Michaela A. Quinn Michaela A. Quinn Michaela Anne "Dr. Mike" Quinn, M.D. is a fictional character from the American hit television show "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". CBS introduced the series in 1993, and Dr. Quinn was played by Jane Seymour. The series ran for six seasons, ending in 1998. Seymour reprised the role in two made for TV movies, "Dr. Quinn: Revolutions" (1999) and "Dr. Quinn: The Heart Within" (2001), following the series cancellation. Jane Seymour's portrayal of Dr. Michaela Quinn has been widely viewed as an iconic, western character, earning Seymour a Golden Globe award. Michaela Quinn was born into a wealthy
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman into "Dr. Quinn"'s fifth season (1996–1997), and since stations had already purchased the show at the beginning of that season, the distributor decided not to hold off until the next fall and let the stations start airing reruns right away. When PAX TV launched in August 1998, it acquired reruns of current family-friendly series from CBS, including "Dr. Quinn". Because dedicated "Dr. Quinn" fans were angered by the show's cancellation by CBS that year, these national reruns via PAX helped relieve the blow, especially in markets where local stations were not airing reruns in syndication. Until late 2005, the Hallmark