Karen Sillas
American stage and film actress (born 1963)
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Karen Sillas (/ˈsɪləs/) is an American stage,[1] film and television actress.
Karen Sillas | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, Brooklyn, New York U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Under Suspicion Simple Men |
Early life
Career
Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's 1992 film Simple Men.[3] In 1994, she starred in What Happened Was... which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[4]
In CBS's critically acclaimed[5][6] detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas portrayed Rose Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated squad room.[7]
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.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kid | Patsy | Short film |
| 1987 | The Cartographer's Girlfriend | Short film | |
| 1990 | Trust | Nurse Paine | |
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Nurse #3 | |
| 1992 | Simple Men | Kate | |
| 1994 | What Happened Was... | Jackie Marsh | |
| 1994 | Risk | Maya | |
| 1995 | Flirt | Doctor Clint | |
| 1996 | Female Perversions | Renee | |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes | Joan | |
| 1998 | Reach the Rock | Donna | |
| 1999 | Bad Money | Jan Wells | |
| 2014 | Ned Rifle | Alice Gardner | |
| 2015 | Stuff | Trish Murdoch | |
| 2021 | T11 Incomplete | Kate Murphy | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | True Blue | Sheila Maggio | Episode: "Fire Down Below" |
| 1990 | Monsters | Ellen | Episode: "Bug House" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Cynthia Thomas | Episode 16: "Big Bang" |
| 1994–1995 | Under Suspicion | Detective Rose Phillips | Lead character, 18 episodes |
| 1996 | The Beast | Lt. Kathryn Marcus | TV movie |
| 1997 | Night Sins | Dr. Hannah Garrison | TV movie |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Alyson Haywood | TV movie |
| 1999 | When Time Runs Out | Detective Janet Wise | TV Movie |
| The Sopranos | Debbie | Episode: "Nobody Knows Anything" | |
| 2003 | CSI Miami | Belle King | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Martha Stanley | Episode: "Legacy" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Landau | Episode: "Consumed" | |
| 2005 | Wanted | Mariah Belichek | 8 episodes |