Acting
Karen Holness
EN cinema · 76 credits
Born
15 March 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
London, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Karen Holeness · Karen R. Holness
Karen Holness (born March 15, 1977, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, dancer, and singer, the sister of singer Deborah Cox and singer/host Nicole Holness. She attended Performing Arts High School in Toronto before studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and is a co-founding member of the Beacon Theatre Company. She is based in Vancouver and is married with one child. On stage, Holness has performed in Rent, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Crazy for You, and Dreamgirls (as Deena Jones). Her most notable film credits include a featured dancer in Chicago (2002), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Always Be My Maybe (2019, as Kathy), The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), and Torn: Dark Bullets (2020, as Imani Bell, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Salt House Creative International Film Festival). On television she is best known as Blythe Ann Workman in The 100 (2019–2020, seasons 6–7), Ms. Diona in Make It Pop (2015–2016), Liz McKendra in Cashing In (2009–2014), with additional credits in Superman & Lois (2021), Firefly Lane (2022), A Million Little Things (2020), Lucifer (2016), Travelers (2016), Riverdale (2017), Once Upon a Time (2014), and Psych (2014). Beyond acting, she performs as a jazz singer with her bands Jazz Baby and Boogie Fever, the latter of which has played internationally at the Jamaican Jazz and Blues International Festival in Montego Bay.
Known for
Filmography
FIVE
as Dr. Crown
A Royal Montana Christmas
as Jennifer Townsend
Confessions of a Cam Girl
as Principal Bonville
Woman of the Hour
as Gretchen
A Christmas Blessing
as Donna Peters
Christmas of Yes
as Winnie
Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer
as Camryn Ross
The 27-Hour Day
as Diane
A Whirlwind Wedding
as Marina
Torn: Dark Bullets
as Imani Bell
Love Under the Olive Tree
as Mayor Evans
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
as Camille Addison
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
as Iris Fletcher
Always Be My Maybe
as Kathy
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness
as Angela Bircham
Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered
as Katie Wyer
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
as Katie Wyer
Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End
as Katie Wyer
Christmas Town
as Principal
Christmas at the Plaza
as Cassidy
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
as Angela P. Bircham
Secret Millionaire
as Antonia
A Twist of Christmas
as Cheryl
Campfire Kiss
as Julie
Woman on the Run
as Detective Krantz
The Christmas Train
as Misty
Finding Santa
as Leslie
A Rose for Christmas
as Ashley
Bigger Fatter Liar
as Miss Walker
All Yours
as Winnie
Stranger in the House
as Chantal
Who Killed My Husband
as Dr. Lara Percy
One Crazy Cruise
as Sophia Jensen
Santa's Little Helper
as Miriam
Recipe for Love
as Denise
Til Death Do Us Part
as Darlene
Corner Gas: The Movie
as Tina Fuller
Finding Mrs. Claus
as Hotel Clerk
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
as New York Reporter
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
as Night Manager
Donovan's Echo
as Jasmine Matheson
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Lisa Dolittle
Trust
as Jenna
Tortured
as Gloria Green
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
as Lisa Dolittle
Twitches Too
as Emily Barnes
Destination: Infestation
as Kayla Johnson
Air Buddies
as Wilma
Twitches
as Emily Barnes
Riverworld
as Mali
Chicago
as Female Dancer
Dead in a Heartbeat
as Administrative Nurse
Rated X
as Lady T
Special Delivery
as Karen
Out of Time
as Molly
The Ultimate Christmas Present
as National Weather Person
Best Actress
as Jennifer
Blues Brothers 2000
as Dancer