About –

A professionally trained stage actor, who is the daughter of an American father and a Norwegian mother, Karen (pronounced Kahren) grew up in the Bahrain and Dubai going to a British school. Her first accent was English, and she spent high school in Wisconsin trying to lose it—luckily it comes back whenever she needs it.

Eight years as an ESL teacher have brought her in contact with accents from all over the world, and voice training helps her replicate many of them. The ones that come the most naturally are Norwegian, which Karen speaks almost fluently, English (Standard and London), and Irish, both Northern and General, thanks to three years in Dublin.

She’s been the member of 5 unions: SAG-AFTRA, Actor’s Equity, United Electrical, The ACLU…and Rugby Union.

Her eclectic background has made her a cultural outsider, happily perfect for world building in epic fantasy, and she’s worked with Podium, John Marshall Media, Harper Audio on fantasy, literary and historical fiction, non-fiction, and memoir. With her lovely Indie Authors, she’s worked on cozy mysteries, regency romances, and paranormal romance.

Simply? A cultural mutt, which helped shape four careers: Chicago actor, (co-founded a theatre company), Ohio College designer/tech director, teacher, and now London narrator.