updated: 21/01/2010
B’Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) had a klingon mother and a human father. She was born and brought up on a mainly human Federation colony. She attended attended Starfleet Academy but dropped ou at nineteen after four disciplinary hearings and one suspension. A few years later she joined the Maquis. In 2371 her Marquis vessel, the Val Jean, and the USS Voyager were mysteriously transported to the Delta Quadrant. The Val Jean was later destroyed and the surviving crew members from both vessels combined to crew the Voyager for its long journey home.
Michael Westmore was the makeup designer and supervisor for Star Trek: Voyager.