List of Famous people named Karen

Karen Maruyama is an American actress and comedian.

Karen Andersdatter was the Danish mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and the mother of one of his three illegitimate but acknowledged children, Hans Ulrik Gyldenløve.

Karen Goodman is an American film and television director and producer, best known for her work on various documentaries. She has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary category four times for The Children's Storefront (1988), Chimps: So Like Us (1990), Rehearsing a Dream (2007), and Strangers No More (2010). Goodman won once for producing and directing Strangers No More at the 83rd Academy Awards. The win was shared with Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on Chimps: So Like Us and Rehearsing a Dream as well. She has further received four Primetime Emmy nominations, winning once for Masterclass in 2014.

Karen Leigh Prell is an American puppeteer and animator. She was the performer of Red Fraggle in Fraggle Rock.

Karen Waldbillig Kasich is an American business executive and wife of Governor of Ohio and former 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich.

Karen Gaviola is an American television producer and director. She is the winner of the 2007 NAACP Image Award for directing "The Whole Truth" episode of the ABC hit series Lost. She was also nominated for the 2013 WIN Award for best directing of the "Georgia on My Mind" episode of the Shonda Rhimes series Private Practice. Ms.Gaviola has directed over 125 TV episodes, including the shows Lucifer, Empire, Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Magnum P.I., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grimm, Criminal Minds and Chicago Fire.