| B'Elanna Torres, Chief Engineer onboard the USS Voyager | |
| Actor: | Roxann Dawson |
| Character: | B'Elanna Torres |
| Born: | September 11, 1958 |
| Place: | 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.
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 fourth season of Voyager.
Outside of Trek, Dawson had a recurring role on the daytime TV soap opera Another World in 1985. (Her Voyager co-star Jennifer Lien would also join the show during the 1991-92 season.) She and her 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 films, 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.
Dawson also continues to expand her television directing credits, filming episodes of such programs as Crossing Jordan, The O.C., and Lost.
| Other appearances by Roxann Dawson | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| B'Elanna Torres as a Human | B'Elanna Torres as a Klingon | Dreadnought (voice) |
| VOY: "Faces" |
VOY: "Faces" |
VOY: "Dreadnought" |
| Torrie | Automated repair station (voice) |
| VOY: "Author, Author" |
ENT: "Dead Stop" (uncredited) |
Directorial Credits
- VOY:
- 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 thought of, Dawson played another character named "Lieutenant Torres" in the 1991 telefilm 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.
External links
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