Karen Gaviola Explained

Karen Gaviola
Occupation:Television producer and director
Years Active:1999–present

Karen Gaviola is an American television producer and director. She is the winner of the 2007 NAACP Image Award for directing "The Whole Truth" episode of the ABC hit series Lost.[1] She was also nominated for the 2013 WIN (Women's Image Network) Award for best directing of the "Georgia on My Mind" episode of the Shonda Rhimes series Private Practice.

Life and career

Karen is a second-generation Filipina American. She is a graduate of Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles) and Harvard College.

Gaviola has directed over 140 TV episodes, including the shows Lucifer, Shadow and Bone,[2] [3] Empire, Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Hawaii Five-0, , Grimm, Criminal Minds and Chicago Fire.[4] [5] [6]

More recently, she has worked as a co-executive producer/director on a number of projects including Lucifer, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I. and Love Is for Oprah Winfrey. Her latest project is Paper Girls, the new Amazon series based on the graphic novels by Brian K. Vaughan.

Gaviola was elected in June 2013 to the National Board of the Directors Guild of America. She is currently serving her fifth term.[7] She is active with the DGA TV Creative Rights Committee, the Women's Steering Committee, the Asian American Committee, and the Diversity Task Force.[8] In 2022, Gaviola was named as co-chair of the 2023 DGA/AMPTP Negotiations Committee.[9] Karen is also a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Film Independent.

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1999–2001NYPD Blue3 episodes
2002Providence1 episode
Strong Medicine1 episode
2003–200916 episodes
2004Cold Case2 episode
2005The Inside1 episode
1 episode
Medical Investigation1 episode
Close to Home1 episode
2006Crossing Jordan1 episode
Alias1 episode
Justice1 episode
Bones1 episode
2006–2007Lost2 episodes
2006–2008Prison Break4 episodes
2007The Unit1 episode
Lincoln Heights1 episode
Law & Order1 episode
Cane1 episode
Journeyman1 episode
2008Eleventh Hour1 episode
Brothers & Sisters1 episode
Without a Trace2 episodes
2009Ghost Whisperer1 episode
Criminal Minds2 episodes
Dark Blue2 episodes
Lie to Me1 episode
Castle1 episode
Miami Medical1 episode
2010Private Practice1 episode
The Forgotten1 episode
1 episode
Chase2 episodes
The Whole Truth2 episodes
2011Private Practice1 episode
The Cape1 episode
Off the Map1 episode
Blue Bloods1 episode
Alphas1 episode
Unforgettable1 episode
Criminal Minds1 episode
2 episodes
Terra Nova2 episodes
2012Private Practice2 episodes
1 episodes
Criminal Minds1 episode
Nikita1 episode
Grimm1 episode
Sons Of Anarchy1 episode
2013Criminal Minds1 episode
Chicago Fire2 episodes
Chicago PD2 episodes
CSI3 episodes
Golden Boy1 episode
Grimm1 episode
2014The Blacklist3 episodes
Legends1 episode
The Lottery1 episode
Criminal Minds1 episode
Gotham1 episode
2015The Blacklist1 episode
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.1 episode
1 episode
Grimm1 episode
Supergirl1 episode
Hell on Wheels1 episodes
2016Blindspot2 episodes
1 episode
Grimm1 episode
Lucifer2 episodes
Animal Kingdom1 episode
2017Lucifer3 episodes
The Gifted1 episode
Empire1 episode
2018Colony1 episode
Love Is1 episode
2018-2019Magnum P.I.2 episodes
2019-2020Hawaii Five-06 episodes
Soundtrack2 episodes
Lucifer1 episode
2021DebrisEpisode: "In Universe"
Station 19Episode #54: "Here It Comes Again"
Paper Girls2 Episodes
2022The Walking DeadEpisode: "Variant"
2023Shadow and Bone2 Episodes
2024ParishEpisode: "A Good Man"
2024The BoysEpisode: "Life Among the Septics"

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 38th NAACP Image Awards Winners press release. https://web.archive.org/web/20100519202201/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf. dead. 19 May 2010.
  2. Web site: September 24 . Nick Romano . EDT . 2022 at 01:22 PM . 'Shadow and Bone' season 2 teaser summons first look at fan favorites . 2022-12-23 . EW.com . en.
  3. Web site: Hibberd . James . 2022-01-13 . 'Shadow and Bone' Casts 4 Actors in Key Season 2 Roles . 2022-12-23 . . en-US.
  4. https://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/428456/credits;_ylt=A2KIPJ7hW7BORqEAfwu.o9EF Karen Gaviola
  5. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Meet the New Faces Heading to the Grishaverse in Shadow and Bone Season 2 . 2022-12-22 . E! Online.
  6. Web site: September 24 . Nick Romano . EDT . 2022 at 01:22 PM . 'Shadow and Bone' season 2 teaser summons first look at fan favorites . 2022-12-22 . EW.com . en.
  7. Web site: Robb . David . 2019-06-23 . Thomas Schlamme Re-Elected DGA President . 2022-12-22 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: The DGA and Other Arts, Entertainment and Media Unions Announce Legislative Push to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - . 2022-12-22 . www.dga.org . en.
  9. Web site: Barker . Andrew . 2022-03-11 . DGA Awards Ceremony to Cement New President Lesli Linka Glatter . 2022-12-22 . Variety . en-US.