Karen Cliche

Karen Cliche (/ˈkliːʃ/; born July 22, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in roles on the television series Vampire High, Adventure Inc., Mutant X, Young Blades and Flash Gordon.

Karen Cliche
Born	(1976-07-22) July 22, 1976 (age 48) Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Years active	1999–present

Early life

Cliche always wanted to act and did it in school. However, she thought she was "too ambitious to go into acting" and started to study psychology. During this time she already did some modeling and a bit later her modeling agency started an acting department. After studying psychology for a year Cliche decided to leave the university and wanted to focus on her acting career.^[1]

Career

In 2001 Cliche auditioned for a part in Vampire High. She was cast as the vampire Essie Rachimova.^[2]

In 2017, she played Jessica in Killer Mom. Jessica is a mother who first meets her daughter Allison and wants to be the mother Allison never had.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Heist	Alex
2001	Protection	Savannah
2002	Summer	Stef Leduc
2002	Wrong Number	Karla Mackay
2002	Steal	Alex
2004	Pact with the Devil	Christine
2007	Moment	Anne	Short
2009	Saw VI	Shelby
2010	Ninety-one	Cate	Short
2023	Thanksgiving	Kathleen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The Collectors	Kate	TV film
1999	Misguided Angels	Marsha	TV series
1999	Big Wolf on Campus	Kim	"Witch College"
2000	Race Against Time	Irina	TV film
2000	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Muriel	TV film
2001	Largo Winch: The Heir	Danielle Dessaultels	TV film
2001	Stiletto Dance	Tamara	TV film
2001	All Souls	Gabby Maine	"Running Scared"
2001–02	Vampire High	Essie Rachimova	Main role (26 episodes)
2002	Big Wolf on Campus	Princess Tristan	"What's Vlud Got to Do with It?"
2002	Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension	Lind	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2002	Undressed	Marissa	Main role (season 6)
2002–03	Adventure Inc.	Mackenzie Previn	Main role (22 episodes)
2003–04	Mutant X	Lexa Pierce	Main role (22 episodes)
2004	I Do (But I Don't)	Darla Tedanski	TV film
2005	Young Blades	Jacqueline Roget	Main role (13 episodes)
2006	Flirting with Danger	Ellen Antontelli	TV film
2006	The Business	Scarlett Saint-James	Recurring role (6 episodes)
2006	Runaway	Erin Baxter	"Pilot"
2007	Love You to Death	Vicky Milford	"Murder Mystery Weekend"
2007	The Dresden Files	Nancy	"Soul Beneficiary"
2007	Involuntary Muscles	Orania	TV film
2007–08	Flash Gordon	Baylin	Main role (21 episodes)
2008	The Two Mr. Kissels	Pris	TV film
2009	Cartoon Gene	Kitty	TV series
2014	Lost Girl	Diana Clare	"Waves"
2014	Republic of Doyle	Molly Higgins	"Dirty Deeds"
2015	A Wish Come True	Kate Moore	TV film
2016	Beauty and the Beast	Agent Kerry Duffy	"Point of No Return"
2017	Killer Mom	Jessica	TV film
2018	Mommy's Little Angel	Gloria Namm	TV film
2023	Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation	Natasha	Television film
2023	Deadly Estate	Valeria Brandt	TV film

References

1. "Interview: Karen Cliche". Ask Men. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. "Karen Cliche Interview". Vampire High. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. "'Killer Mom': Meet the Cast of Lifetime's New Movie". Heavy. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

External links

• Karen Cliche at IMDb