Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress with a career spanning four decades. She gained attention for the role of Mary Ryan on the soap opera Ryan's Hope and is best known for playing Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager and Galina "Red" Reznikov on Orange Is the New Black.
Mulgrew has appeared in numerous television shows, theater productions, and films, receiving awards including an Obie Award, a Golden Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. She is a member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and serves as the voice of Cleveland's MetroHealth System.
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