Karen Elizabeth Austin
Acting
Biography
Karen Elizabeth Austin was an actress, known for Passengers (2008), Caprica (2009) and The Eye (2008). She was previously married to Mel Tuck. She died on April 2, 2011.
Known For
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
The Outer Limits
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
Millennium
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.
Airwolf
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Nobody's Child
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Night Visions
Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature.
The 4400
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.
Masters of Horror
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
Caprica
Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the peaceful 12 Colonies, living in a society close to our own. Entangled in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe, blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.
Filmography
as Older Nora
as Elderly Woman
as Elli Wolfram
as Ruth
as Edna
as Hospital Receptionist
as Karen
as Mrs. Hillman
as Lutie
as Caroline Nash
as Elinda
as Elinda
as Mom
as Quinn
as Farmer's Wife
as Sara James
as Nun
as Prairie Grandma (segment "A View Through the Window")
as Mrs. Lang
as Jean Craig
as Nun
as Irene
as Norma Meyers
as Mrs. Anderson
as Old Woman
as Skid Row Woman
as Questioner #2 - People of Valdez
as Mrs. Hall
as Bystander
as Mrs. Paterson
as Ms. Futterman
as Natural Mother
as Office Worker
as Proper Lady
as Judge
as Dr. Sylvia Phyllis Robertson