Karen LeBlanc

Karen LeBlanc is a Canadian musical theatre actress and singer.

Early life LeBlanc grew up in Tottenham, Ontario to family from Nova Scotia. She attended the musical theatre program at Sheridan College.

Career Starting with a minor role in the 1992 television movie Split Images, LeBlanc's credits include guest appearances in television series including Trailer Park Boys, Producing Parker, Soul Food, Mutant X, and most notable The Playboy Club (2011) playing Tina Turner and singing two of Turner's signature songs, "Shake a Tail Feather" and "I Want to Be Made Over". Rent. In 2009, LeBlanc received positive reviews and Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in the drama film Nurse.Fighter.Boy. Her other film credits include Make It Happen (2008) and Dolan's Cadillac (2009). Also that year, she starred in the ABC drama series, Defying Gravity. Also in 2022 had the role of as Dr. Lilly Crawford, in CBS's Fire Country.

She was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series For the Record.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2008 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series ReGenesis 2009 ACTRA Award Outstanding Performance - Female Nurse.Fighter.Boy Atlantic Film Festival Best Actress Canadian Screen Awards Best Actress 2022 Canadian Screen Awards Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series For the Record