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In 2020, O'Leary presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a dedicated New Zealand television channel for children learning at home due to [[New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|school closures during the national lockdown]] to control the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv/about|title=Home Learning TV|last=|first=|date=|website=www.tvnz.co.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
In 2020, O'Leary presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a dedicated New Zealand television channel for children learning at home due to [[New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|school closures during the national lockdown]] to control the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv/about|title=Home Learning TV|last=|first=|date=|website=www.tvnz.co.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>


In 2023, O'Leary appeared on the panel show ''[[Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee]]''. She will appear in series 4 of ''[[Taskmaster (New Zealand TV series)|Taskmaster NZ]]''.
In 2023, O'Leary appeared on the panel show ''[[Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee]]''. She appeared in series 4 of ''[[Taskmaster (New Zealand TV series)|Taskmaster NZ]]''.


Karen lives in Wellington with her son Melvyn and her partner, Eilish Wilson.<ref>{{Cite podcast|date=2021-07-04|title=Wilosophy|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wilosophy-with-karen-oleary/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Karen lives in Wellington with her son Melvyn and her partner, Eilish Wilson.<ref>{{Cite podcast|date=2021-07-04|title=Wilosophy|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wilosophy-with-karen-oleary/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Karen O'Leary
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Karen O'Leary is a New Zealand schoolteacher, comedian and actress. She played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal, which ran for four seasons from 2018-2022.[1][2]

Biography

O'Leary grew up in Miramar, Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University.[1][2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and is an early childhood teacher in Wellington.[3] She got involved in acting when casting director Tina Cleary, the parent of one of the children at the centre, encouraged her to audition for a part in the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows.[4] O'Leary played Officer O'Leary in the film and continues the same role in the spin-off television series Wellington Paranormal.

In 2018, O'Leary appeared in the comedy film The Breaker Upperers.[5]

In 2020, O'Leary presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a dedicated New Zealand television channel for children learning at home due to school closures during the national lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2023, O'Leary appeared on the panel show Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee. She appeared in series 4 of Taskmaster NZ.

Karen lives in Wellington with her son Melvyn and her partner, Eilish Wilson.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "The most interesting woman on NZ TV: Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary". The Spinoff. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jacobson, Julie. "At Home With Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary and Her Wild Wellington Family". Now To Love. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Wellington, Victoria University of (17 April 2020). "Karen O'Leary | Engage with us | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "National portrait: Karen O'Leary – Paranormal but very normal". Stuff. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Wellington Paranormal's reluctant star". Stuff. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Home Learning TV". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Wilosophy" (Podcast). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)