Captain Janeway

Kathryn Janeway
Star Trek character
Captain Kathryn Janeway
First appearance	"Caretaker" (VOY)
Portrayed by	Kate Mulgrew
Information
Species	Human
Affiliation	United Federation of Planets Starfleet
Posting	Starfleet Command (NEM) USS Voyager (VOY)
Position	Starfleet Vice Admiral (NEM) Commanding Officer (VOY)
Rank	Vice Admiral (NEM) Captain (VOY)

Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis. Although other female captains had appeared in previous Star Trek episodes and other media, she is, to date, the only one to serve as the central character of a Star Trek TV series. She has also appeared in other media including books, movies (notably Nemesis), and video games. In all of her screen appearances, she was played by actress Kate Mulgrew.

The character was originally named Elizabeth Janeway, after the noted writer of the same name. However, after Geneviève Bujold was cast, she requested the character to be renamed "Nicole Janeway". Bujold, whose experience was mainly in feature films, was unprepared for the schedule demanded by the television series, was unwilling to do news interviews, and dropped out on the second day of filming for the pilot episode "Caretaker".Kate Mulgrew, who had previously auditioned for the role, was brought in. She suggested that the name to be changed to "Kathryn", to which the producers agreed. Actresses Erin Gray and Chelsea Field also auditioned for the role. Field's husband Scott Bakula would later play Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise.

Kathryn Janeway was born on May 20. and her hometown was Bloomington, Indiana on Earth. She was the daughter of Vice Admiral Janeway and had at least one sister, who she described as the artist in the family. Janeway was very close to her father, who taught her to look at the universe with a scientist's eye and she was devastated at his death. Her first mission after graduating the academy was as a science officer on the USS Al-Batani, where she served as Chief Science Officer during the Arias mission.