Biography
Kate Mulgrew is an American actress. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York and began her career with a role in the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope in 1975.
She is known for portraying Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) and Galina 'Red' Reznikov in Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Other credits include voice work in animated series and a stage performance as Katharine Hepburn in the one-woman play Tea at Five.
In 2025, she appeared as Theresa Bowers in the series Dope Thief. Mulgrew has received awards including a Saturn Award and an Obie Award, and nominations for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy.
