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Revision as of 12:42, 17 April 2020
Karen O'Leary is a New Zealand comedian and television and film actress. She plays Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal.[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 early childhood centre closures during the national lockdown to control the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The most interesting woman on NZ TV: Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary". The Spinoff. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b Jacobson, Julie. "At Home With Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary and Her Wild Wellington Family". Now To Love. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Wellington, Victoria University of (2020-04-17). "Karen O'Leary | Engage with us | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "National portrait: Karen O'Leary - Paranormal but very normal". Stuff. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Wellington Paranormal's reluctant star". Stuff. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Home Learning TV". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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