Kate Mulgrew
Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew ( born April 29, 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa ) is an American actress. Mulgrew is known primarily for her role in U.S. TV series. Your in Germany most famous role is that of Kathryn Janeway, who for seven years in the series Star Trek: Voyager embodied.
Life
Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew was born on 29 April 1955 as the second child of Irish- Catholic immigrants. Kate grew up with seven siblings in Dubuque. Father Thomas James Mulgrew was a building contractor and mother Joan, herself an artist, the ambitions of her daughter encouraged early. At the age of 17 years, Kate moved to study at New York University spectacle to New York City.
During your time at Ryan's Hope Kate Mulgrew became pregnant and decided the child up for adoption. An abortion came for Mulgrew never in question, so that your pregnancy was incorporated into the series. Her daughter was born in 1977 and 2001, the first meeting between the two took place.
1982 married Kate Mulgrew director Robert H. Egan. They have two sons. After twelve years, the couple split in 1995 and officially divorced. His second wife, the actress has been married since 1999 with the Democratic U.S. politician Tim Hagan ( b. 1946 ). This brought his two daughters in the family.
In the social sphere itself Mulgrew hired as a spokesperson and fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association, after her mother, Joan Mulgrew was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and on 27 July 2006, died in it. The actress is also an explicit and active opponent of abortion and the death penalty.
Career
At the age of 20 years, Kate Mulgrew received a supporting role in the television series Ryan's Hope. She played Mary Ryan from 1975 until 1978, the soap opera left on his own accord. After that she had several small roles, including the theater, as well as in an episode of the television series Dallas. In 1979, she got her own series: Mrs. Columbo in which she played Kate Columbo, often mentioned in the series Columbo, but never shown wife of Lieutenant Columbo (Peter Falk ). The series existed for only two years, Mulgrew was, however, nominated for her performance for the Golden Globe Award. This was followed by guest appearances on successful series like Murder, She Wrote or Cheers. In addition, Mulgrew was seen in the 1980s in films such as Remo - unarmed and dangerous, Throw Momma from the train! or Danielle Steel 's: fathers. From 1988 to 1989 she again played a starring role in the hospital drama Heartbeat - heartbeat of life.
Star Trek: Voyager
The actress competed in 1995 for the role of Kathryn Janeway in the science fiction series Star Trek: Voyager, on the advice of her good friend John de Lancie, who is known as "Q" in the Star Trek series. At the auditions but they could not prevail against the film actress Geneviève Bujold itself. As Bujold already left the set of the series a few days after filming began, the main role was occupied in a re- casting with Kate Mulgrew. Producer Rick Berman informed his actress with the following words about their occupation: " Welcome aboard, Captain. We'll see you on Monday. " Mulgrew was thus the first female captain of a spaceship which is in a Star Trek series in the center of the action and followed in the footsteps of William Shatner and Patrick Stewart.
According to Star Trek
After the end of Star Trek: Voyager in 2001, Mulgrew began successfully touring with the one-woman play Tea at Five by the United States. In monologues, it represents the life of her figure, the fellow actress Katharine Hepburn, Represents the piece in general and Mulgrew's representation in particular were praised in the U.S. press often. In addition, it successfully plays on Broadway. So she stood in the 2007 season along with Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in the play Equus as Hesther Saloman on the stage from 2009 to 2010 Mulgrew was seen in the remote after one season television series Mercy. Furthermore, it plays in the 30 -minute film The Response of Adam Rodgers. The short film is on the shortlist for the Oscars.
For the game Dragon Age: Origins Kate Mulgrew's appearance has been integrated into the game as a character Flemeth. In the original English version Mulgrew lends her virituellen alter-ego her voice.