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Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Actor · Born April 29, 1955 (71) · Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress, most famous for her roles on Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Ryan's Hope as Mary Ryan. She has performed in multiple television shows, theatre productions and movies, she has also earned multiple awards for her acting, including an Obie Award, a Golden Satellite Award and a Saturn Award. She has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She is also an active member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's Metro Health System.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 29, 1955 (71)
From
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Kate Mulgrew's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
19%
Society
18%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Morality
10%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 13
Mentor
4 of 13
Hero
2 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
9
Tense
8
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
7
Other
26

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kate Mulgrew's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Mulgrew's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Imagine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Book of Discipline (voice)

  • The Bad Guys: Breaking In(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Serpentina (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Elio(2025)

    as Museum Exhibit Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dope Thief(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Theresa Bowers

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Meyersons(2023)

    as Dr. Terri Meyerson

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • She(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Flowers in the Attic: The Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Steiner

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Drew Finch

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Susan Sher

  • Dogs in Space(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mavis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Prodigy(2021)

    Show 39 episodes · as Kathryn Janeway (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Domina (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as The Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Drawing Home(2016)

    as Edith Morse Robb

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mr. Mercedes(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Alma Lane

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters(2017)

    Show as Dr. Racine Cleo (Dr. C)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past(2015)

    as General Zera (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Principle(2014)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Divine Discontent: Charles Proteus Steinmetz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 91 episodes · as Galina 'Red' Reznikov

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Flatland 2: Sphereland(2012)

    as Over-Sphere (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • NTSF:SD:SUV(2011)

    Show 39 episodes · as Kove

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Best and the Brightest(2010)

    as The Player's Wife

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jane Lattimer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Response (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Colonel Simms

  • The Black Donnellys(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Helen Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as June Rosewood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Perception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mary

  • Star Trek: Nemesis(2002)

    as Admiral Janeway

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sisters in Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kathryn Janeway

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kathryn Janeway

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna Geysen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Riddler's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Victoria Riddler

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kathryn Janeway

  • Rocketships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Basics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Kathryn Janeway

  • Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys(1995)

    as Mrs. Pescoe

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 169 episodes · as Kathryn Janeway

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Gargoyles(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anastasia Renard (voice) · as Anastasia Renard/Titania (voice) · as Titania (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Camp Nowhere(1994)

    as Rachel Prescott

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Hippsodeth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • For Love and Glory(1993)

    as Antonia Doyle

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Round Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Judith Schweitzer

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Red Claw (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sue Bradley

  • Daddy(1991)

    as Sara Watson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lisbeth Chardin

  • The Pirates of Dark Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Cressa (voice)

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Derek (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Roots: The Gift(1988)

    as Hattie Carraway

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • HeartBeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 18 episodes · as Dr. Joanne Springsteen

  • Throw Momma from the Train(1987)

    as Margaret Donner

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Roses Are for the Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kendall Murphy

  • My Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Laura Adams

  • A Letter to Three Wives(1985)

    as Addie Ross (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins(1985)

    as Maj. Rayner Fleming

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanna Rollins · as Maude Gillis · as Sonny Greer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen O'Casey

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Janet Eldridge

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Stranger Is Watching(1982)

    as Sharon Martin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Manions of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rachel Clement

  • Lovespell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Isolt

  • A Time for Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mother Elizabeth Bayley Seton

  • Jennifer: A Woman’s Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Joan Russell

  • Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate Columbo/Kate Callahan

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tony Nicholson

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Garnet McGee

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The American Woman: Portraits of Courage(1976)

    as Deborah Sampson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alien Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Susan

  • Ryan's Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 56 episodes · as Mary Ryan Fenelli

  • Columbarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles, 73 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

$58M worldwide

Highest rated

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752026

Peak 1986 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1982Screen debut· A Stranger Is Watching
  • 1982First top-billed film· A Stranger Is Watching
  • 1987Breakout· Throw Momma from the Train

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 74: 74 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1970s7 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kate Mulgrew's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Principle (2014)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kate Mulgrew's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles15–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles21–86 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles25–80 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kate Mulgrew work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Mulgrew's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Garrett Wang shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers