Dubuque born actress Kate Mulgrew was a last minute replacement for Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold who was cast as Captain Nicole Janeway on the television series Star Trek Voyager but then dropped out after filming just a few scenes of the series' first episode, stating that a TV series work schedule was too demanding. The character's name was changed to Kathryn and history was made in the Star Trek franchise when she became the first female captain, as a series regular, in a leading role.