Editing Kate Mulgrew (section)

=== Earlier career (1975–1994) ===
Mulgrew's early career included portraying Mary Ryan for two years in the ABC soap ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'' (1975). She became a fan favorite and remained associated with the show long after its cancellation. She remained friends with former co-star [[Ilene Kristen]] and presented a special [[Soap Opera Digest Award|''Soap Opera Digest'' Award]] to ''Ryan's Hope'' creator [[Claire Labine]] in 1995. While in ''Ryan's Hope'', she also played Emily Webb in the [[American Shakespeare Theatre]] production of ''[[Our Town]]'' in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. She played ambitious country singer Garnet McGee in a November 1978 episode of ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''. In 1979–1980, she played Kate Columbo in ''[[Mrs. Columbo]]'', a spin-off of the detective series ''[[Columbo]]'' created specifically for her, which lasted 13 episodes.

In 1981, Mulgrew co-starred with [[Richard Burton]] and [[Nicholas Clay]] in the Arthurian love triangle ''[[Lovespell]]'' as Irish princess Isolt, who casts a spell on Mark, King of Cornwall, and his surrogate son, Tristan. In the same year she also co-starred with [[Pierce Brosnan]] in the six-hour miniseries ''[[Manions of America]]'', about Irish immigrants in 19th-century America. In 1985, she appeared in ''[[Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins]]'' as Major Fleming. In 1986, she appeared in a run of ''[[Cheers]]'' episodes as Janet Eldridge.<ref name="McGovern" /> In 1987, she appeared in ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' as Margaret, [[Billy Crystal]]'s character's ex-wife.

In 1992, Mulgrew appeared on ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' as Hillary Wheaton, a [[Toronto]]-based anchorwoman brought in to replace Murphy during her maternity leave, but who turned out to have the same problem with alcoholism as Brown dealt with at the beginning of the series. Also in 1992, Mulgrew had a guest-starring role as a soap opera star in ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', episode number 170, "Ever After". At around the same time she guest-starred in three episodes of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' as the terrorist Red Claw.