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Roxann Dawson (born 11 September 1958; age 65) is the actress best known for portraying Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. She was initially credited on the show as Roxann Biggs-Dawson. She also directed two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and ten episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Born Roxann Caballero, Dawson is the ex-wife of actor Casey Biggs (Damar on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and whom she met before either was involved in Star Trek. She is currently married to casting director Eric Dawson. They have a daughter, Emma, with whom Dawson was pregnant during the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager. Their second daughter, Mia, was adopted from China. Roxann is of Hispanic descent.

Prior to Star Trek, Dawson had a recurring role on the daytime TV soap opera Another World in 1985. Her Star Trek: Voyager co-star Jennifer Lien joined the show during the 1991-92 season. In 1988, she had a role in the TV movie Broken Angel, alongside Star Trek: The Original Series actor William Shatner. She has appeared in a handful of other films, most notably the 1991 drama Guilty by Suspicion, the 1992 telefilm Mortal Sins in which she co-starred along with famous actor Christopher Reeve, and the 1996 direct-to-video science fiction sequel Darkman III: Die Darkman Die. Dawson and her Star Trek: Voyager co-star Robert Picardo went on to have recurring roles on the short-lived NBC series The Lyon's Den in 2003.

Although she continues to make occasional film and television appearances, Dawson built her directorial debut on Voyager into a successful second career as a television director. In addition to her Voyager and Enterprise work, she has directed episodes of such programs as Crossing Jordan starring Jerry O'Connell and Miguel Ferrer, The O.C., J.J. Abrams' Lost, Cold Case, Heroes starring Zachary Quinto, The Closer starring Raymond Cruz and Gina Ravarra, Lie to Me, The Good Wife, The Mentalist and The Cape. She also directed a 2006 episode of Close to Home guest-starring Enterprise's Connor Trinneer and served as a producer for Cold Case from 2007 to 2009.

She also directed the 2019 Christian film Breakthrough.

Dawson is also a published author. She wrote, with co-author Daniel Graham, the Tenebrea sci-fi trilogy.

Additional characters

Directorial credits

VOY:
- "Riddles"
- "Workforce, Part II"
ENT:
- "The Andorian Incident"
- "Vox Sola"
- "Dead Stop"
- "Dawn"
- "Bounty"
- "Exile"
- "Chosen Realm"
- "Doctor's Orders"
- "E²"
- "Awakening"

Trivia

Before Star Trek: Voyager was even conceived, Dawson played another character named "Lieutenant Torres" in the 1991 telefilm/failed pilot N.Y.P.D. Mounted.

In November 2001, Dawson appeared on the special Trek-themed version of the game show Weakest Link, along with LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Robert Picardo, William Shatner, Armin Shimerman, and Wil Wheaton. Burton ended up winning the game, while Wheaton apparently angered Dawson with his flirtatious remarks. Dawson was doubly enraged since her husband was among the audience members. Shortly after the broadcast however, she posted to her website's BBS that it had all been in jest and that she was simply having fun sparring with Wil. [1]^(X)

Some sites give Dawson's year of birth as 1964, but IMDb and the majority of reliable sources give it as 1958.

Dawson appeared on the cover of TV Guide's 'Sexiest Stars in the Universe' in July 2000.

Dawson appeared in 'Girls of Sci-Fi' feature in the June 2001 issue of the US FHM.

B'Elanna's character was much younger in age than Dawson. When Star Trek: Voyager started B'Elanna was 22 years old when Dawson was really in her thirties. This is not the first time in Star Trek that an actress has been hired to play a character younger than they were. Kira Nerys, played by actress Nana Visitor, was 26 when Star Trek: Deep Space Nine started, however Visitor was really in her mid-thirties at the time.

Dawson was pregnant during the 4th season of Voyager. She wore a lab coat to hide her pregnancy for most of the season, but in VOY: "The Killing Game" and "The Killing Game, Part II", she was shown on the holodeck to be pregnant, though Seven of Nine confirmed that it was a holographic baby.

