Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas Biography

Karen Sillas (born June 5, 1963) is an American stage and film actress. She graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York. She is also a speech coach.

Early life

Karen Sillas was born in Brooklyn and graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase).

Career

Karen Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's 1992 film Simple Men. She kicked off the 1998"99 prime-time television season with a double dose of family viewing during premiere week, appearing on two of CBS's most acclaimed TV series, Touched by an Angel and Promised Land.

Sillas also appeared on the hit HBO series The Sopranos, which happened to garner the most Emmy nominations of that season.

In 1994, What Happened Was... won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and launched Sillas into prime-time television. With CBS's critically acclaimed detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas broke through the tough female cop stereotype with her portrayal of Rose "Phil" Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated sq room. Sillas has also starred in several miniseries for television, including Peter Benchley's The Beast with William Petersen.

Personal life

She was married to Peter Stormare, but is now married to writer Ivan Menchell. They have two daughters, Olivia and Lou.

Filmography

Films

Bad Money (1999) .... Jan Wells
Reach the Rock (1998) .... Donna
Female Perversions (1996) .... Renee
Flirt (1995) .... Doctor Clint
Risk (1994) .... Maya
What Happened Was... ... (1994) .... Jackie Marsh
Simple Men (1992) .... Kate
Liebestraum (1991) .... Nurse #3
Trust (1990) .... Nurse Paine
The Cartographer's Girlfriend (1987)
Kid (1984) .... Patsy

Television

Wanted (2005) (TV movie and series) .... Mariah Belichek
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
- "Consumed" (2004) .... Beth Landau
The Sopranos (TV series)
- "Nobody Knows Anything" (1999) .... Debbie
Lies He Told (1997) (TV movie) .... Alyson Haywood
Night Sins (1997) (TV movie) .... Dr. Hannah Garrison
The Beast (1996) (TV movie) .... Lt. Kathryn Marcus
Under Suspicion (1994) (TV series) .... Det. Rose "Phil" Phillips (1994"1995)
Law & Order (TV series) .... Cynthia Thomas (1 episode, 1994)

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