Karin Konoval

Karin Konoval (/ˈkɒnəvəl/ KON-ə-vəl;^[1] born June 4, 1961^[2]) is a Canadian-American actress who has appeared in theatre, numerous TV series and supporting lead roles in many feature films.^[3] Her screen credits include Maurice the Orangutan in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes, recurring roles in Snowpiercer and The Good Doctor, and the lead role of Mary Leonard in Cable Beach.

Karin Konoval
Konoval in 2017
Born	(1961-06-04) June 4, 1961 (age 63) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Actress

Early life

Konoval was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. She trained as a dancer until she was 16. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts, studying English and Theatre History.^[4][5] She relocated to Vancouver to attend theatre school in 1981 for two years.^[3]

Other projects

Besides acting she also paints, writes short stories^[3] and she designed choreography and sound for theatre productions.^[6]

Author

Her writing has appeared in anthologies and magazines, including Exact Fare Only II (Anvil Press), Other Voices (Alberta literary anthology), Playboard magazine, The Courier and Live To Imagine (writing contest anthology). It has been broadcast on CBC radio.^[7] She wrote and illustrated her first book "Jeffrey Takes a Walk in December" in 2015.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
1986	Firefighter	Fire Department Secretary
1993	For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story	Dance Instructor
	Double, Double, Toil and Trouble	Witch #2
1994	Spoils of War	Lady in Street
1995	When the Vows Break	Clerk Sybill
	Ebbie	Ebbie's mother
1996	Maternal Instincts	Hospital Receptionist
1997	Alibi	Judge Rawlings
1998	Circle of Deceit	Therapist
	The Alley	Woman	Short
1999	In a Class of His Own	Mrs. Escobar
2000	Deadlocked	Mrs. Novalo
	My 5 Wives	Janet
2001	The Whole Shebang	Gum Smackin Woman	Uncredited
	Snow White: The Fairest of Them All	Crone
	The Miracle of the Cards	Editor
	Off Season	Mona Sanchez
	The Heart Department	Receptionist
	Silicon Follies	Interviewer
2002	The Stickup	Dr. Alvarez
	We'll Meet Again	Marta Jones
2004	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed	Aggie Wilkins
	The Life	Brenda Reilly
	Cable Beach	Mary Leonard
2005	Alone In The Dark	Sister Clara
	Saving Milly	Annie Villareal	Uncredited
	14 Hours	Dr. Estrada
2006	A Little Thing Called Murder	Judge
	The Stranger Game	Susan Copeland
	Black Christmas	Constance Lenz
	What Have You Done?: The Remaking of 'Black Christmas'	Billy's Mother / Herself	Documentary
	Eulogy	Rose	Short
2007	Seventeen and Missing	Helen Vetter
	In the Land of Women	Dr. Ida Rosen
	Unthinkable	Dr. Miriam Post
2008	The Quality of Life	Constable Lacey
	Mail Order Bride	Mrs. Vaughn
	The Boy Next Door	Lillian
	Christmas Town	Roxie
2009	American Pie Presents: The Book of Love	Store Manager
	2012	Sally (President's Secretary)
2010	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Mrs. Irvine
	Elopement	Gillian Drummond
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Maurice / Court Clerk
2012	The Eleventh Victim	Art Teacher
	It's Christmas, Carol!	Older Carol
	The Movie Out Here	Edith
	Anything But Christmas	Emilia
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Maurice
	Step Up: All In	Ana
	The Christmas Secret	Mrs. Meredith
2015	R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls	Ms. Sarkosian
	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream	Chairwoman
2016	Cradle of Lies	Cynthia
2017	War for the Planet of the Apes	Maurice
	Woody Woodpecker	Barbara Krum
	Maternal Instinct	Lois
	FTL	Sarah Johns	Short
2018	Solve for X: Constructing Season 11	Herself	Documentary
2019	Republic of Sarah	Judge Paula Judge
2020	Close Up	Martine
2024	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	Maurice	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
1987–1991	21 Jump Street	Waitress / Nurse	3 episodes
1989	Wiseguy	Gloria	Episode: "Where's the Money?"
1990	Danger Bay	Audrey Pike	Episode: "Hijacked"
1991	Max Glick	Stella Porretta	4 episodes
1993	The Commish	Hamburger Stand Manager / Christine Harrison	2 episodes
1993–1994	Exosquad	Additional Voices	12 episodes
1995–2018	The X Files	Little Judy Poundstone / Little Chucky Poundstone / Mrs. Peacock	2 episodes
