Karen Bankhead

Karen Bankhead was born on Apr 06, 1963 in USA. Karen Bankhead's big-screen debut came with The Party Animal directed by David Beaird in 1984. Karen Bankhead is known for I Am Sam directed by Jessie Nelson, Sean Penn stars as Sam Dawson and Michelle Pfeiffer as Rita. The most recent award Karen Bankhead achieved is Silicon Beach Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Karen Bankhead plays is Good Morning, Miami - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 26, 2002.

Karen grew up in an Air Force family and began her acting career on stage, appearing in regional theater in Arizona, New York and Northern California. She grew up in San Jose, CA received a BA in Psychology from UCLA. She has played a variety of delightful roles including the wacky receptionist "Taylor" on the ABC series "New Attitude," the ultra-nerd "Adrienne" on "Boston Common" and as "Denise Pendergrass," the feisty line producer on the debut season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." She was a member of the Groundlings Sunday Company, and has toured with her award-winning one-woman comedy/inspirational show, "The V-05 Experience." She also performs regularly as the elderly "Etta Mae Mumphries," known as the black Forrest Gump. Karen has also written a few short films, a devotional book and several stage plays.