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Dawson as B'Elanna TorresRoxann Dawson (born September 11, 19581) is an American actress and director, best known as B'Elanna Torres on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

Dawson, real name Roxann Maria Caballero (also known as Roxann Biggs and Roxann Biggs-Dawson) was born in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley earning a B.A. in Dramatic Art in 1980, Dawson's first professional acting job was in a Broadway production of A Chorus Line. She continued a stage career through the 1980s and 1990s, while occasionally landing minor film and television roles. In 1995, she was cast as the half-Klingon engineer B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. While working on Voyager, Dawson made her directorial debut with the episode "Riddles” (aired 09/1999). Dawson also directed another episode of Voyager and continued on to direct several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Roxann Dawson has also pursued a writing career; her first play, Passage Through the Heart, debuted in 1997 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She has also written (with Daniel Graham) a trilogy of science-fiction novels—Entering Tenebrea (ISBN 0671036076), Tenebrea's Hope (ISBN 0671036092), and Tenebrea Rising (ISBN 0671036114). She also continues to expand her television directing credits, filming episodes of such programs as Crossing Jordan, The O.C., and Lost.

Dawson's first marriage was to Casey Biggs (Corat Damar from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). She is currently married to casting director Eric Dawson, and they have two daughters, Emma Rose Dawson, born on January 16, 1998, and Mia, adopted from China.

Dawson is also a strong supporter of the Half the Sky Foundation, an organization devoted to improving the lives of the orphaned children in China. She auctioned off her Klingon ridges from Voyager to donate to the organization.

Notable Awards
1998 ALMA Award
2001 ALMA Special Achievement Award for her work on Voyager

Notes
Note 1: According to Dawson's official website she was born in 1964. However, most other sources do not support that. The California Birth Index lists that Roxann Caballero was born in Los Angeles, California on 11 September 1958. There is a listing of a Roxann Biggs from the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California, also born on 11 September 1958. Lastly, Dawson's university graduation year (1980) suggests she was born in 1958. The IMDb also lists this year for her birth.

The character of B'Elanna Torres was much younger in age than Roxann Dawson. When Voyager started, (If B'Elanna's birthdate of 2349 is to be believed) Torres was 22 years old, when in fact Roxann was really in her thirties. This is not the first time in Star Trek an actress has been hired to play a character younger than they were. Kira Nerys, played by actress Nana Visitor was 26 when Deep Space Nine started, however Nana was really in her mid thirties at the time.

  Jesus the Driver (2004)
"Without a Trace"
- Bait (2004) TV Episode .... Mrs. Erica Palmer
"The Lyon's Den"
- Blood (2003) TV Episode .... Ass. District Attorney Linda Solis
- Trick or Treat (2003) TV Episode .... Asst. District Attorney Linda Solis
- Duty to Serve (????) TV Episode .... Asst. District Attorney Linda Solis
"The Division"
... aka Heart of the City
- Body Double (2003) TV Episode
"Coupling"
... aka Coupling U.S. (Australia)
- Original Pilot (2003) TV Episode .... Therapist
"Enterprise"
... aka Star Trek: Enterprise (USA: new title)
- Dead Stop (2002) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Repair Station Computer
"Star Trek: Voyager" (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres (1995-2001)
... aka Voyager (USA: short title)
- Endgame: Part 1 (2001) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Endgame: Part 2 (2001) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres
- Renaissance Man (2001) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres
- Homestead (2001) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres
- Natural Law (2001) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres
(165 more)
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (2000) (VG) (voice) .... Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
"Seven Days"
... aka Seven Days: The Series
- The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2000) TV Episode .... Captain Helen Keagle

"Any Day Now"
- Don't Say Anything (1999) TV Episode .... Tina
Foto Novelas: Seeing Through Walls (1997) (TV) .... Dr. Teresa Puente
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) (V) (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Angela Rooker
Star Trek: Voyager - Caretaker (1995) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson) .... Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
... aka Caretaker (USA)
Greyhounds (1994) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... JoJo Golina
"The Untouchables"
- The Fever (1994) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Gina Perino
Pointman (1994) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Rosie Alvarez
"The Hat Squad"
- The Liquidator (1993) TV Episode
Bound by Honor (1993) (uncredited)
... aka Blood In, Blood Out (Australia)
... aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor
Mortal Sins (1992) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Maria Croce
"The Round Table" (1992) TV Series (as Roxann Biggs) .... Jennifer Clemente
Dirty Work (1992) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Lanie
Midnight's Child (1992) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs)
"Jake and the Fatman"
- Stormy Weather: Part 2 (1992) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Debbie Morton
- Stormy Weather: Part 1 (1992) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Debbie Morton
- I Cover the Waterfront (1991) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Alice
N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Lt. Torres
... aka N.Y. Mounted (UK)
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Felicia Barron
... aka Liste noire, La (France)
"Matlock"
- The Informer: Part 2 (1990) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Vicki Mariani
- The Informer: Part 1 (1990) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Vicki Mariani
"Baywatch"
... aka Baywatch Hawai'i (USA: new title)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- We Need a Vacation (1990) TV Episode (as Roxann Biggs) .... Ines

"Nightingales" (1989) TV Series (as Roxann Biggs) .... Yolanda 'Yo' Elena Puente
"The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) (mini) TV Series (as Roxann Biggs) .... Louisa
... aka Mamma Lucia (Italy)
... aka Mario Puzo's 'The Fortunate Pilgrim' (USA: complete title)
Broken Angel (1988) (TV) (as Roxann Biggs) .... Shakti
... aka Best Intentions
"Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Adrienne Morrow (1985)
... aka Another World: Bay City
A Chorus Line (1985) (as Roxann Cabalero) .... Dancer