Kate Mulgrew Biography (1955-)

Full name, Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew; born April 29, 1955, in Dubuque, IA; daughter of Thomas James (a contractor) and Joan Virginia (a painter; maiden name, Kiernan) Mulgrew; married Robert Harry Egan (a director), July 31, 1982 (divorced, 1995); married Timothy "Tim" Hagan (a politician and consultant), April 19, 1999; children: (first marriage) Ian Thomas, Alexander James (Alec);stepchildren: Eleanor, Marie. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, voice performer
Birth Details: April 29, 1955; Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Mary Ryan Fenelli, Ryan's Hope, ABC, c. 1975-78 and c. 1983
Kate Columbo/Kate Callahan, Mrs. Columbo (also known as Kate Columbo, Kate Loves a Mystery, and Kate the Detective), NBC,1979
Dr. Joanne Springsteen (later known as Dr. Joanne Halloran), Heartbeat, ABC, 1988-89
Mayor Lisbeth Chardin, Man of the People, NBC, 1991
Captain Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager (also known as StarTrek: Voyager), UPN, 1995-2001
Miniseries
Tony Nicholson, The Word, CBS, 1978
Rachel Clement, The Manions of America, ABC, 1981
Movies
Mother Elizabeth Bayley Seton, A Time for Miracles, ABC, 1980
Kendall Murphy, Roses Are for the Rich, CBS, 1987
Hattie Carraway, Roots: The Gift, ABC, 1988
Sarah Watson, Daddy (also known as Danielle Steel's "Daddy"), NBC, 1991
Sue Bradley, Fatal Friendship (also known as Friends and Enemies), NBC, 1991
Antonia Doyle, For Love and Glory (also known as Elysian Fields and Shenandoah), CBS, 1993
Victoria Riddler, Nightworld: Riddler's Moon (also known as Riddler's Moon), UPN, 1998
Specials
Deborah Sampson, The American Woman: Portraits of Courage, 1976
Host, The Parent Survival Guide, Lifetime, 1989
Narrator, Expecting Miracles, PBS, 1989
Inside the New Adventure--Star Trek: Voyager, syndicated, 1995
It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview, UPN, 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Narrator, Rocketships, The Disney Channel, 1998
(In archive footage) Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments,UPN, 1999
Herself, America Loves ... Star Trek, The National Network, 2001
Awards Presentations
Segment host, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1995
Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1996
Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996
Episodic
Susan, "Alien Lover," Wide World of Mystery, ABC, 1975
Garnett McGee, "Act of Love," Dallas, CBS, 1978
Garnett McGee, "Triangle," Dallas, CBS, 1978
Maureen McLaughlin, "McLaughlin's Flame," Jessie, ABC, 1984
Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1985
Helen O'Casey, "Time Heals: Parts 1 & 2," St. Elsewhere, NBC,1986
Janet Eldridge, "Strange Bedfellows: Parts 1-3," Cheers, NBC, 1986
Maura, "Ryan's Doubts," Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1986
Maura, "Ryan's Wedding," Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1986
Leslie Chase, "Reservations," Hotel, ABC, 1987
Sonny Greer, "The Corpse Flew First Class," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Mary Ryan Fenelli, "The Final Show," Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1989
Hillary Wheaton, "On the Rocks," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
Joanna Rollins, "Ever After," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
Voice of Red Claw, "The Cat and the Claw: Parts 1 & 2," The Adventures of Batman and Robin (animated; also known as Batman and Batman: The Animated Series), syndicated, 1992
Maude Gillis, "The Dying Game," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
Voice of Isis, "The Mommy's Hand," Mighty Max, 1994
Voice of Queen Hippsodeth, "From Hippsodeth, with Love," Aladdin (animated; also known as Disney's "Aladdin"), CBS and syndicated, 1994
Voice of Queen Hippsodeth, "A Sultan Worth His Salt," Aladdin (animated; also known as Disney's "Aladdin"), CBS and syndicated, 1994
Voice of Red Claw, "The Lion and the Unicorn," The Adventures of Batman and Robin (animated; also known as Batman and Batman: The Animated Series), syndicated, 1995
Herself, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 1995
Voice of Anastasia Renard, "Walkabout," Gargoyles (animated), ABCand syndicated, 1996

