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{{Character Data
| photo=4x06 Emily Kowalski.jpg
| caption=Kowalski during her final days.
| photo 2=Emily Kowalski.jpg
| caption 2=Kowalski in her pre-cancer days.
| seen=Faith
| death=Death due to cancer ([[Faith]])
| actor=[[Nana Visitor]]
| siblings=At least one sister, Kathy†
| marital status=Widowed
| children=At least two daughters
}} 

'''Emily Kowalski''' is a terminal cancer patient who is being treated aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. 

She is the only survivor of her family, as her husband and children died during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. She also outlives her sister, Kathy, who died when Kowalski was twelve, and her parents. 

After the [[First Exodus|First Exodus]], she discovers that she has cancer that spread to her liver, thus entering its terminal stage. Unable to treat the cancer, she remains in ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Sickbay|sickbay]] in order to keep her as comfortable as possible. 

Roslin first meets Kowalski, but the two get off on the wrong foot after she attempts to turn off a [[Wireless|wireless]] receiver broadcasting [[Gaius Baltar|Gaius Baltar]]'s religious dogma. However, Roslin and Kowalski bond, discussing matters of their mortality and faith. 

Roslin believes to have seen her disembark onto the [[Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]] and reunite with her family; later she discovers Kowalski's passing after awakening from the dream ([[Faith|Faith]]). 

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