KAREN BURTHWRIGHT

ACTRA/CAEA/AEA/ SAG
DUAL STATUS (US/CAN)

Height: 5'2"
Weight: 117 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown

 

FILM AND TELEVISION

   

SUPERMAN

JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

BLUES BROTHERS 2000

STREET LEGAL

QUESTION OF JUSTICE

MEN “ Harvey ”

DECIMALS

VID KIDS (2 Seasons)

HANGIN' IN (2 Episodes)

MR. DRESSUP

JUNO AWARDS

Metro Person #1

Principal

Actor

Recurring

Principal

Principal

Principa

Host/ V.J.

Actor

Guest

Featured

Warner Bros./ Zack Snyder

Northern Lights/ Interval House/ Roz Owen

Universal/ John Landis

CBC/ Eleanot Lindo/ Gil Shilton

TV-O/ Alan Harmon

ABC/ Ed Sherin

Filmworks/ Paul Stevens

M&M Films/ John Muller

CBC

CBC

CBC

ANIMATION/ RADIO

   

MORNINGSIDE (3 Eps)

TALES...CRYPTKEEPER

MEET JULIE

THE SYLVANIAN FAMILY

THE NEW ARCHIVES (65 Eps)

Recurring

Principal

Co-Lead

Guest Role

Series Regular

CBC/ James Roy/ John Juliani

CBS/ Nelvana

DIC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment

TOURS

   

DIRTY DANCING

MAMMA MIA!

 

HAIRSPRAY

Ensemble/ Asst Dance Capt.

Lisa

 

Dynamite/ Motormouth us/

Little Inez us/ Asst. Dance Capt.

1st National Tour/ Jacobsen Ent/ J Powell

1st National Tour/ Mirvish Productions/

Little Star/ Phyllida Lloyd

1st National Tour/ Jack O'Brien/ Margo Lion

SELECTED THEATRE

   

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

 

ALICE IN COMPUTERLAND

HAIRSPRAY

AIDA

HOT MIKADO

DIRTY DANCING

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

DREAMGIRLS

HAIR

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

STEAL AWAY HOME

 

HAIRSPRAY

 

MAMMA MIA!

THE NUTMEG PRINCESS

TORONTO RAPTORS DANCE PACK

Ruth

 

Bug/ Poppy/ Mouse/ Cards

Ensemble/ Dynamite

Ensemble

Ensemble/ Peep Bo us

Ensemble/ Featured Vocalist

Phantom/ Dance Captain

Ensemble/ Dance Captain

Sheila

Ensemble/ Dance Captain

Woman 2

Dynamite/ Motormouth us

 

Ensemble/ Lisa us

Petal/ Dance Captain

Dancer/ Dance Captain

Stratford Shakespeare Festival/ La Jolla Playhouse/ Des McAnuff

Northbrook Theatre/ Greg Dennhardt

Rainbow Stage/ Tracey Flye

Drury Lane Theatre/ Jim Corti

Drury Lane Theatre/ David H. Bell

Mirvish Productions/ James Powell, Toronto

CanStage, Toronto/ MTC/ Ted Dykstra

Stage West, Calgary/ Tim French

CanStage, Toronto/ Robert Prior

Stage West, Mississauga/ Tim French

Afro Canadian Playwright's Festival/

K. Lushington

Mirvish Productions/ Richard Frankel/

Jack O'Brien, Toronto

Mirvish Productions/ Little Star, Toronto

YTP/ Maja Ardal, Toronto

Tamara Mose (Co-ord/Chor)

TRAINING

   

ACTING

ON CAMERA

VOICE

DANCE

 

CLAUDE WATSON SCHOOL...

...FOR THE ARTS

Geoffrey Soffer Acting Workshop

Pro Actors Lab, John Gordon

Elaine Overholt, Alan Reid, Yoriko Tanno-Kimmons

Randolph Academy, Luther Brown, George Randolph, Clarence Ford,

Shawn Byfield, Richard Smith, Barry Lather

SPECIAL SKILLS

 

Hip Hop, Jazz, Basic Tap, Ballet, Modern Dance, Partnering, Lifts, Soccer, Basketball, Track & Field,

Weight Training, Aerobics, Yoga, British, West Indian and General US Dialects, Character Voices

 

Photo by David Leyes. Used by Permission.

 

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