Karen Pittman

Karen Pittman (born ) is an American actress. She began her career with small appearances on television shows such as 30 Rock, Law & Order and House of Cards. She went on to land recurring roles in The Americans (2014–2016) and Luke Cage (2016–2018). Pittman rose to prominence starring as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present) and as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That... (2021–2023). Her performance in the third season of The Morning Show earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Early life, family and education Pittman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and a Masters of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program. Prior to entering acting as a profession, Pittman worked in finance, pivoting to acting after realizing "money isn't everything." Career Pittman has portrayed the character of Jory in the 2012 Lincoln Center production of Disgraced and has performed in FX Network's The Americans and Netflix's Luke Cage, as Lisa and Inspector Priscilla Ridley, respectively.

Since 2019, Pittman has starred as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, along with the cast in 2022 and 2024. For its third season, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 2021, she began starring as Dr. Nya Wallace in the HBO Max comedy-drama, And Just Like That.... She acted in both series in the same time. In 2022, she played her first leading role, in the romantic drama film, Unthinkably Good Things directed by Terri J. Vaughn. She later starred alongside Corey Stoll in the crime drama film, What We Do Next.

Personal life Pittman is the mother of two children, Jake and Lena. She has spoken in several interviews about the challenges of raising children as a single mother.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater Year Title RoleVenuye Notes 2012-2014 Disgraced JoryOff-Broadway, Lincoln Center Theatre Theater World Award 2015 King Liz Liz RicoOff-Broadway, Second Stage Theatre 2017 Pipeline NyaOff-Broadway, Lincoln Center TheatreBroadcast on PBS in 2019