378 (VOY: "Endgame").
Roxann Dawson
Roxann Dawson was born in Los Angeles, California, to Richard and Rosalie Caballero. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (Theater Arts major). She soon landed her first role as Diana Morales in the Broadway production of "A Chorus Line". During her acting career, she performed in numerous productions including plays at Circle Reoertory Theatre, where she was a member and Julie Taymor's "The Tempest", George Abbott's "Tropicana", "Six Characters in Search of An Author" , "Accelerando", "Rose Tattoo", "Daughters", among others.
She has also been on many television series and movies - including popular series such as Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Pobrežná hliadka (1989), Matlock (1986), Jake and the Fatman (1987), The Untouchables (1993), Nightingales (1989), Any Day Now (1998), Sedem dní (1998), Coupling (2003), Another World (1964), The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988), The Round Table (1992), among others, but her television experience includes roles in a number of television movies such as Broken Angel (1988), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Dirty Work (1992), Mortal Sins (1992), Pointman (1994), Greyhounds (1994) and Foto Novelas: Seeing Through Walls (1997).
Dawson works as a writer as well as director -- She made her directorial debut on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and continued directing on series like Any Day Now (1998), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and Čarodejnice (1998). She does also practice writing -- a trilogy called "Tenebrea" was co-written by her and Daniel Graham! She resides in Los Angeles with her husband Eric Dawson and their children.
She has also been on many television series and movies - including popular series such as Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Pobrežná hliadka (1989), Matlock (1986), Jake and the Fatman (1987), The Untouchables (1993), Nightingales (1989), Any Day Now (1998), Sedem dní (1998), Coupling (2003), Another World (1964), The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988), The Round Table (1992), among others, but her television experience includes roles in a number of television movies such as Broken Angel (1988), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Dirty Work (1992), Mortal Sins (1992), Pointman (1994), Greyhounds (1994) and Foto Novelas: Seeing Through Walls (1997).
Dawson works as a writer as well as director -- She made her directorial debut on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and continued directing on series like Any Day Now (1998), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and Čarodejnice (1998). She does also practice writing -- a trilogy called "Tenebrea" was co-written by her and Daniel Graham! She resides in Los Angeles with her husband Eric Dawson and their children.