Roxann Dawson
American actress and director
Roxann Dawson (née Caballero, born September 11, 1958), also credited as Roxann Biggs and Roxann Biggs-Dawson, is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001). In the 2000s, she transitioned to a career primarily as a director, and has directed numerous episodes of television series including Star Trek: Enterprise, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Heroes, The Closer, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mercy Street, The Deuce, Foundation and Dark Matter.
Early life
Roxann Caballero was born September 11, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1980.
Career
Acting
Dawson's first professional acting job was in a Broadway production of A Chorus Line. She also appeared as a background dancer in the 1985 film adaptation.
In 1989 Dawson worked on the NBC drama Nightingales. During the course of her work on that show, she met casting director Eric Dawson, who would later become her second husband. After the show's cancellation, Eric's company cast her in guest roles on Matlock and Jake and the Fatman.
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