Culture That Made Me: US star Kate Mulgrew picks her touchstones

The American actress is currently starring in a crime series on Irish TV 
 Kate Mulgrew currently stars in The Galway Bay Murders on RTÉ One. 

Kate Mulgrew currently stars in The Galway Bay Murders on RTÉ One. 

Kate Mulgrew, 71, grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, in the United States. In 1975, she landed her breakout acting role, playing the lead in the TV soap opera Ryan’s Hope. 

In 1995, she began starring in Star Trek: Voyager, which earned her several awards, as did a later role in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. 

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