Born name

Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew

nickname

Kate

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Dubuque, Iowa, USA

nationality

training

Kate Mulgrew attended Wahlert High School in Dubuque.

At age 17, she received admission to Stella Adler’s Acting Conservatory at New York University . After her junior year ended, she dropped out of university to focus on her acting career.

occupation

actress

family

• Father – Thomas James Mulgrew II (Contractor)
• Mother – Joan Virginia Mulgrew (Painter and Artist)
• Siblings – Tom Mulgrew (Younger Brother) (Production Assistant), Joe Mulgrew (Younger Brother), Jenny Mulgrew (Younger Sister), Laura Mulgrew (Younger Sister), Sam Mulgrew (Younger Brother)

Manager

Kate Mulgrew is represented by

• Viking entertainment
• Innovative Artists L.A.

Build

Average

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

friend/spouse

Kate Mulgrew has made a date

1. In 1977, she worked on the TV soap opera Ryan’s Hope when she found out she had become pregnant. Although she was afraid of having a child as a single mother, she decided against having an abortion. Just three days after her daughter was born, she gave her up for adoption. Over the years, she has refused to reveal the identity of her daughter’s father. Eventually, she hired a private investigator to track down the girl she had given up for adoption. In 1998, she received a call from a young woman named Danielle, who revealed that she was her daughter and had been looking for Mulgrew for over a year.
2. Robert H. Egan (1982-1995) – Kate married to theater director Robert H. Egan in 1982. During the course of their marriage, she gave birth to two sons, Ian Thomas and Alexander James. They eventually decided to break up in 1995.
3. Tim Hagan (1999-2014) – Kate was introduced to her second husband, Tim Hagan, the former Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, by her mother. They decided to get married in 1999. After their marriage, she became stepmother to his daughters Eleanor Hagan and Marie Hagan. In her April 2015 interview, she revealed they were divorced but added that she regrets the divorce.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Kate’s hair has naturally turned gray due to her advancing age.

However, she is known to dye her hair in red color.

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• short height
• Big smile

brand promotion

Kate Mulgrew has lent her voice to the following TV commercials

• Oppenheimer Fonds (1999)
• Ford Freestar (2003)

Religion

Christianity

She is a devout Roman Catholic woman.

Known for

• Being cast in the role of Galina “Red” Reznikov in the comedy series TV, Orange is the New Black .
• After playing the lead role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in the science fiction television series, Star Trek: Voyager.

first movie

In 1981, Kate made her big screen debut in the fantasy romance film, Love Spells .

First TV show

In 1975, she made her first appearance in the Alien Lover episode of the sci-fi drama. The Wide World of Mystery .

Personal trainer

Kate Mulgrew’s ideal daily diet is as follows

• Breakfast – She likes to drink a lot of coffee for breakfast. Occasionally, she might opt ​​for a soft-boiled egg with lots of butter.
• Lunch – She prefers a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. She also likes to eat a chicken noodle or a hot French onion soup. When she shoots, she settles for a piece of chicken and a small salad.
• Dinner – She loves fried chicken with some rice and Italian broccoli. Or she makes rib-eye steaks with a bitter salad of radishes, tomatoes, rocket, radicchio, lemon vinaigrette, some goat cheese and roasted potatoes in rosemary and garlic.

Kate Mulgrew favorite things

• drink – wine
• Wein – Sauvignon Blanc with Sancerre, Pinot Gris, Ruffino Chianti Classico and Amarone
• Restaurants – Metro Diner in Los Angeles, in Westen von New York City, in Cesca in New York City, in La Piccola Cucina in Los Angeles

Kate Mulgrew Facts

1. In her early days in New York, she worked as a waitress to earn some extra money to support herself financially.
2. She was initially turned down for the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager when the show’s producers hired Geneviève Bujold. However, when Bujold withdrew from the project, Mulgrew was asked to audition again and was hired.
3. When she was signed to play Captain Janeway, she suggested changing the character’s first name from Nicole to Kathryn.
4. For her heartbreaking performance as an alcoholic news reporter in On the Rocks episode of the TV show, Murphy Brown she was honored with a Tracey Humanitarian Award.
5. At 16 she applied for a place at the London Academy of Music and Performing Arts in England. She managed to make the final stage but was eventually judged too young for the course.
6. She received an honorary doctorate for artistic contribution from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
7. Since her mother died of Alzheimer’s and as a result Kate has worked tirelessly for the disease-related foundations and is also a member of the National Advisory Board of the Alzheimer’s Association.
8. In her early days as an actress, she was raped at knifepoint.
9. In 2015, she released her memoir titled, Born With Teeth , in which she discussed a number of personal issues, including whether she was in show business early in her career as a single mother and how she felt after having her put her daughter up for adoption.
10. She is a staunch opponent of abortion and has been honored for this by Feminists for Life, a pro-life women’s group.
11. She has been vocal against the death penalty, which she believes is barbaric.
12. Visit her official website @ thekatemulgrew.com.
13. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter.