Actress and singer Karen David was born in India, but built her career in the United States. The artist has more than 25 roles in various films and television series. Such projects as "The Scorpion King 2: The Rise of War" and "Once Upon a Time" brought her special popularity.
Shillong, located in India, is the hometown of singer and actress Karen Shenaz David. The girl was born in 1979, on April 15. In addition to Karen herself, this family had another child - the eldest daughter.
Biography of Karen Shenaz David
Karen is a girl of mixed blood. It was the different ethnic origins of her parents that endowed the artist with such an unusual and attractive appearance. Karen's father is a Jew, his mother is a Khasi, in whose family there were Chinese.
Creativity from an early age began to play a large role in the life of Karen David. The girl was fond of music, vocals and acting. At the same time, she demonstrated natural talents in each of these areas.
Despite the fact that Karen's homeland is India, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada, as a child. It was in this city that the girl went to school and began to study music, take part in various non-commercial, amateur theatrical performances.
As soon as Karen finished her education at school, she was able to enter the Berkeley School of Music. In order to fully study there, David had to move to Boston. It should be noted that the girl was a very diligent student and even received a scholarship. However, having received a certificate, Karen David decided that she needed to continue her education, while focusing on the development of acting skills. In view of this, the girl moved to England for a while. There she entered the famous Guildford School, where she plunged into the study of the basics of the acting profession, learned to play on stage and developed her natural talent.
A little later, after completing her studies, Karen David decided that it was time to come to grips with creativity and career development. Her career as a vocalist began in 2000, when Karen declared herself to the whole world as a new pop singer. A career in television and cinema started for the girl in 2002, although initially she did not have much success in cinema. But over time, the situation has changed.
Musical creativity
The first disc, which was released as a single, was recorded and released by Karen in 2000. DJ Jurgen helped her work on her debut album. This was followed by a break in Karen's musical career, she released the next short single only in 2003.
In 2008 and 2009, two mini-albums are released in a row. And a year later, the singer's discography was replenished with another single, called "Hypnotize".
Due to the fact that Karen David made a big bet on the development of her acting career, the recording of a full-length LP was constantly postponed. However, in 2011, a disc called "The Girl In The Pink Glasses" still went on sale.
In the context of musical creativity, it is worth highlighting Karen's song "Alive". The girl recorded this track specifically for the movie "Provoked". This dramatic film was released in 2006. Karen not only worked on the soundtrack, but also took part in the filming of the film.
An additional project directly related to the artist's voice is the computer game "Mirror's Edge: Catalyst". In it, one of the characters speaks in the voice of Karen. For her work on this video game in 2017, David was nominated for the Behind the Voice Actors Awards.
Film career
Karen David played her debut roles in two short films, which were all released in the same year - in 2002. After that, for some time, the aspiring actress starred in a number of films and TV series, but she had background roles.
The artist received some important experience by signing a contract to shoot in the film "Batman Begins". This movie was released in 2005.
The first serious - the main - role of Karen David got in the movie "The Scorpion King 2: The Rise of War". It happened in 2008. After that she worked in such television series as The Legend of Dick and House, Strike Back. In 2012, Karen became part of the cast of the series "Communication", and a year later she was accepted into the cast of the popular TV show - "Castle".
Famous Karen David made the role of Princess Jasmine in the top-rated television series Once Upon a Time. Karen got into this project in 2016 and stayed there until the end of 2017. And 2018 brought the already held and sought-after actress two roles in different series at once. She appeared on the set of Criminal Minds, and the second television series featuring Karen David was Legacy.
Personal life and relationships
Unfortunately, there is no publicly available data on whether Karen has a husband or a loved one. The actress is very focused on developing her career, and does not like to go into details of her private life.
