Kara Thrace topic

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, played by Katee Sackhoff, is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, a reimagining of the classic series of the same name. Kara had intended to be a professional Pyramid ball player until her knee gave out. She eventually joined the military, where she found more acceptance than she had felt at home as an abused child. Although Kara's mother had served in the Marines, as a Sergeant Major, in the First Cylon War, Kara was the first person in... full article at wikipedia