Acting
Karen Holness
Born Mar 15, 1977 · London, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Acting
A Royal Montana Christmas
2025
Romance · TV Movie · Comedy
FIVE
2025
Horror
The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy
2025
Crime · Drama
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
2024
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Woman of the Hour
2024
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Confessions of a Cam Girl
2024
Drama · TV Movie
Sight Unseen
2024
Drama · Crime
Christmas of Yes
2023
Romance
A Christmas Blessing
2023
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Phantom Pups
2022
Family
Billy the Kid
2022
Western · Drama
The Christmas Promise
2021
TV Movie · Romance · Drama
The 27-Hour Day
2021
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck
2021
Romance · Comedy · Music
A Whirlwind Wedding
2021
Romance · TV Movie
Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer
2021
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Superman & Lois
2021
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Firefly Lane
2021
Drama
Love Under the Olive Tree
2020
Romance · TV Movie
Torn: Dark Bullets
2020
Thriller
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
2020
TV Movie · Crime · Mystery
Christmas Town
2019
TV Movie · Romance
Christmas at the Plaza
2019
Romance · TV Movie
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
2019
TV Movie · Mystery · Thriller
Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End
2019
Mystery · TV Movie
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
Drama · Romance
Always Be My Maybe
2019
Romance · Comedy
Made for You with Love
2019
Romance · TV Movie · Comedy
My Mom's Letter from Heaven
2019
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
2019
TV Movie · Mystery · Crime
Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered
2019
Mystery · Crime · TV Movie
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
2019
Comedy
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness
2019
Mystery · TV Movie
A Twist of Christmas
2018
Romance · TV Movie · Family
Christmas on Holly Lane
2018
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
A Million Little Things
2018
Drama
Truly, Madly, Sweetly
2018
Romance · TV Movie
Secret Millionaire
2018
Romance · TV Movie
The Christmas Train
2017
Family · TV Movie · Drama
Finding Santa
2017
TV Movie · Romance
Date My Dad
2017
Drama
Bigger Fatter Liar
2017
Family · Comedy · Adventure
Woman on the Run
2017
Thriller · TV Movie
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
2017
Mystery · TV Movie
Campfire Kiss
2017
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground
2017
Romance · TV Movie · Drama
Riverdale
2017
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery
2017
Drama · TV Movie · Mystery
Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder
2017
TV Movie · Mystery
A Rose for Christmas
2017
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Every Christmas Has a Story
2016
TV Movie · Drama · Comedy
Travelers
2016
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
2016
Family · Fantasy · Horror
Stranger in the House
2016
Thriller · TV Movie
The Convenient Groom
2016
TV Movie · Romance
All Yours
2016
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Who Killed My Husband
2016
TV Movie · Thriller · Mystery
Lucifer
2016
Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Santa's Little Helper
2015
Comedy · Family
One Crazy Cruise
2015
Comedy · Adventure · Mystery
Make It Pop
2015
Comedy · Drama
Corner Gas: The Movie
2014
Family · Comedy
The Tree That Saved Christmas
2014
Drama · Romance
Wedding Planner Mystery
2014
Mystery · Drama · TV Movie
Recipe for Love
2014
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
The 100
2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Til Death Do Us Part
2014
TV Movie · Thriller
Finding Mrs. Claus
2012
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
Arrow
2012
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012
Mystery · Drama
Level Up
2012
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Comedy
Once Upon a Time
2011
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer
2011
TV Movie · Action · Thriller
Donovan's Echo
2011
Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
Family · Drama
Tower Prep
2010
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Listener
2009
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Cashing In
2009
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Trust
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Tortured
2008
Crime · Thriller
Fringe
2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
jPod
2008
Comedy
Twitches Too
2007
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Destination: Infestation
2007
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Air Buddies
2006
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Twitches
2005
Comedy · Drama · Family
Jake 2.0
2003
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Riverworld
2003
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Thriller
Chicago
2002
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Twilight Zone
2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Dead Zone
2002
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Dead in a Heartbeat
2002
Action · Crime
Smallville
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Mutant X
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Mystery
Special Delivery
2000
Comedy
The Ultimate Christmas Present
2000
TV Movie · Family · Comedy
2gether: The Series
2000
Comedy
Out of Time
2000
Fantasy · Drama · TV Movie
Best Actress
2000
Crime · Comedy · TV Movie
Rated X
2000
Drama
Atomic Train
1999
Drama · Action & Adventure
First Wave
1998
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Comedy · Music
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure