Karen O'Leary

Karen O'Leary is a New Zealand schoolteacher, comedian and actress. She played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal, which ran for four seasons from 2018-2022.[1][2]

Karen O'Leary
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Biography

O'Leary grew up in Miramar, Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University.[1][2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and is an early childhood teacher in Wellington.[3] She got involved in acting when casting director Tina Cleary, the parent of one of the children at the centre, encouraged her to audition for a part in the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows.[4] O'Leary played Officer O'Leary in the film and continues the same role in the spin-off television series Wellington Paranormal.

In 2018, O'Leary appeared in the comedy film The Breaker Upperers.[5]

In 2020, O'Leary presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a dedicated New Zealand television channel for children learning at home due to school closures during the national lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2023, O'Leary appeared on the panel show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee. She appeared in series 4 of Taskmaster NZ.

Karen lives in Wellington with her son Melvyn and her partner, Eilish Wilson.[7]

References
  1. "The most interesting woman on NZ TV: Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary". The Spinoff. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Jacobson, Julie. "At Home With Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary and Her Wild Wellington Family". Now To Love. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Wellington, Victoria University of (17 April 2020). "Karen O'Leary | Engage with us | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "National portrait: Karen O'Leary – Paranormal but very normal". Stuff. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Wellington Paranormal's reluctant star". Stuff. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. "Home Learning TV". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. "Wilosophy" (Podcast). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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