Roxann Dawson is Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. B'Elanna is a beautiful young woman who is half-human, half Klingon. A former student at the Starfleet Academy, B'Elanna quit and joined the Maquis. "B'Elanna is strong willed, independent and confused," Roxann explains. "Caught between two worlds, she attempts to deny and suppress her powerful Klingon side."

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Roxann was a Theater Arts major at the University of California at Berkeley. The talented actress soon found her first acting job nothing short of remarkable as she landed the role of Diana Morales in the Broadway production of "A Chorus Line."

Her theatrical credits continued as she performed in numerous plays as a member of the Circle Repertory Company. In addition to her work off Broadway in "The Tempest" for the Classic Stage Company, Roxann appeared in "Accelerando" at the American Contemporary Theater, among other regional theaters.

Roxann was a series regular in the NBC series Nightingales and The Round Table . Additionally, she had leading roles in USA Network's movies-of-the-week "Mortal Sins" and "Dirty Work", the NBC telefilm "Broken Angel" and the syndicated movie-of-the-week "Pointman." She has also guest starred in various television series including The Untouchables , Jack's Place and Equal Justice .

Roxann also appeared in the feature films "Guilty By Suspicion" and "Darkman III."

Roxann resides in Los Angeles with her husband, casting director Eric Dawson, and their two daughters.

Note: for the first 46 episodes of Voyager, she was billed as Roxann Biggs-Dawson.