Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas is an American stage, film and television actress.

Early life The daughter of a Greek father and a Swedish mother, Sillas was born in Brooklyn.

Career Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's 1992 film Simple Men. In 1994, she starred in What Happened Was... which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

In CBS's critically acclaimed detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas portrayed Rose Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated squad room.

Sillas and Tom Noonan appeared in a virtual interview conducted by the film critic Sheila O'Malley, hosted by Film Forum, February 9, 2021, discussing the re-release of the digitized version of What Happened Was on Film Forum's YouTube channel.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Kid Patsy Short film 1987 The Cartographer's Girlfriend Short film 1990 Trust Nurse Paine 1991 Liebestraum Nurse #3 1992 Simple Men Kate 1994 What Happened Was... Jackie Marsh 1994 Risk Maya 1995 Flirt Doctor Clint 1996 Female Perversions Renee 1998 Sour Grapes Joan 1998 Reach the Rock Donna 1999 Bad Money Jan Wells 2014 Ned Rifle Alice Gardner 2015 Stuff Trish Murdoch 2021 T11 Incomplete Kate Murphy

Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 True Blue Sheila Maggio Episode: "Fire Down Below" 1990 Monsters Ellen Episode: "Bug House" 1994 Law & Order Cynthia Thomas Episode 16: "Big Bang" 1994–1995 Under Suspicion Detective Rose Phillips Lead character, 18 episodes 1996 The Beast Lt. Kathryn Marcus TV movie 1997 Night Sins Dr. Hannah Garrison TV movie 1997 Lies He Told Alyson Haywood TV movie 1999 When Time Runs Out Detective Janet Wise TV Movie The Sopranos Debbie Episode: "Nobody Knows Anything" 2003 CSI Miami Belle King Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" 2004 Without a Trace Martha Stanley Episode: "Legacy" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Beth Landau Episode: "Consumed" 2005 Wanted Mariah Belichek 8 episodes