A Bionic Voyager Connection

After the role of Captain Janeway was given to actress Genevieve Bujold, it would only be 2 days before the actress quit - deciding that the schedule demands of a weekly TV show was something she didn't want to pursue.  Before she was cast, however, actresses like Erin Grey from Buck Rogers In The 25th Century were considered.  Also Lindsay Wagner - most famous for her turn as Jamie Sommers, the bionic powered tennis pro/teacher - almost sat in the Captain's chair on the bridge of Starship Voyager.

Genevieve Bujold - The First Captain Janeway

Some Voyager fans don't realize that the first choice to play Captain Kathryn Janeway wasn't actress Kate Mulgrew, but Genevieve Bujold. Bujold was first cast as Janeway, but she didn't last long.

When Bujold was cast, the character's name was Nicole Janeway. Bujold lasted only one day for the pilot filming, and then realized that a TV actress schedule was just not to her liking.  Bujold's professional resume is extensive, but she's probably best known to American audiences in the Michael Crichton thriller Coma - opposite Michael Douglas.