1996	Sliders	Fortune Teller	Episode: "Into the Mystic"
	Two	Prosecutor	Episode: "A.D."
	Adventures in Parenting	Riley and Megan's mother / Mother	2 episodes
1996–1999	The Sentinel	Nancy	2 episodes
	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Gypsy Woman / Woman #1	2 episodes
1997–1998	Millennium	Dr. Angela Horvath / Woman	3 episodes
1998	Cold Squad	Iris Turin	2 episodes
	The Outer Limits	Sarah	Episode: "Lithia"
	Dead Man's Gun	Woman	Episode: "The Trapper"
1998–2003	Da Vinci's Inquest	Linda Saltwyn / Madeline / Julie Parks	4 episodes
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York	FEMA Official	2 episodes
	Beggars and Choosers	Wife	1 episode
	You, Me and the Kids		2 episodes
2000	Strange World	Dr. Karen Michaels	1 episode
2002	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Margaret Walker	1 episode
	Just Cause	Judge Franklin	1 episode
2002–2003	John Doe	Beehive	3 episodes
2003	Stargate SG-1	Dr. Sandy Van Densen	1 episode
	Romeo!	Mrs. Landers	1 episode
2003–2004	Dead Zone	Sylvia Tesich	2 episodes
2004	Century City	Judge Wallenstein	1 episode
	The 4400	Dr. Emily Sanford	1 episode
2004–2005	Tru Calling	Detective / Head Nurse	2 episodes
2005	Reunion	Doctor Polson	1 episode
2006	Da Vinci's City Hall	Martha Mellors	1 episode
	Godiva's	Dr. Balfour	2 episodes
	The Evidence	Jan McGee	1 episode
	Blade: The Series	Mina	1 episode
	Saved	Dr. Fish / ER Doctor	2 episodes
	Men in Trees	Miss Frankel	1 episode
2007	The L Word	Dee Dee	1 episode
	Tin Man	Wicked Witch	3 episodes
	The Virgin of Akron, Ohio	Zelda	1 episode
2008	Psych	Pamela	1 episode
	Robson Arms	Marg	1 episode
	Stargate: Atlantis	Second in Command	1 episode
2009	The Good Wife	Mrs. Duretsky	1 episode
2009–2013	Supernatural	Ruth / Mrs. Curry	2 episodes
2010	Hiccups	Marsha	1 episode
	Tower Prep	Nurse	3 episodes
2011	Fringe	Dr. Christine Albright	1 episode
2011–2012	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Old Gresilda / Mrs. Hollinger / Mrs. Biazevich	4 episodes
2012	Level Up	Rhea	1 episode
2013	Continuum	Elena	1 episode
2014	Intruders	Bobbi Zimmerman	3 episodes
	Garage Sale Mysteries	Louise	1 episode
2015	Backstrom	Louise Hanley	1 episode
2015	Motive	Lorraine	1 episode
2015	Arrow	Dr. Vaca	1 episode
2015; 2023[9]	When Calls the Heart	Agatha	2 episodes
2015	Minority Report	Lynn Dravecky	1 episode
2015	iZombie	Dr. Erving	1 episode
2016	Bates Motel	Kara	Episode: "A Danger to Himself and Others"
	Travelers	Mrs. Bloom	1 episode
	Lucifer	Judge Vicky Estrada	1 episode
2017	The Magicians	Kitchen Witch	1 episode
	The Exorcist	Sister Dolores	3 episodes
	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Frija Dengdamor	5 episodes
2018	Beyond	Dr. Coleman	2 episodes
	Take Two	Melanie Ray	1 episode
2018–2020	The Good Doctor	Deena Petringa	13 episodes[10]
2019	Supergirl	Senator Granberry	1 episode
	Charmed	Elder Robinson	1 episode
	The Twilight Zone	Aidia	1 episode
2020–2022	The Baby-Sitters Club	Esme Porter / Morbidda Destiny
2020–2024	Snowpiercer	Dr. Pelton	Recurring, 30 episodes
2021	Big Sky	Penelope Denesuk	3 episodes
2023	Schmigadoon!	Female Barfly	6 episodes

References

1. "The X-Files Panel – New York Comic Con 2017" at 14:33
2. "Karin Konoval on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
3. Conner, Shawn (August 1, 2017). "Vancouver actor Karin Konoval learns from orangutans for her Planet of the Apes role". Inside Vancouver. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
4. "Karin Konoval". Karin Konoval. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
5. Roche, John (2018). "Karin Konoval". Simian Scrolls. #20: 26.
6. "Stage". Karin Konoval. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
7. Live To Imagine. Scribes Valley Publishing. 2005. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9742652-2-3.
8. "Jeffrey Takes a Walk in December". Karin Konoval. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
9. "'When Calls the Heart' Season 10 Release Date, How to Watch, and New Photos". 15 July 2023.
10. Watson, Fay (2020-11-18). "The Good Doctor: Why did Deena Petringa star Karin Konoval leave series?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

External links

• Official website
• Karin Konoval at IMDb
• Karin Konoval at Rotten Tomatoes
• Karin Konoval at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25) at Hollywood.com