Several costumes worn by Dawson in Star Trek: Voyager were later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, including her bathing suit from the third season episode "Warlord". [2]

Novels

Entering Tenebrea
Tenebrea's Hope
Tenebrea Rising

Star Trek: Voyager regular cast

Robert Beltran • Roxann Dawson • Jennifer Lien • Robert Duncan McNeill • Kate Mulgrew • Ethan Phillips • Robert Picardo • Tim Russ • Jeri Ryan • Garrett Wang

External links

RoxannDawson.net – official site
Roxann Dawson at Wikipedia
Roxann Dawson at the Internet Movie Database
Roxann Dawson at TriviaTribute.com
Roxann Dawson at Battlestar Wiki
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+{{real world}}
-{| class="wiki-sidebar"
+{{sidebar actor
+|name       = Roxann Dawson
-|-
+|image      = Roxann Dawson.jpg
-| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:belanna.jpg|200px|B'Elanna Torres, Chief Engineer onboard the USS Voyager]]
+|image2     = B'Elanna Torres, 2378.jpg
-|-
+|birth name = Roxann Caballero
-| class="odd" | Actor:
+|gender     = Female
-| class="even" | Roxann Dawson
+|birthday   = {{d|11|September|1958}}
-|-
+|birthplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
-| class="odd" | Character:
+|awards     = [[Star Trek's awards and honors#ALMA Awards|ALMA Awards]] 1 win, 4 nominations
-| class="even" | [[B'Elanna Torres]]
+|roles      = [[:Category:Performers|Series regular]]<br/>[[:Category:Directors|Director]]<br/>[[:Category:Voice performers|Voice actress]]<br/>[[:Category:Video game performers|Video game actress]]
-|-
+|characters = [[Lieutenant junior grade|LTJG.]] [[B'Elanna Torres]] (Primary character)
-| class="odd" | Born:
+}}
-| class="even" | {{d|11|September|1958}}
-|-
-| class="odd" | Place:
-| class="even" | Los Angeles, California
-|}
-'''Roxann Dawson''' was born  '''Roxann Caballero'''. She is best known for portraying [[Lieutenant]] [[B'Elanna Torres]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. (She was initially credited at Roxann Biggs-Dawson.) She also directed two episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and ten episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
+'''Roxann Dawson''' {{born|11|September|1958}} is the actress best known for portraying [[Lieutenant]] [[B'Elanna Torres]] on {{s|VOY}}. She was initially credited on the show as '''Roxann Biggs-Dawson'''. She also directed two episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and ten episodes of {{s|ENT}}.
+__TOC__
+Born '''Roxann Caballero''', Dawson is the ex-wife of actor [[Casey Biggs]] ([[Damar]] on {{s|DS9}}) and whom she met before either was involved in ''Star Trek''. She is currently married to casting director Eric Dawson. They have a daughter, Emma, with whom Dawson was pregnant during the [[VOY Season 4|fourth season]] of ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Their second daughter, Mia, was adopted from China. Roxann is of Hispanic descent.
+Prior to ''Star Trek'', Dawson had a recurring role on the daytime TV soap opera ''Another World'' in 1985. Her ''Star Trek: Voyager'' co-star [[Jennifer Lien]] joined the show during the 1991-92 season. In 1988, she had a role in the TV movie ''Broken Angel'', alongside ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' actor [[William Shatner]]. She has appeared in a handful of other films, most notably the 1991 drama ''Guilty by Suspicion'', the 1992 telefilm ''Mortal Sins'' in which she co-starred along with famous actor {{w|Christopher Reeve}}, and the 1996 direct-to-video science fiction sequel ''Darkman III: Die Darkman Die''. Dawson and her ''Star Trek: Voyager'' co-star [[Robert Picardo]] went on to have recurring roles on the short-lived [[NBC]] series ''The Lyon's Den'' in 2003.
