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Campus Celeb: Roxann Dawson

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Berkeley chapter.

This week’s campus celebrity is a very talented alumni: Roxann Dawson

 Roxann Dawson is a very talented actress that was born in Los Angeles, Ca. She is most famously known for her role as Chief Engineer, B’Elanna Torres, on the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

 
Dawson attended UC Berkeley and notably graduated in 1980 as a Theater Arts major. Successfully right after graduation, she landed her first big professional acting job with a Broadway production.  Dawson landed the role of Diana Morales in the play A Chorus Line. 
 
 
Besides theater work, Dawson also paved her way into television and ultimately the big screen. Some of her most notable works include: Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Baywatch (1989), The Untouchables (1993), Broken Angel (1988), Mortal Sins (1992), and Greyhounds (1994). 
 
 
Later in her career, Dawson decided to take a break from acting and take up directing. She made her television directorial debut on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and on later shows such as Any Day Now (1998) and Charmed (1998).
 
 
Currently Dawson is a writer and resides in LA with her husband Eric and their children. 
 
 
 
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Monica Morales

UC Berkeley

Hi my name is Monica Morales and I am a sophomore at UC Berkeley. I am majoring in Media Studies and hope to one day work in television or for Vogue magazine. I love to travel and I love sports. I am currently a student ambassador for both Bobble water bottles and for sports app Fancred.