Kathryn Janeway
Played By:
Kate Mulgrew
Rank: Admiral
Current assignment: Starfleet Command; previously, commanding officer of
U.S.S. Voyager
Full Name: Kathryn Janeway
Home region: Indiana, North America, Earth
Birthday: May 20
Parents: Admiral Edward Janeway (d. 2358) and Gretchen Janeway
Siblings: One sister
Education: Starfleet Academy graduate
Marital status: Single (once engaged)
Office: (2371-2378) U.S.S. Voyager, Deck 1 Ready Room adjoining
Bridge
Starfleet Career Summary:
prior – Science officer under Adm. Paris on the U.S.S. Al-Batani, Arias mission.
2371 – Given command of U.S.S. Voyager, new Intrepid-class starship. Ship disappeared in Badlands during mission to pursue Maquis ship.
2374 – Re-established contact with Starfleet via alien relay station, reporting that Voyager is stranded in Delta Quadrant and most of crew is still alive.
2378 – Commanded Voyager back to Earth by way of Borg transwarp conduit. Promoted to Admiral shortly thereafter.
For relaxation, Janeway enjoys role-playing and recreation in Holodeck programs, such as Gothic novels, skiing and sailing. In her youth in rural agricultural Indiana, she played tennis, and at age 12 walked back from a match she lost for 7 km in a thunderstorm; however, she has not played the game regularly since 2354. As a child, she also studied beginning ballet and performed the "Dying Swan" at age 6, but in all her activities — many of them pushed by her parents, such as gardening — she never studied a musical instrument. She has often ascribed this situation to her sister being the artist of the family.
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