Kate Mulgrew

Geneviève Bujold started shooting Star Trek: Voyager as Janeway before Kate Mulgrew took over.

Photo by Bryan Berlin, cropped (CC BY-SA)

The useless fact

Who originally began filming the role of Captain Janeway?

Answer: Geneviève Bujold.

Why It’s True

Geneviève Bujold started shooting Star Trek: Voyager as Janeway before Kate Mulgrew took over. StarTrek.com documents it in “The fall of a Voyager captain.”

Category
TV Facts
Decade
1960s
Franchise
Star Trek
Difficulty
Easy
Updated
Fact-checked November 5, 2026