Karen O'Leary
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Karen O'Leary | |
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| Notable work | Wellington Paranormal |
| Website | https://olearious.co.nz/ |
Karen O'Leary is a New Zealand early childhood educator, comedian and actor. She played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal, which ran for four seasons from 2018–2022.[1][2]
O'Leary grew up in Miramar, Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University.[1][2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and was an early childhood teacher in Wellington for 21 years.[3][4] She got involved in acting when casting director Tina Cleary, the parent of one of the children at her workplace, encouraged her to audition for a part in the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows.[5]
Career
O'Leary played Officer O'Leary in the film What We Do in the Shadows and reprised the role in the spin-off television series Wellington Paranormal.
In 2018, O'Leary appeared in the comedy film The Breaker Upperers.[6]
In 2020, O'Leary presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a New Zealand television channel dedicated to children learning at home due to school closures during the national lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In 2023, O'Leary appeared on the panel show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee. She appeared in series 4 of Taskmaster New Zealand.
