Karen Sillas Explained

Karen Sillas
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
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    Children:2

    Karen Sillas is an American stage and film actress.

    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

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1984KidPatsyShort film
    1987The Cartographer's GirlfriendShort film
    1990TrustNurse Paine
    1991LiebestraumNurse #3
    1992Simple MenKate
    1994What Happened Was...Jackie Marsh
    1994RiskMaya
    1995FlirtDoctor Clint
    1996Female PerversionsRenee
    1998Sour GrapesJoan
    1998Reach the RockDonna
    1999Bad MoneyJan Wells
    2014Ned RifleAlice Gardner
    2015StuffTrish Murdoch
    2021T11 IncompleteKate Murphy

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1990MonstersEllenEpisode: Bug House, TV series
    1994Law & OrderCynthia Thomas1 Episode: TV series
    1994Under SuspicionDetective Rose PhillipsTV series 1994-1995
    1996The BeastLt. Kathryn MarcusTV movie
    1997Night SinsDr. Hannah GarrisonTV movie
    1997Lies He ToldAlyson HaywoodTV movie
    1999The SopranosDebbieNobody Knows Anything: TV series
    2003CSI MiamiBelle KingDead Woman Walking: TV series
    2004Beth LandauConsumed: TV series
    2005WantedMariah BelichekTV series

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Brady . James . In Step with: Karen Sillas . June 22, 2019 . Wisconsin State Journal . Parade Magazine . April 2, 1995 . Wisconsin, Madison . 140. Newspapers.com.
    2. News: 'Under Suspicion' Is A Prime Concept. Jicha. Tom. September 16, 1994. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. March 3, 2011.
    3. TV Review: Under Suspicion. https://web.archive.org/web/20070525064058/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,303827,00.html. dead. May 25, 2007. Tucker. Ken. September 23, 1994. Entertainment Weekly. March 3, 2011.
    4. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 1127. 2nd.
    5. Web site: WHAT HAPPENED WAS... Virtual Q&A with Filmmaker Tom Noonan and Actress Karen Sillas . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/vILa04_9QHM . December 13, 2021 . live. . September 23, 2021 . en . February 9, 2021.

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