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Karen Young(I)

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Karen Young
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Karen Young was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, and educated at Rutgers University. She was the eldest of six children; her mother was a homemaker and her father was a stonemason. After college, she went to New York City to pursue a career in acting and has been a New Yorker ever since.

One of her first successes was in the original theatrical production of "A Lie of the Mind", written and directed by Sam Shepard. She has consistently worked in film, most recently starring opposite Charlotte Rampling in the French production Heading South (2005), which was directed by the esteemed Laurent Cantet in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. TV viewers can also see her as FBI Agent Robyn Sanseverino in the HBO series The Sopranos (1999).
BornSeptember 29, 1958
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    Known for

    Lorraine Gary and Bruce in Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
    Jaws: The Revenge
    3.0
    • Carla Brody
    • 1987
    Daylight (1996)
    Daylight
    6.0
    • Sarah Crighton
    • 1996
    Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine in Birdy (1984)
    Birdy
    7.2
    • Hannah Rourke
    • 1984
    Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Fierstein, and Brian Kerwin in Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
    Torch Song Trilogy
    7.8
    • Laurel
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Sumo Wrestler (2012)
      The Sumo Wrestler
      • Kathy
      • 2012
    • The Man with the Golden Brain (2012)
      The Man with the Golden Brain
      7.1
      Short
      • The mother
      • 2012
    • Karen Young in Temma (2012)
      Temma
      7.3
      Short
      • 2012
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dr. Meg Whitmere
      • Christina Nerrit
      • 2004–2011
    • The Orphan Killer (2011)
      The Orphan Killer
      3.8
      • Sister Mary
      • 2011
    • Warrior Woman (2011)
      Warrior Woman
      6.2
      • Alice
      • 2011
    • Julia Ormond, Illeana Douglas, Jason Butler Harner, and Cheyenne Jackson in The Green (2011)
      The Green
      6.4
      • Janette
      • 2011
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Diana Chandler
      • 2011
    • Conviction (2010)
      Conviction
      7.2
      • Elizabeth Waters
      • 2010
    • Twelve Thirty (2010)
      Twelve Thirty
      4.7
      • Vivien
      • 2010
    • Two Gates of Sleep (2010)
      Two Gates of Sleep
      6.0
      • Bess
      • 2010
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Sachs
      • Ms. Milford
      • Leslie Cooper ...
      • 1996–2010
    • Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, Campbell Scott, and Jamey Sheridan in Handsome Harry (2009)
      Handsome Harry
      6.1
      • Muriel
      • 2009
    • Bonne année (2008)
      Bonne année
      4.6
      • Ellen
      • 2008
    • Restless (2008)
      Restless
      6.1
      • Yolanda
      • 2008

    Director



    • The Pesky Suitor
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995
    • A Blink of Paradise
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1992

    Writer



    • The Pesky Suitor
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • A Blink of Paradise
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1992

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    Handgun
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    Handgun
    The Green
    Trailer 1:50
    The Green

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    • Born
      • September 29, 1958
      • Pequannock, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouses
        Ken EisenApril 17, 2012 - present
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      • 2 Pictorials

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      Has two children, a son and daughter, from her former marriage to Tom Noonan.
    • Quotes
      I always had in the back of my mind that, rightly or wrongly, I expected to work more when I was older because I had not, in fact, become a star in my 20s or 30s. I still feel I've only gotten better as an actress. I knew that if I just hung in there, I could really have a shot. I just didn't know where it would come from. There's a security in slogging on in that you don't have the time or wherewithal to say, 'Oh, poor me.' I always felt that if I plugged along, I knew my breaks would come.

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