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Quick facts for kids Roxann Dawson
Dawson at the 2009 Las Vegas Star Trek Con
Born	Roxann Caballero (1958-09-11) September 11, 1958 (age 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Roxann Biggs Roxann Biggs-Dawson
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupation	Actress director producer writer
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Casey Biggs ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1987)​ Eric Dawson ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2

Roxann Dawson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actress and director. She is best known for playing B'Elanna Torres on the TV show Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001. After her acting career, she became a director. She has directed many TV episodes for shows like Star Trek: Enterprise, Heroes, The Closer, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Foundation.

Early Life and Education

Roxann Dawson Caballero was born on September 11, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. She went to the University of California, Berkeley and graduated in 1980.

Her Career Journey

Roxann Dawson has had a busy career in entertainment. She started as an actress, then moved into directing, and has also worked as a producer and writer.

Acting Roles

Dawson's first professional acting job was in a Broadway play called A Chorus Line. She also appeared as a dancer in the 1985 movie based on the play.

In 1989, Dawson worked on the TV show Nightingales. There, she met Eric Dawson, who later became her second husband. After this show, she had guest roles on other TV series.

Roxann Dawson with Voyager actresses Kate Mulgrew and Jennifer Lien in 1995.

In 1994, Roxann Dawson got a big role as B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. Her character was a half-human, half-Klingon engineer. She was a main cast member for all seven seasons of the show.

She also appeared in other TV shows like Baywatch, Matlock, Without a Trace, and The Closer.

Directing and Producing

While still acting on Star Trek: Voyager, Dawson tried directing. Her first time directing was for the Voyager episode "Riddles" in 1999. She later directed another Voyager episode and 10 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

After Star Trek, Dawson focused more on directing. She has directed episodes for many popular TV shows, including:

• Charmed
• Lost
• Heroes
• The Mentalist
• The Good Wife
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Mercy Street
• Colony
• The Americans
• House of Cards
• Foundation
• Dark Matter

Dawson also worked as a producer for shows like Scandal, Crossing Jordan, and Cold Case.

Writing Projects

Roxann Dawson has also written. Her first play, Desire to Fall, was performed in 1986. Her second play, Passage Through the Heart, came out in 1997.

From 2000 onwards, she co-wrote a series of three science fiction novels with Daniel Graham. These books are:

• Entering Tenebrea
• Tenebrea's Hope
• Tenebrea Rising

Personal Life

Roxann Dawson was married to actor Casey Biggs. They later divorced. She then married casting director Eric Dawson in May 1994. They met while working on the show Nightingales. They have two daughters, one of whom was adopted from China.

In 1994, Roxann joined the Catholic Church. This was a big change because she grew up in a family that didn't believe in God. Her faith later inspired her to direct the 2019 Christian movie Breakthrough.

Filmography

Acting Credits

Film

Television Series

Video Games

Documentaries

Audiobooks

Theatre

Directing Credits

Film

Television

Writing Credits

Awards and Nominations

See Also

In Spanish: Roxann Dawson para niños

• List of female film and television directors