Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew was (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope and Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager.
Mulgrew has performed in multiple television shows, theatre productions and movies, she has also earned multiple awards for her acting, including an Obie Award, a Golden Satellite Award and a Saturn Award. She has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew was (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope and Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager.
Mulgrew has performed in multiple television shows, theatre productions and movies, she has also earned multiple awards for her acting, including an Obie Award, a Golden Satellite Award and a Saturn Award. She has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
She is also an active member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's Metro Health System.
Mulgrew was born April 29, 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa, to Thomas James "T.J." Mulgrew II, a contractor, and Joan Virginia Kiernan Mulgrew, an artist and painter.
Born into an Irish Catholic family, she is the second oldest of eight siblings.
At the age of 17, Mulgrew was accepted into the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in conjunction with New York University in New York City.
Mulgrew left NYU after her junior year,...
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