We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.

In June 2008 Mulgrew appeared in Equus on Broadway playing Hesther Saloman a public official who is empathetic toward the play's central character. She has performed in many television shows theater productions and movies earning a variety of awards for her acting including an Obie Award a Golden Satellite Award and a Saturn Award. Voyager was the first show broadcast on the new UPN channel the only series renewed after the channel's first programming season and its only show to run for seven seasons making it the UPN's longest running.

Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29 1955) is an American actress most noted for her roles on Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Ryan's Hope as Mary Ryan. Mulgrew is an active member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's MetroHealth System. She has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.