Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas is an American stage and film actress.

Karen Sillas
Born
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouses
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(m. 1989; div. 2006)​
    Ivan Menchell
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    (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. 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
    Year Title Role Notes
    1984 Kid Patsy Short film
    1987 The Cartographer's Girlfriend Short film
    1990 Trust Nurse Paine
    1991 Liebestraum Nurse #3
    1992 Simple Men Kate
    1994 What Happened Was... Jackie Marsh
    1994 Risk Maya
    1995 Flirt Doctor Clint
    1996 Female Perversions Renee
    1998 Sour Grapes Joan
    1998 Reach the Rock Donna
    1999 Bad Money Jan Wells
    2014 Ned Rifle Alice Gardner
    2015 Stuff Trish Murdoch
    2021 T11 Incomplete Kate Murphy

    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1990 Monsters Ellen Episode: Bug House, TV series
    1994 Law & Order Cynthia Thomas 1 Episode: TV series
    1994 Under Suspicion Detective Rose Phillips TV series 1994-1995
    1996 The Beast Lt. Kathryn Marcus TV movie
    1997 Night Sins Dr. Hannah Garrison TV movie
    1997 Lies He Told Alyson Haywood TV movie
    1999 The Sopranos Debbie Nobody Knows Anything: TV series
    2003 CSI Miami Belle King Dead Woman Walking: TV series
    2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Beth Landau Consumed: TV series
    2005 Wanted Mariah Belichek TV series

    References
    1. Brady, James (April 2, 1995). "In Step with: Karen Sillas". Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin, Madison. Parade Magazine. p. 140. Retrieved June 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. Jicha, Tom (September 16, 1994). "'Under Suspicion' Is A Prime Concept". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
    3. Tucker, Ken (September 23, 1994). "TV Review: Under Suspicion". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
    4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1127. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
    5. "WHAT HAPPENED WAS... Virtual Q&A with Filmmaker Tom Noonan and Actress Karen Sillas". YouTube. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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