Voices of Anastasia Renard and Titania, "The Gathering: Part 1," Gargoyles (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1996
Voice of Titania, "The Gathering: Part 2," Gargoyles (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1996
Voice of Titania, "Ill Met by Moonlight," Gargoyles (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1996
Voice of Titania, "For It May Come True," Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1996
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1998
Guest, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (also known as Politically Incorrect), ABC, 1997
Herself, "William Shatner: At Home in the Universe," Life and Times, CBC, 1999
Shannon O'Donnell, "11:59," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1999
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000, 2001
"America's Big Cat Crisis," National Geographic Explorer, MSNBC, c. 2002
Appeared as Admiral Janeway, Star Trek: The Next Generation (alsoknown as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated.
Pilots
Joan Russell, Jennifer: A Woman's Story, NBC, 1979
Kate Columbo, Kate Loves a Mystery (also known as Mrs. Columbo:Word Games), NBC, 1979
Title role, Carly Mills, 1986
Laura Adams, My Town, ABC, 1986
Dr. Joanne Springsteen, Heartbeat, ABC, 1988
Diana Summerfield, Life in Desire, 1990
Captain Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek Voyager: Caretaker (also knownas Caretaker), UPN, 1995
Queen Tyris, Battle Force: Andromeda (also known as Galaxy Force and Nemesis Enforcers), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003
Television Additional Voices
Animated Series
Pirates of Darkwater (also known as Dark Water), ABC, 1991-92
The Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa, ABC, 1992-94
Film Appearances
Iseult (Isolde), Lovespell (also known as Summer of the Falcon, Tristan and Iseult, and Tristan and Isolde), 1979, Clar Films, 1981
Sharon Martin, A Stranger Is Watching, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1982
Major Rayner Fleming, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ... (also known as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous), Orion, 1985
Margaret Donner, Throw Momma from the Train, Orion, 1987
Judith Schweitzer, Round Numbers, 1992
Rachel Prescott, Camp Nowhere, Buena Vista, 1994
Mrs. Pescoe, Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (also known as Demolition Day), New Horizons Home Video, 1995
Trekkies (documentary), Paramount Classics, 1999
Narrator, Sisters in Resistance (documentary), Women Make Movies,2000
(Uncredited) Judgment (also known as Apocalypse IV: Judgment), Cloud Ten Pictures, 2001
Admiral Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek: Nemesis (also known as StarTrek: Insurrection), Paramount, 2002
Narrator, Of Ashes and Atoms (documentary), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004
Mary, Perception, Liquid Films, 2004
Stage Appearances
Blanche, Widower's House, Cyrano Repertory, New York City, 1974
Emily, Our Town, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1975
Desdemona, Othello, Hartman Theatre Company, Stamford, CT, 1977
Jennie Malone, Chapter Two, Coachlight Dinner Theatre, Nanuet, NY,1980
Regina, Another Part of the Forest, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1981
Title role, Major Barbara, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1982
Margaret (Maggie the cat), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Syracuse Stage,Syracuse, NY, 1982
Kitty Strong, The Ballad of Soapy Smith, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1983
Tracy Lord, The Philadelphia Story, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK, 1983
Celemine, The Misanthrope, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1984
Isabella, Measure for Measure, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1984
Charlotte, The Real Thing, Center Theatre Group, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, 1986
Title role, Hedda Gabler, Center Theatre Group, James A. DoolittleTheatre, Mark Taper Forum, 1986
Nan Sinclair, The Film Society, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1987
Tamora, Titus Andronicus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1989
Alice, Aristocrats, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1990
Mrs. Prentice, What the Butler Saw, Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1992
Clea, Black Comedy (produced with White Lies in a double-bill production titled White Liars), Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1993
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Dear Liar (staged reading), Youngstown State University Theatre, Youngstown, OH, 2002
Katharine Hepburn, Tea at Five (solo show), Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 2002, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 2003
Kate Hammond, Stay, Zipper Theatre, New York City, 2003
Julie Cavendish, The Royal Family, Center Theatre Group, AhmansonTheatre, Los Angeles, 2004
Title role, Mary Stuart (staged reading), Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York City, 2004
Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy (staged reading), Hartford Stage Company, 2004
Appeared in other productions, including Orpheus Descending, Circle in the Square, New York City; The Plow and the Stars, Irish Rebel Theatre; and Three Sisters, City Center Theatre, New York City. Appearedin productions at the O'Neill Festival.
Major Tours
Emily Webb, Absurd Person Singular, Encore Productions, U.S. cities, 1976
Katharine Hepburn, Tea at Five (solo show), U.S. cities, beginning2003
Radio Appearances
Narrator of Her-Story: Then--Women Pioneers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, a series of radio stories, WAMC (public radio).
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Captain Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force,Activision, 2000
Voice of Dr. Mek, Run Like Hell (also known as RLH and Run Like Hell: Hunt or Be Hunted), Interplay Entertainment, 2002
Voice of Lady Kreya, Lords of Everquest, Sony Online Entertainment, 2003
Audiobooks
James Joyce, The Dead and Other Stories from "Dubliners," Audio Editions, 1989
Elizabeth Gage, Taboo, HarperAudio, 1993
Barbara Taylor Bradford, Everything to Gain, HarperAudio, 1994
Edna Buchanan, Miami, It's Murder, HarperAudio, 1994
Jeri Taylor, Star Trek Voyager--Mosaic (also known as Mosaic), Simon & Schuster, 1996
(With others) H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, Simon & Schuster, 1998
Matthew Lombardo, Tea at Five, HighBridge Audio, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Catholic Digest, August, 2003, pp. 42-48
Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2000
Cinefantastique, November, 1997, pp. 84-86
Cleveland, February, 2000
Cult Times, June, 1997, pp. 10-13
Entertainment Weekly, January 20, 1995, p. 14
InStyle, December, 1997, p. 179
McCall's, January, 2000
Ms., May, 1995
Parade, July 14, 1996, p. 10
People Weekly, July 5, 1999, p. 114
Sci-Fi TV, February, 1999
Starburst Special, October, 1999, pp. 16-23
Starlog, March, 1995; July, 1996
Star Trek, October, 2000
Star Trek Monthly, January, 2001
TV Guide, October 8, 1994, pp. 16-17; January 14, 1995, pp. 14-15;July 15, 1995, pp. 6-8, 10, 11; August 24, 1996, p. 18; March 29, 2003, p. 13
TV Zone, September, 1996, pp. 29-37; July, 2000
TV Zone Special, May, 2001, pp. 10-13
Working Mother, September, 1995

Electronic

Playbill Online, http://www.playbill.com, March 16, 2003
Totally Kate, http://www.totallykate.com, March 14, 2005

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