-Dawson is the ex-wife of actor [[Casey Biggs]], who is best known for playing [[Damar]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. She is currently married to casting director Eric Dawson. They have one daughter, Emma, whom Dawson was pregnant with during the [[VOY Season 4|fourth season of ''Star Trek: Voyager'']]. Their second daughter, Mia, was adopted from China.
+Although she continues to make occasional film and television appearances, Dawson built her directorial debut on ''Voyager'' into a successful second career as a television director. In addition to her ''Voyager'' and ''Enterprise'' work, she has directed episodes of such programs as ''Crossing Jordan'' starring [[Jerry O'Connell]] and [[Miguel Ferrer]], ''The O.C.'', [[J.J. Abrams]]' ''Lost'', ''Cold Case'', ''Heroes'' starring [[Zachary Quinto]], ''The Closer'' starring [[Raymond Cruz]] and [[Gina Ravarra]], ''Lie to Me'', ''The Good Wife'', ''The Mentalist'' and ''The Cape''. She also directed a 2006 episode of ''Close to Home'' guest-starring ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[Connor Trinneer]] and served as a producer for ''Cold Case'' from 2007 to 2009.
-Outside of ''Trek'', Dawson had a recurring role on the daytime TV soap opera ''Another World'' in 1985. (Her ''Star Trek: Voyager'' co-star [[Jennifer Lien]] would also join the show during the 1991-92 season.) She and her ''Star Trek: Voyager'' co-star [[Robert Picardo]] went on to have recurring roles on the short-lived [[NBC]] series ''The Lyon's Den'' in 2003. She has also appeared in a handful of [[film]]s, most notably the 1991 drama ''Guilty by Suspicion'', the 1992 telefilm ''Mortal Sins'', and the 1996 direct-to-video [[science fiction]] sequel ''Darkman III: Die Darkman Die''.
+She also directed the 2019 Christian film ''Breakthrough''.
-Dawson also continues to expand her television directing credits, filming episodes of such programs as ''Crossing Jordan'', ''The O.C.'', ''Lost'', and ''Heroes''.
+Dawson is also a published author. She wrote, with co-author Daniel Graham, the Tenebrea sci-fi trilogy.
-<br style="clear:both;" />
-{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%"
-|-
-! colspan="3"| Other appearances by Roxann Dawson
-|-
-| align="center"| [[Image:BElanna-Human.jpg|128px|center|B'Elanna as a human.]]
-| align="center"| [[Image:BElanna-Klingon.jpg|87px|center|B'Elanna as a Klingon.]]
-| align="center"| [[Image:Dreadnought at warp.jpg|201px|center|Computer voice of the Dreadnought missile.]]
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[B'Elanna Torres]]''' as a '''[[Human]]'''
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[B'Elanna Torres]]''' as a '''[[Klingon]]'''
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Cardassian ATR-4107|Dreadnought]]''' (voice)
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[VOY]]:<br>"[[Faces]]"
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[VOY]]:<br>"[[Faces]]"
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[VOY]]:<br>"[[Dreadnought (episode)|Dreadnought]]"
-|}
-{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%"
-|-
-| align="center"| [[Image:Torrie.jpg|120px|center|Lt. Torrey, a human hologram.]]
-| align="center"| [[Image:Auto repair station far.jpg|203px|center|Computer voice of the automated repair station.]]
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Torrey]]'''
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Automated repair station]]''' (voice)
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[VOY]]:<br>"[[Author, Author]]"
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[ENT]]:<br>"[[Dead Stop]]" <br> (uncredited)
-|}
-== Directorial Credits ==
+== Additional characters ==
