List of Famous people named Karen
Karen Foo Kune
Eileen Karen Lee Chin Foo Kune, born 29 May 1982 is a Mauritian badminton player, turned politician. Two times Mauritian Sportswoman of the Year, ranked first in the African continent on several occasions. She once participated at the Olympic Games (2008) and made it to the Commonwealth Games on several occasions. In 2011, she won the bronze medals at the All-Africa Games in the women's doubles and mixed team event.
Karen O'Hara
Karen O'Hara is an American art director. She won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Alice in Wonderland and was nominated for another one for The Color of Money.
Karen Haber
Karen Haber is an American science fiction and non-fiction author and editor, as well an art critic and historian. She is the author of nine novels including Star Trek Voyager: Bless the Beasts, and co-author of Science of the X-Men. Other publications include Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present, a collection of essays by leading science fiction writers and artists, and Transitions with Todd Lockwood, a retrospective of the artist's work. In 2001 she edited a Hugo-nominated essay collection celebrating J. R. R. Tolkien, Meditations on Middle-earth. Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and many anthologies. She reviews art books for Locus magazine and profiles artists for various publications including Realms of Fantasy. With her husband, Robert Silverberg, she co-edited Best Science Fiction of 2001, 2002, and the Best Fantasy of 2001 and 2002 for ibooks and later, co-edited the continuation with Jonathan Strahan.
Karen Jean St. Leger
Karen Kay
Karen Kay is a British former jazz singer, cabaret singer, comedian and impressionist. She is the mother of English jazz-funk singer-songwriter Jay Kay.
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek, known professionally as Karen O, is a South Korean-born American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She is the lead vocalist for American rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Karen Hækkerup
Karen Angelo Hækkerup is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She was Justice Minister of Denmark from 12 December 2013 to 10 October 2014. Hækkerup resigned her post as Justice Minister in favour of a job as CEO of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the largest lobby organisation for the Danish agricultural industry.
Karen Berger
Karen Berger is an American comic book editor. She is best known for her role in helping create DC Comics' Vertigo imprint in 1993 and serving as the line's Executive Editor until 2013. She currently oversees Berger Books, an imprint of creator-owned comics being published by Dark Horse Comics.
Karen Poulsen
Karen Poulsen was a Danish stage and film actress. She married Valdemar Lund in 1902 and in 1919 she married Bjørn Thalbitzer.
Karen Oganesyan