kate mulgrew net worth is an American actress who is famous for her role in Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Kathryn Janeway and for her performance in the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope as Mary Ryan. She has been an actress for over 40 years and is a well-known name in the entertainment industry. She also has a large following on social media. She has been involved in numerous projects throughout her career and has earned a number of awards for her performances.
Kate Mulgrew was born in Dubuque, Iowa on April 29, 1955 to Thomas James and Joan Virginia Mulgrew. She grew up in an Irish Catholic family and had seven siblings. She attended Wahlert High School in her hometown before she was accepted into the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in conjunction with New York University, but dropped out to focus on her acting career.
She appeared in several television shows before getting a regular role on the NBC series The Black Donnellys as Mayor Lisabeth Chardin for one season in 1991. She had a recurring role as Jeannie Flanagan in the NBC medical drama Mercy for two seasons from 2009-2010. In 2008, she made her Broadway debut in Charles L. Mee's Iphigenia 2.0, for which she won an Obie Award. She also appeared as Cleopatra in a production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra at Hartford Stage.
Besides her acting career, Mulgrew has been an activist for Alzheimer's disease awareness and has raised millions of dollars for research. She has also spoken against abortion and capital punishment. She has a biological daughter that she gave up for adoption and later found her, who now works as a yoga teacher in California.