-*[[VOY]]:
+<gallery>
-** "[[Riddles]]"
+File:Torres possessed by Chakotay.jpg|[[Chakotay]] (possessing B'Elanna Torres)<br />({{VOY|Cathexis}})
-** "[[Workforce, Part II]]"
+File:BElanna-Human.jpg|B'Elanna Torres as a [[Human]]<br />({{VOY|Faces}})
-*[[ENT]]:
+File:BElanna-Klingon.jpg|B'Elanna Torres as a [[Klingon]]<br />({{VOY|Faces}})
-** "[[The Andorian Incident]]"
+File:B'Elanna hologram2371.jpg|B'Elanna Torres ([[hologram]])<br />({{VOY|Projections}})
-** "[[Vox Sola]]"
+File:Dreadnought at warp.jpg|[[Cardassian ATR-4107|Dreadnought]] (voice)<br />({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
-** "[[Dead Stop]]"
+File:B'Elanna Torres illusion 2373.jpg|B'Elanna Torres (illusion)<br />({{VOY|Coda}})
-** "[[Dawn]]"
+File:Brigitte.jpg|[[Brigitte]]<br />({{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II}})
-** "[[Bounty]]"
+File:Torres hologram, 2374.jpg|B'Elanna Torres ([[hologram]])<br />({{VOY|One}})
-** "[[Exile (episode)|Exile]]"
+File:B'Elanna biomimetic copy.jpg|[[Biomimetic lifeform|Biomimetic]] [[Doppelgänger#The Silver Blood|copy]] of B'Elanna Torres<br />({{VOY|Course: Oblivion}})
-** "[[Chosen Realm]]"
+File:B'Elanna Torres illusion, 2375.jpg|B'Elanna Torres (illusion)<br />({{VOY|The Fight}})
-** "[[Doctor's Orders]]"
+File:Torres daydream hologram 2376.jpg|B'Elanna Torres (hologram)<br />({{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}})
-** "[[E%C2%B2]]"
+File:B'Elanna hologram2376.jpg|B'Elanna Torres ([[hologram]])<br />({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
-** "[[Awakening]]"
+File:B'Elanna hologram, 2378.jpg|B'Elanna Torres ([[hologram]])<br />({{VOY|Human Error}})
+File:Torrie.jpg|[[Torrey]] ([[hologram]])<br />({{VOY|Author, Author}})
+File:The Doctor, as B'Elanna.jpg|[[The Doctor]] (disguised as B'Elanna Torres)<br />({{VOY|Renaissance Man}})
+File:Auto repair station far.jpg|[[Automated repair station]] (voice)<br />({{ENT|Dead Stop}})<br />(uncredited)
+</gallery>
+== Directorial credits ==
+<div class="appear">
+*{{VOY}}
+** {{e|Riddles}}
+** {{e|Workforce, Part II}}
+*{{ENT}}
+** {{e|The Andorian Incident}}
+** {{e|Vox Sola}}
+** {{e|Dead Stop}}
+** {{e|Dawn}}
+** {{e|Bounty}}
+** {{e|Exile}}
+** {{e|Chosen Realm}}
+** {{e|Doctor's Orders}}
+** {{e|E²}}
+** {{e|Awakening}}
+</div>
 == Trivia ==
-Before ''Star Trek: Voyager'' was even thought of, Dawson played another character named "Lieutenant Torres" in the 1991 telefilm ''N.Y.P.D. Mounted''.
+*Before ''Star Trek: Voyager'' was even conceived, Dawson played another character named "Lieutenant Torres" in the 1991 telefilm/failed pilot ''N.Y.P.D. Mounted''.
+*In November 2001, Dawson appeared on the special ''Trek''-themed version of the game show ''Weakest Link'', along with [[LeVar Burton]], [[Denise Crosby]], [[John de Lancie]], [[Robert Picardo]], [[William Shatner]], [[Armin Shimerman]], and [[Wil Wheaton]]. Burton ended up winning the game, while Wheaton apparently angered Dawson with his flirtatious remarks. Dawson was doubly enraged since her husband was among the audience members. Shortly after the broadcast however, she posted to her website's BBS that it had all been in jest and that she was simply having fun sparring with Wil. {{bl|www.roxanndawson.net/wwwboard/messages/3487.html}}
+*Some sites give Dawson's year of birth as 1964, but {{imdb|name/nm0206259/|IMDb}} and the majority of reliable sources give it as 1958.
-In November 2001, Dawson appeared on the special Trek-themed version of the game show ''Weakest Link'', along with [[LeVar Burton]], [[Denise Crosby]], [[John de Lancie]], [[Robert Picardo]], [[William Shatner]], [[Armin Shimerman]], and [[Wil Wheaton]]. Burton ended up winning the game, while Wheaton ended up angering Dawson with his flirtacious remarks. Dawson was doubly enraged since her husband was among the audience members. However, after the show, she revealed that it was all in jest and she was having fun sparring with Wil [http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=24180&cid=2623665].
