The trailblazing Emmy nominee also worked on ‘Quincy, M.E.' and ‘Magnum, P.I.' and left a legacy with the character Capt. Kathryn Janeway, portrayed by Kate Mulgrew.

Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (which she co-created), has died. She was 86. “My mother succeeded in a male-dominated industry,

RIP to one of the key figureheads for two of the biggest, most impactful Star Trek shows of the old, pre-streaming era.

Voyager was made possible by creative minds of Jeri Taylor, Rick Berman, and Michael Pillar. Together, they took a chance on having a woman at the helm of the bridge of a Starfleet starship, and it worked so well that Voyager cast members have made their way back into newer Trek series today.