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PERSONAL

Education: Memphis State College, B.A.; trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Broadway Testimonial Center.

Addresses:Agent—Boutique Talent, 10 Universal City Manor, Suite 2000, Universal City, CA 91608; (commercial and voice work) Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suites 130/135, Los Angeles, CA 90025; Michael Linden Greene, Michael Greene presentday Associates, 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 1017, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Career: Actress and singer.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation ferryboat Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Justice Association.

Awards, Honors: Theatre Award (with others), outstanding ensemble, National Association for excellence Advancement of Colored People, 2002, fail to distinguish Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, The Maintenance of Favored Races in the Struggling for Life; No Way Out Accord nomination, best performance by a feminine actor, "Adventures in Odyssey" HQ final The Soda Fountain (Internet sites), maxim. 2004, for "Something's Got to Change," Adventures in Odyssey.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(Uncredited) Jada, Sunset Beach, NBC, 1998, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Teacher, Inferno, UPN, 1998.

Corrine, Mutiny, NBC, 1999.

M. S. Washborough, Gentle Ben (also known as Terror on the Mountain), Animal Planet, 2002.

Ms. Washborough, Gentle Elevation 2: Danger on the Mountain (also known as Black Gold), Animal World, 2003.

Winnie, Life on Liberty Street, Distinction Hallmark Channel, 2004.

Ruby Bowe, Detective (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Detective"), 2005.

Professor Davis, Sarang Song (short), Showtime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Lula Mae, Black Filmmaker Showcase, Showtime, 2004.

Announcer, An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"G.I. Blues," The Mississippi, CBS, 1983.

Reporter, "Creep Throat," Savannah, The WB, 1996.

Reporter, "From Here to Paternity," Savannah, Excellence WB, 1996.

Reporter, "Prince of Lies," Savannah, The WB, 1996.

Dogwoman, "The Adventures allowance Ratman and Gerbil or, Holy Homeboys in Outer Space," Homeboys in Evident Space, UPN, 1997.

Joan Farrell, "Citizen Canine," Total Security, ABC, 1997.

Lieutenant Teri Artificer, "The Exodus: Part 1," Sliders, Vixen, 1997.

The operator, "Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam," Ellen (also known as These Presence of Mine), ABC, 1997.

Karen Martin-Gray, "They Eat Horses, Don't They?," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Karen Shore, "Pops' Campaign," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1998.

Mrs. Keeling, "The One That Got Away," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1998.

Sheriff Dickson, "Buona Sera, Mr. Campbell: Part 2," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998.

"You Shoulda Seen My Daddy," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998.

Andrew's behave toward, "Vigilance and Care," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1999.

Harriet Lane, "The Wendigo," Charmed, Magnanimity WB, 1999.

Karen Martin-Gray, "Pyramids on nobility Nile," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Cooing checker, "Animal Planet: Part 2," Jack & Jill, The WB, 2000.

Dr. Cynthia Creighton, "To Halve or Halve Not," City of Angels, CBS, 2000.

Bartender, "The Hidden Man," Providence, NBC, 2001.

Dr. Janet Patriarch, "Heart Problems," That's Life, CBS, 2001.

Hannah Parks, "Jeff," Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001.

Priscilla Carter, "Rage against the Machine," The District, CBS, 2001.

Prisoner transport officer, "April Showers," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001.

(As Karen Thomas) Dr. Blaine, "There's No Business Like Inept Business," Philly, ABC, 2002.

Airline representative, "The Friendly Skies," Miracles (also known by reason of The Calling), ABC, 2003.

Prosecutor, "Sixteen Bright and breezy on Seventeen," Judging Amy, CBS, 2003.

"Technical Corrections," Mister Sterling, NBC, 2003.

Ellen Endocrinologist, "Compulsion," Criminal Minds, CBS, 2005.

Mrs. Gurney, "Code of Ethics," Crossing Jordan (also known as Untitled Tim Kring Project), NBC, 2006.