+*Dawson appeared on the cover of TV Guide's 'Sexiest Stars in the Universe' in July 2000.
-Some sites give Dawson's year of birth as 1964, but [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206259/ IMDb] and the majority of reliable sources give it as 1958.
-Dawson appeared in the 1988 TV movie 'Broken Angel' alongside ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' actor [[William Shatner]].
+*Dawson appeared in 'Girls of Sci-Fi' feature in the June 2001 issue of the US ''FHM''.
+*B'Elanna's character was much younger in age than Dawson. When ''Star Trek: Voyager'' started B'Elanna was 22 years old when Dawson was really in her thirties. This is not the first time in ''Star Trek'' that an actress has been hired to play a character younger than they were. [[Kira Nerys]], played by actress [[Nana Visitor]], was 26 when ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' started, however Visitor was really in her mid-thirties at the time.
-Dawson appeared on the cover of TV Guide's 'Sexiest Stars in the Universe' in July 2000.
+*Dawson was pregnant during the 4th season of ''Voyager''. She wore a lab coat to hide her pregnancy for most of the season, but in {{VOY|The Killing Game}} and {{e|The Killing Game, Part II}}, she was shown on the holodeck to be pregnant, though Seven of Nine confirmed that it was a holographic baby.
-Dawson appeared in 'Girls of Sci-Fi' feature in the June 2001 issue of the US FHM Magazine.
+*Several costumes worn by Dawson in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' were later sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, including her [[bathing suit]] from the [[VOY Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Warlord}}. {{stala|3993}}
-The character of [[B'Elanna Torres]] was much younger in age than [[Roxann Dawson]]. When ''Star Trek: Voyager'' started, (If B'Elanna's birthdate of [[2349]] is to be believed) Torres was 22 years old, when in fact Roxann was really in her thirties. This is not the first time in [[Star Trek]] an actress has been hired to play a character younger than they were. [[Kira Nerys]], played by actress [[Nana Visitor]] was 26 when ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' started, however Nana was really in her mid-thirties at the time.
-==Novels==
+== Novels ==
 * ''Entering Tenebrea''
 * ''Tenebrea's Hope''
 * ''Tenebrea Rising''
+{{VOY regular cast}}
-==External links==
-*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0206259}}
-* [http://www.triviatribute.com/roxanndawson.html Roxann Dawson] at the [http://www.triviatribute.com TV and Movie Trivia Tribute]
-* The Official [http://www.roxanndawson.net/ Roxann Dawson] Website
+== External links ==
-[[Category:Performers|Dawson, Roxann]]
+* [http://www.roxanndawson.net RoxannDawson.net] &ndash; official site
-[[Category:VOY performers|Dawson, Roxann]]
+* {{Wikipedia}}
-[[Category:Directors|Dawson, Roxann]]
+* {{imdb|name/nm0206259||external}}
+* {{triviatribute|/roxanndawson.html}}
+* {{bsgwiki}}
+* {{startrek.com|dawson1}}
+* {{startrek.com|dawson2}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT|Dawson, Roxann}}
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+[[Category:Directors]]
+[[Category:Performers]]
+[[Category:VOY performers]]
+[[Category:ENT performers]]
+[[Category:Voice performers]]
+[[Category:Video game performers]]
+[[Category:ALMA Award nominees]]
+[[Category:ALMA Award winners]]
+[[Category:Audiobook performers]]