Title: List of Orange Is the New Black characters
Content:  Galina "Red" Reznikov (played by Kate Mulgrew) – Red is a Russian inmate who runs the prison's kitchen as the master chef and is the behind-the-scenes leader of the prison's white population. She gets her name from both her ginger hair and her Russian heritage. In her earlier life, she and her husband had migrated from Russia and ran a struggling restaurant in Queens, eventually getting involved with the Russian mafia bosses who frequented their establishment. Red angered the mob bosses by punching one of their wives in the chest (rupturing a breast implant) after being excluded by their group, but later impressed 
Title: Orange Is the New Black (season 1)
Content: Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, inmate ; Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, inmate ; Michael Harney as Sam Healy, correctional officer ; Michelle Hurst as Miss Claudette Pelage, inmate ; Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate ; Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom, Piper's fiancé 
Title: Orange Is the New Black
Content: Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman ; Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, inmate (seasons 1, 3–7; recurring season 2) ; Michael Harney as Sam Healy, correctional officer (seasons 1–4; guest season 6 and 7) ; Michelle Hurst as Miss Claudette Pelage, inmate (season 1) ; Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate ; Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom, Piper's fiancé (seasons 1–2; guest season 5; recurring season 7) ; Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, inmate (seasons 2–7; recurring season 1) ; Danielle Brooks as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, inmate (seasons 2–7; recurring season 1) ; Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols, inmate (seasons 2–7; recurring 
Title: Orange Is the New Black
Content: Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell (seasons 1–5, 7) ; Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill (seasons 1–5, 7) ; Brendan Burke as Wade Donaldson (seasons 1–4) ; Pablo Schreiber as George "Pornstache" Mendez (seasons 1–3; guest seasons 5, 7) ; Lolita Foster as Eliqua Maxwell (seasons 1–3) ; Germar Terrell Gardner as Charles Ford (seasons 1–3) ; Matt McGorry as John Bennett (seasons 1–3) ; Lauren Lapkus as Susan Fischer (seasons 1–2; guest season 7) ; Kaipo Schwab as Igme Dimaguiba (season 1; guest seasons 2–4) ; James McMenamin as Charlie "Donuts" Coates (seasons 3–6) ; Alan Aisenberg as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley (seasons 3–5) ; Jimmy Gary Jr. as Felix Rikerson (seasons 3–5) ; Mike Birbiglia as Danny Pearson (seasons 3–4) ; Marsha Stephanie Blake as Berdie Rogers (season 3) ; Beth Dover as 
Title: Orange Is the New Black (season 3)
Content: Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell ; Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill ; Matt Peters as Joel Luschek ; Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa ; Brendan Burke as Wade Donaldson ; Lolita Foster as Eliqua Maxwell ; Germar Terrell Gardner as Charles Ford ; Matt McGorry as John Bennett ; Pablo Schreiber as George "Pornstache" Mendez ; Alan Aisenberg as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley ; Beth Dover as Linda Ferguson / "Amelia Von Barlow" ; Jimmy Gary Jr. as Felix Rikerson ; James McMenamin as Charlie "Donuts" Coates ; Mike Birbiglia as Danny Pearson ; Marsha Stephanie Blake as Berdie Rogers 
Title: Orange Is the New Black (season 7)
Content:  • Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell • Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill • Mike Houston as CO Lee Dixon • Nick Dillenburg as CO Ryder Blake • Hunter Emery as CO Rick Hopper • Susan Heyward as CO / Warden Tamika Ward • Josh Segarra as CO Stefanovic • Emily Tarver as CO Artesian McCullough • Greg Vrotsos as CO Hellman • Nicholas Webber as CO Alvarez • Shawna Hamic as CO Virginia "Ginger" Copeland • Branden Wellington as CO Jarod Young
Title: Orange Is the New Black (season 4)
Content: Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell ; Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill ; Matt Peters as Joel Luschek ; Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa ; Brendan Burke as Wade Donaldson ; Alan Aisenberg as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley ; Beth Dover as Linda Ferguson / "Amelia Von Barlow" ; Jimmy Gary Jr. as Felix Rikerson ; James McMenamin as Charlie "Donuts" Coates ; Mike Birbiglia as Danny Pearson ; Nick Dillenburg as Ryder Blake ; Evan Arthur Hall as Stratman ; Mike Houston as Lee Dixon ; Brad William Henke as Desi Piscatella ; John Palladino as Josh ; Emily Tarver as Artesian McCullough ; Michael Torpey as Thomas "Humps" Humphrey 
Title: Orange Is the New Black
Content:  "Flaca" Gonzales, inmate (seasons 4–7; recurring seasons 1–3) ; Lea DeLaria as Carrie "Big Boo" Black, inmate (seasons 4–5; recurring seasons 1–3; guest seasons 6–7) ; Elizabeth Rodriguez as Aleida Diaz, former inmate (seasons 4–7; recurring seasons 1–3) ; Jessica Pimentel as Maria Ruiz, inmate (seasons 5–7; recurring seasons 1–4) ; Laura Gómez as Blanca Flores, inmate (seasons 6–7; recurring seasons 1–5) ; Matt Peters as Joel Luschek, correctional officer (seasons 6–7; recurring seasons 1–5) ; Dale Soules as Frieda Berlin, inmate (seasons 6–7; recurring seasons 2–5) ; Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa, warden (season 7; recurring 1–3, 5–6; guest season 4) 
Title: Orange Is the New Black (season 3)
Content:  • Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, inmate • Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, inmate • Danielle Brooks as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, inmate • Michael Harney as Sam Healy, correctional officer • Selenis Leyva as Gloria Mendoza, inmate • Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols, inmate • Taryn Manning as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, inmate • Adrienne C. Moore as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes, inmate • Dascha Polanco as Dayanara "Daya" Diaz, inmate • Nick Sandow as Joe Caputo, Director of Human Activities, later Warden • Yael Stone as Lorna Morello, inmate • Samira Wiley as Poussey Washington, inmate • Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate • Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, inmate
Title: Orange Is the New Black
Content:  Ferguson (seasons 4–7; guest season 3) ; Nick Dillenburg as Ryder Blake (seasons 4–7) ; Mike Houston as Lee Dixon (seasons 4–7) ; Emily Tarver as Bambi "Artesian" McCullough (seasons 4–7) ; Brad William Henke as Desi Piscatella (seasons 4–5; guest season 6) ; Evan Arthur Hall as B. Stratman (seasons 4–5) ; John Palladino as Josh (seasons 4–5) ; Michael Torpey as Thomas "Humps" Humphrey (seasons 4–5) ; Hunter Emery as Rick Hopper (seasons 5–7) ; Shawna Hamic as Virginia "Ginger" Copeland (seasons 6–7) ; Susan Heyward as Tamika Ward (seasons 6–7) ; Josh Segarra as Danilo Stefanovic (seasons 6–7) ; Greg Vrotsos as Greg Hellman (seasons 6–7) ; Nicholas Webber as J. Alvarez (seasons 6–7) ; Branden Wellington as Jarod Young (seasons 6–7) ; Adam Lindo as Carlos "Clitvack" Litvack (season 7) 

Question: who plays red on orange is new black?
Answer: "Kate" Mulgrew.