About Kate Mulgrew
Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress and author. She is best known for playing Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) and Red in Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). She first came to attention in the role of Mary Ryan in the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope. Mulgrew is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Award, a Saturn Award, and an Obie Award, and has also received Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She is a member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's MetroHealth System. Beginning in 2021, Mulgrew reprised her role as Janeway in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, earning a nomination at the 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Mulgrew was then offered the role, which she accepted, and later suggested Kathryn as the character's final first name. Columbo, a spin-off of the detective series Columbo created specifically for her, which lasted 13 episodes.
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