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Karen Robinson

Karen Robinson is a versatile, award-winning Canadian actor renowned for her stage and screen presence. With notable appearances at Stratford and Alberta Theatre Projects, she's earned accolades including a Dora Award for Andrew Moodie's Riot and nominations at prestigious festivals. Her diverse roles span from playing Dennis Rodman's mother in Bad As I Wanna Be to portraying Ronnie Lee in the acclaimed series Schitt’s Creek. Robinson currently stars as Unit Commander Edwina Shanks in the series Pretty Hard Cases, showcasing her dynamic range and talent across various roles.

Known For: Acting

Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968-02-28

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1994	Stalked	Evelyn	55
2	1995	Rude	Rude Caller	45
3	1996	Mr. and Mrs. Loving	Norma	56
4	1996	We the Jury	Evelyn Harris	63
5	1997	Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework	Miss Macro	48
6	1997	Booty Call	Admitting Nurse	52
7	1997	Color of Justice	New Jersey Assistant D.A	48
8	1997	The Defenders: Payback	Mrs. Clarkson	27
9	1998	Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story		30
10	1998	The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon	Sally	46
11	1998	The Wall	Liz (segment "The Badge")	57
12	1998	One Tough Cop	Sherene	32
13	1999	Locked in Silence	Psychologist	57
14	1999	Freak City	Nurse Jan	50
15	2000	All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story	Karen	47
16	2000	Who Killed Atlanta's Children?	Lois Evans	55
17	2000	The Perfect Son	Dr. Palmer	52
18	2001	Final Jeopardy	Laura Wilkie	0
19	2001	My Louisiana Sky	Magnolia	65
20	2001	Jenifer	Lorna	58
21	2001	They Call Me Sirr	Aunt Jackie	69
22	2002	Narc	Liz Detmer	67
23	2002	Keep the Faith, Baby	Hattie Dodson	50
24	2002	Two Against Time	Connie Matthews	30
25	2002	Gilda Radner: It's Always Something	Dr. J. Evans	55
26	2002	Recipe for Murder	D.A. Lowrey	0
27	2003	Owning Mahowny	Cage Woman	67
28	2003	Student Seduction	Lorraine Boyle	61
29	2003	Jasper, Texas	Mary Horn	58
30	2003	Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones	Heather Taylor	42
31	2004	Against the Ropes	Kimberly (Insurance)	50
32	2004	Snow	Isabel	71
33	2005	Martha Behind Bars	Jackie	20
34	2005	Mayday	Marlene Cobb	45
35	2006	Cradle of Lies	Bank Teller	48
36	2007	Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die	Det. Reddick	67
37	2007	Lars and the Real Girl	Cindy	72
38	2008	Killshot	2nd FBI Agent	58
39	2008	Accidental Friendship		69
40	2010	The Gospel According to the Blues	Cherlene	30
41	2011	Ghett'a Life	Dawn	50
42	2014	Holidaze	Mrs. Reynolds	53
43	2014	Corner Gas: The Movie	Powerco Debbie	61
44	2018	Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps	Cassandra	74
45	2018	Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu	Cassandra	69
46	2019	Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind	Cassandra	67
47	2019	Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder	Aunt Cassandra	65
48	2019	Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design	Cassandra	73
49	2020	Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell	Self	87
50	2020	Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble	Self	55
51	2020	Learning to Love Again	Mrs. Yarrow	64
52	2021	Trigger Point	Quinton	62
53	2021	Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After	Cassandra	72
54	2022	My Fake Boyfriend	Lucille	59

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Canadian Reflections	Beth	0
2	1995	Goosebumps	Detective Reddick	79
3	1996	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Crystal	69
4	1997	The Wonderful World of Disney	Dr. Ericson	67
5	1997	The Wonderful World of Disney	Sally	67
6	1998	The Famous Jett Jackson	Sylvia Sharp	69
7	2000	Soul Food	Judge Bolan	70
8	2001	Blue Murder	Isola	60
9	2001	Blue Murder	Dr. Simmonds	60
10	2001	Doc	Mrs. Morton	74
11	2001	The Guardian	Receptionist	68
12	2001	Tracker	Mrs. Baylor	66
13	2003	Missing	Elena Spencer	67
14	2004	Kevin Hill	Aunt Kathy	53
15	2004	H2O	Willy	90
16	2008	The Border	Dr. DeFilipo	60
17	2009	The Line	Carlos' Mother	43
18	2011	King	Ingrid Evans	69
19	2012	Saving Hope	Nadia Hope	70
20	2013	Forgive Me	Gladdy	0
21	2014	Working the Engels	Angelina	75
22	2014	The Lottery	Judge #3	60
23	2015	Schitt's Creek	Ronnie Lee	77
24	2015	The Plateaus	Senior Nun	40
25	2016	Real Detective	Mozelle Robey	76
26	2016	Private Eyes	Councillor Samantha Bowman	73
27	2016	Shoot the Messenger	Hani Suleman	67
28	2017	Mary Kills People	Betty Lisko	75
29	2017	The Handmaid's Tale	Nurse Tania	82
30	2017	Salvation	Evelyn Cole	66
31	2017	Star Trek: Discovery	Trill Leader Pav	71
32	2017	The Good Doctor	Judge J. Kileen	85
33	2017	Frankie Drake Mysteries	Mildred Clarke	65
34	2018	In Contempt	Loretta	69
35	2018	Carter	Belle Harthan	67
36	2018	A Million Little Things	Florence Davis	74
37	2018	Titans	Margarita Vee	79
38	2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest	51
39	2020	Tiny Pretty Things	Makayla Stroyer	74
40	2021	Pretty Hard Cases	Unit Commander Edwina Shanks	63
41	2021	Pretty Hard Cases	Superintendent Edwina Shanks	63
42	2022	LOL: Last One Laughing Canada	Self	52
43	2022	Pinecone & Pony	Magnolia (voice)	43
44	2022	Echoes	Louise Floss	67
45	2022	The Calling	Capt. Helen Davies	62
46	2024	Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent	Insp. Vivienne Holness	68
47	2024	Brilliant Minds	Betsy Chase	74
48	2024	Cross	Miss Nancy	72
49	2025	Watson	Brenda the Battle Axe	51