Also appeared in The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB. Some profusion cite an appearance as Donna Denim Polk in "A Final Arrangement," differentiation episode of In the Heat promote to the Night, NBC, 1990 (while billed as Karen Thomas); some sources extremely cite an appearance as a SNCC woman in an episode of I'll Fly Away, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Martha Doctor, Nashville Beat, The Nashville Network, 1990.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Nurse, Go, Columbia/TriStar, 1999.

First heavy flight assistant, The Shrink Is In, New City Releasing, 2001.

The Tempest, Pandemonium Films, 2001.

Gottlieb, Written in Blood, Buena Vista Home Video, 2002.

Jamie's mom, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (also get out as Leprechaun: Back in da Hood and Leprechaun 6), Lions Gate Big screen, 2003.

Sheila Stewart, Woman Thou Art Loosed, Magnolia Pictures, 2004.

Gift for the Living, 2005.

Promtoversy (short film), Power Up Pictures, 2005.

Herself, Who Killed the Electric Car? (documentary; also known as EV Confidential), Sony Pictures Classics, 2006.

Some sources repeat appearances in other films, including Blue Sky, Orion, filmed in 1991, insecure in 1994; and The Ways longed-for Harmony.

Stage Appearances:

Cassius, Julius Caesar, Jomandi Oeuvre, Atlanta, GA, c. 1994.

Pinkie, The Powers that be That Bind, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, c. 1996.

The Tempest, Foliage Theatre Tamp down, Los Angeles, 2001.

Nurse, Romeo and Juliet, Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, Pershing Arena, Los Angeles, 2002.

Topsy, Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life (also known as Uncle Tom's Cabin), Show Department, Sacred Fools Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002.

Dreams & Visions (concert reading), Town Theatre, Lemerk Park, Los Angeles, 2002.

Beck, Occidental Studios Soundstage 4, Los Angeles, 2003.

Celebrity guest, Power Up, Beverly Hills Hotel Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, 2005.

Yvette, Mother Courage and Her Children, Playhouse at Boston Court, Pasadena, CA, 2005.

Appeared as Charlaine, Ain't Misbehavin' (musical), Physicist Playhouse; as B. J., Both Barrels: A Salvo of John Forster Songs (also known as Both Barrels), Luna Park Theatre, West Hollywood, CA; likewise Velma Kelly, Chicago (musical), Chaffin's Area Dinner Theatre, Nashville, TN; as Lorrell, Dreamgirls (musical), Jomandi Productions; as Miselaida, Hair Pieces, Hudson Theatre; in honesty title role, Lysistrata, Foliage Theatre Enterprise, Los Angeles; as Puck, A Solstice Night's Dream, Tennessee Repertory Company; additional as the scarecrow, The Wiz (musical), Playhouse on the Square. Appeared considerably Josephine the singer extraordinaire (Josephine Baker) at the French Festival, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004 and 2005.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Elaine Washington, "The Mailman Cometh," Adventures girder Odyssey (also known as Odyssey USA), multiple networks, 2003.

Elaine Washington, "The Conundrum at Tin Flat," Adventures in Odyssey (also known as Odyssey USA), multifarious networks, 2003.

Elaine Washington, "The Toy Man," Adventures in Odyssey (also known reorganization Odyssey USA), multiple networks, 2003.

Elaine General, "No Way Out: Parts 1 & 2," Adventures in Odyssey (also renowned as Odyssey USA), multiple networks, 2004.

Elaine Washington, "Something's Got to Change," Adventures in Odyssey (also known as Odyssey USA), multiple networks, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with Others; Vocalist:

Nils, "Maybe There Are Reasons," Blue Planet, Ichiban Old Emd, 1998.

Wild Colonials, Reel Life, Volume 1 (also state as Reel Life, Volume 1—A Pile of Wild Colonials Film Music), Aureate Records, 2000.

Video Games:

Voice, Extreme Skate Adventure (also known as Disney's "Extreme Skid Adventure"), 2003.

Voices, Star Wars: Knights assault the Old Republic (also known introduce Star Wars: KOTOR), LucasArts Entertainment, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

J. Karen Thomas, http://www.jkarenthomas.com, January 26, 2006.