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Born with Teeth: A Memoir Paperback – January 12, 2016

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Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil," Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, young Kate saw the consequences of a dream deferred.

Determined to pursue her own no matter the cost, at 18 she left her small Midwestern town for New York, where, studying with the legendary Stella Adler, she learned the lesson that would define her as an actress: "Use it," Adler told her. Whatever disappointment, pain, or anger life throws in your path, channel it into the work.

It was a lesson she would need. At twenty-two, just as her career was taking off, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. As her star continued to rise, her life became increasingly demanding and fulfilling, a whirlwind of passionate love affairs, life-saving friendships, and bone-crunching work. Through it all, Mulgrew remained haunted by the loss of her daughter, until, two decades later, she found the courage to face the past and step into the most challenging role of her life, both on and off screen.

We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played -- Captain Janeway on Star Trek ; the tough-as-nails "Red" on Orange is the New Black. Now, we meet the most inspiring and memorable character of all: herself. By turns irreverent and soulful, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-piercingly sad, Born with Teeth is the breathtaking memoir of a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms.
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Kate Mulgrew is an American actress noted for her roles as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope, and, most recently, Galina "Red" Reznikov on Orange Is the New Black. She has performed in numerous television shows, theater productions, and movies. She is the winner of a Golden Satellite Award, a Saturn Award, and an Obie Award and has been nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (January 12, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316334324
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316334327
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.25 inches
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Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress with a career spanning four decades. She first came to attention for the role of Mary Ryan on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope and is probably best known for the roles of Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager and Galina "Red" Reznikov on Orange Is the New Black. She has performed in many television shows, theater productions, and films, earning a variety of awards for her acting, including an Obie Award, a Golden Satellite Award and a Saturn Award, as well as a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Mulgrew is an active member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's MetroHealth System.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Gem
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2015
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There is apparently some part of actress Kate Mulgrew that she brings to her roles. Even though her very extreme role as Red on Orange Is The New Black has some of her portrayer's gutsy-ness.
This is a funny and at times poignant account of an Irish Catholic kid from Iowa who wanted to be an actress, landed in NYC, and became a soap icon in extremely short order. However, that was only for starters.
In this memoir she lays everything out including a daughter that she reluctantly gave away for adoption and the account of finding her daughter decades later, stage acting with Richard Burton, marriage, two sons, divorce, a Star Trek spinoff, an interesting spinoff of Columbo where Peter Falk remains unseen, and eventually more fame and another new following as the unique Red.
I liked this book a lot and no small part was Mulgrew herself. It is written with an honesty and openness that is rare. When I read this I could hear her distinctive voice and I could feel her elation as well as her pain. When she discussed her daughter and her relationship with her baby's father, it was one of those life changing events that she might have ignored altogether working from the assumption that the media had been kind and had not hinted that a written in soap pregnancy coincided with her real life pregnancy.
Was this book fun? It was so honest, funny, and loving that this was a delightful and easy read due in part to Mulgrew's non-diva working actress persona.
End shot? This is a lovely account of talented and charming lady on the way to fame and critical acclaim who quite fortunately sees things realistically.
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Lynda
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely interesting.
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2015
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It is a surprisingly quick and interesting read for the amount of jumping, vagueness, pretentious writing and over all inconsistency that makes up Kate Mulgrew's Born With Teeth. I was barely a chapter in before I was left hanging; it would take me multiple chapters before it began to dawn on me that her love of dramatic flair is intentionally misleading. It's not that she probably intended to have us believe her father walked out (left the family forever) after his one night stand was uncovered - but Ms. Mulgrew's love of drama in describing a scene (he magically disappears) and then leaving us hanging (never mentioned again) is part of what is probably her vibrant personality in person. She does this sort of thing through out the book. I can see why some people were uncomfortable with her parenting though we all do foolish things when we're young, not to mention when being distracted by being in love. And being in love is what this actress is all about. Her work, her men, her children, her work, the next man, her lost child, her work, the most recent man: I'm not saying she comes off as shallow - it is her, after all, writing this memoir that presents herself in the way she is presented in Born With Teeth. She shares exactly what she wants to share and no more. I suspect she shrugs off whatever it is we think about her and her actions, confident in knowing she's not giving us anywhere near the whole story. I came away from the book, impressed by her strength and luck -- this woman apparently had the most drop-in-her-lap career of almost anyone in Hollywood -- but aware I understood nothing about her or her family really. I didn't get a sense of them (her actual family life) at all. Her childhood was written way too esoterically. I'm assuming she's not the self-absorbed person she presents herself as. I think this memoir was all about her enjoying her own eloquence and the reader is expected to either appreciate her style or not.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Read
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I read this book in 1 day. It is that good. I was already a fan of Kates but now I wish she could write more books. I already have her second one which I could relate to about her parents because I went through that also. I will buy her next book as soon as I can. You will start the first page and be hooked.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read story!! - A life story of a survivor!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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As an avid reader, it may come to a surprise that I have never actually wrote a review for a book before. Well there is a first time for everything, because I could not pass up writing one for this gem of a memoir.

