Karen Kahn
Karen Kahn (born October 31, 1957, New Jersey, USA) is an American actress who grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where she performed in ballet productions and community theater. She earned her Equity card performing summer stock with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera before attending the Lee Strasberg Drama Program at New York University. She relocated to Los Angeles, where she landed her first major film role in Inchon (1981) opposite Ben Gazzara, and later moved to Northern California in the early 1980s, where she has been based in San Francisco. She has worked across film, television, commercials, corporate films, theater, and trade shows for over four decades. Her notable film credits include Inchon (1981) (Ben Gazzara, David Suchet), The Dead Pool (1988) (Clint Eastwood, Farrah Fawcett), Raising Cain (1992) (Linda Fiorentino, James Spader), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (Robin Williams, Sally Field), Getting Even with Dad (1994) (John Cusack, Jamie Lee Curtis), Village of the Damned (1995) (Sandy Whitlock, Lara Flynn Boyle), Black Sheep (1996) (Chris Farley, David Spade), Metro (1997) (Eddie Murphy, John Leguizamo), High Crimes (2002) (Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) (Will Smith, Jaden Smith), and Steve Jobs (2015) (Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet). On television she has appeared in Nash Bridges (1996–1997, 2021), 13 Reasons Why (2017–2019), and Disconnected (2020)
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Nash Bridges as Coroner Wellman
- 2020 · Election Night as Susan Andreeson
- 2018 · Mr. Invincible as News Reporter
- 2017 · Quest as Principal Lee
- 2017 · Hope Dances as Vivi
- 2016 · A Normal Life as Kathleen
- 2016 · Chance as Nurse
- 2016 · The Dog Lover as Dr. Dale
- 2016 · It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned as Self
- 2015 · Steve Jobs as Stage Manager (NeXT)
- 2013 · Torn as District Attorney
- 2007 · The Darwin Awards as Ms. Fong
- 2006 · The Pursuit of Happyness as Professional Woman
- 2002 · High Crimes as Reporter #1
- 1997 · Levitation as The Agent
- 1997 · Metro as Jeweler
- 1995 · Village of the Damned as Barbara Chaffee
- 1994 · Getting Even with Dad as TV Anchorwoman
- 1993 · Mrs. Doubtfire as Female Employee #1
- 1993 · Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland as Vi Deluna
- 1992 · Raising Cain as Saleslady
- 1981 · Inchon as Lim