Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas (/ˈsɪləs/) is an American stage and film actress.

Karen Sillas
Born
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 2006)
Ivan Menchell
(m. 2007)
Children2

Early life

The daughter of a Greek father and a Swedish mother, Sillas was born in Brooklyn.[1] She graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase.

Career

Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's 1992 film Simple Men. In 1994, she starred in What Happened Was..., which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and launched Sillas into primetime television.[citation needed] In CBS's critically acclaimed[2][3] detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas portrayed Rose Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated squad room.[4]Sillas and Tom Noonan appeared in a virtual interview conducted by the film critic Sheila O'Malley, hosted by Film Forum, February 9, 2021, discussing the re-release of the digitized version of What Happened Was... on Film Forum's YouTube channel.[5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984KidPatsyShort film
1987The Cartographer's GirlfriendShort film
1990TrustNurse Paine
1991LiebestraumNurse #3
1992Simple MenKate
1994What Happened Was...Jackie Marsh
1994RiskMaya
1995FlirtDoctor Clint
1996Female PerversionsRenee
1998Sour GrapesJoan
1998Reach the RockDonna
1999Bad MoneyJan Wells
2014Ned RifleAlice Gardner
2015StuffTrish Murdoch
2021T11 IncompleteKate Murphy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990MonstersEllenEpisode: Bug House, TV series
1994Law & OrderCynthia Thomas1 Episode: TV series
1994Under SuspicionDetective Rose PhillipsTV series 1994-1995
1996The BeastLt. Kathryn MarcusTV movie
1997Night SinsDr. Hannah GarrisonTV movie
1997Lies He ToldAlyson HaywoodTV movie
1999The SopranosDebbieNobody Knows Anything: TV series
2003CSI MiamiBelle KingDead Woman Walking: TV series
2004Law & Order: Criminal IntentBeth LandauConsumed: TV series
2005WantedMariah BelichekTV series

References