After not so patiently waiting almost two years, April 14, 2015, arrived and I got 'Born With Teeth' by Kate Mulgrew in the mail a couple hours later. I read 220 pages in just one sitting, saving the last 86 pages for the next night, because I didn't want it to end! Now some of you may know Ms. Mulgrew from her various theater work, movies, or her Television shows. From Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope, to being the first female captain of a starship, Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek Voyager, or from her current role the tough as nails Russian Chef Galina "Red" Reznikov, on the Netflix hit Orange Is The New Black. Just to name a few! Regardless of how you may know of Kate Mulgrew, now get to know the woman behind those roles, a woman who is a survivor with a life story more heroic and even more complex that any role imaginable.

Born With Teeth, is everything and anything you want in a book! A breathtakingly honest memoir, with just the right amount of humor, you won't want to put it down. From page one, I was instantly captivated, drawn into a world so unconventional, so eccentric, but yet so humble, a world that makes up every fiber of Ms. Mulgrew's being.

Kate Mulgrew doesn't just share her life story, she gives us something more than that, she gives us something we all need at one point or another in our lives, and that is hope. Without hope, we would just give up on everything that we want in life, and if we just give up and stop fighting then we will never know the great things and happiness that await us. It may take a little bit to achieve, but if you stay strong, and determined, then the rest will just fall into place.

I recommend everyone to read 'Born With Teeth' regardless if you know of Kate Mulgrew or not, because it is not your typical memoir by just some celebrity. It's life story about sacrifice, heartache, determination, heroism, and above all else it's a story about being a survivor.
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Stacy Bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2024
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Astounding audiobook I loved listening to kate mulgrew it was amazing like she was reading to me, hearing her memoir has been eye-opening heart-felt. I admire her even now that iv listened to her memoir I love her in star trek voyager captain Kathryn jayneway is the best captain.
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Yasmak
5.0 out of 5 stars Histoire touchante
Reviewed in France on September 22, 2023
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Belle histoire vraie. J'ai apprécié le style touchant de l'auteur qui partage un chemin de vie très intime. Ecriture fluide et pas trop difficile pour quelqu'un ayant de bonnes bases en anglais.
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Icherina79
5.0 out of 5 stars L'ho adorato
Reviewed in Italy on January 23, 2023
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Ho trovato questo libro affascinante. A tratti divertente e a tratti commovente. Kate Mulgrew è talentuosa in tutto ciò che fa. Non solo attrice superba ma anche scrittrice sopraffina. Io amo le autobiografie e questa è davvero straordinaria. Ottima lettura. Non credo ci sia la versione tradotta in Italiano di questo libro.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely engaging, excellent vocab for speakers of other languages
Reviewed in Brazil on September 12, 2019
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I engaged in this reading too scared not to follow Kate's train of thought, mainly because English is not my first language and I know how smart she is. Nevertheless, her impeccable language skills did only good for my English language studies, as it felt like I was introduced to a new literary genre -- I've read memoirs before, but they weren't as romantic, as enticing as this one. She is unapologetic and knows exactly how to capture attention and make herself attractive. You don't understand her actions at times because they're so bold; the stories from when she was a child don't seem real (I kept wondering for days about the dead sister - the first sister); and then you find common ground: having the daughter, giving her up, being sexually assaulted, a failed marriage, being rejected, the beginning of her mother's sickness. Not once does she she feel sorry for herself in all those recollections, and that is beyond amazing to me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another profound talent!
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2019
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I'm so impressed with Kate's writing skills! I wasn't expecting much from an actress and frankly expected this book to be cashing in on Fame! However, this creative work was so bravely honest and imaginative! I especially enjoyed the bits of "supposing" how it was for parts of history where she was not actually present. I felt it really merged an actress's ability for perception with profound writing skills.
Thank-you Kate for sharing yourself with the world. :)
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