| Karen Bethzabe | |
| Birth Place: | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico[1] |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
Karen Bethzabe is a Mexican actress,[2] best known for her role on Fear the Walking Dead.
Bethzabe most notable role was on the AMC television show Fear the Walking Dead,[3] [4] as Elena Reyes a zombie apocalypse survivor who had to make a terrible decision.
Television audiences first got to know Karen after landing the role of Paulette Vazquez in the CBS show CSI, and as Eufemia Garcia in the Freeform series Switched at Birth. She has also emerged in numerous indie films, including producing and starring in the film Death and Cremation[5] alongside Oscar nominee Brad Dourif and in Erahm Christopher's debut feature film LISTEN.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Reward | Rosa | Short film | |
| 2009 | Murderabilia | Louisa | Short film | |
| 2010 | Death and Cremation | Maria | ||
| 2014 | Sleeping with the Dead | Karen Fuentes | Short film | |
| 2016 | Listen | Rosa Ramirez | ||
| 2022 | Babylon | Silvia Torres |
| Year | TV Show | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secretos | Camila Rodriguez | Episode: Abandonada | |
| 2011 | Paulette Vasquez | Episode: Maid Man | ||
| 2014 | Dead Men the Series | Lady Walters | Episode: Lady Waters | |
| 2015 | Switched at Birth | Eufemia Garcia | Episode: Instead of Damning the Darkness, It's Better to Light a Little Lantern | |
| 2016–2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Elena Reyes | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Casa Grande | Natalia Cortez | 5 episodes[6] |