Roxann Dawson

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Roxann Dawson (2003)

Roxann Dawson (also Roxann Biggs-Dawson; born September 11, 1958 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress and director .

biography

Dawson was born as Roxann Caballero. From 1985 to 1987 she was married to the actor Casey Biggs (also seen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Legate Damar ), which is why she was listed as Roxann Biggs in the credits from 1988 to 1994 . In 1994 she married casting director Eric Dawson, with whom she has two daughters.

Dawson studied drama at the University of California, Berkeley , graduating in 1980. In New York City she had roles in various theaters and plays, including A Chorus Line .

Dawson was best known for the series Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager (1995-2001), in which she played Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres . Since the end of the series, Dawson has mainly worked as a director, including for Charmed - The Magic Witches , Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with Profile , OC, California , Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten and Star Trek: Enterprise .

She also supports the Half the Sky Foundation , a foundation to help orphans in China. Among other things , she auctioned her mask of B'Elanna Torres and donated the proceeds.

Filmography (selection)

As an actress

As a director

Web links

Commons : Roxann Dawson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For her year of birth, both 1958 and 1964 can be found. According to the official California birth index, the only Roxann Caballero was born in California on September 11, 1958. Her university degree in 1980 also points to 1958 as the year of her birth. The IMDb and the English Wikipedia also name 1958 as the year of birth.
  2. ↑ Famous Berkeley Alumni. University of California, Berkeley , archived from the original on January 4, 2015 ; accessed on December 27, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Dawson, Roxann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Biggs-Dawson, Roxann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California