Canadian actor (born 1942) originally cast as Captain Nicole Janeway in Voyager, who left the production after little more than a day of filming and was replaced by Kate Mulgrew.
Geneviève Bujold is a Canadian actor, nominated for an Academy Award for Anne of the Thousand Days and known for films including Coma and Dead Ringers.
In 1994 she was chosen to lead Star Trek: Voyager as its captain, whose first name was changed to Nicole at her request. Filming of the pilot Caretaker began in September 1994, but Bujold withdrew on the second day, finding the pace and demands of series television unsuited to her.
The role was quickly recast with Kate Mulgrew and the character became Kathryn Janeway. Some of the footage Bujold shot was later released as a bonus feature on the home video editions of the series.