---
name: "Karen Akers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karen-akers"
fi1m_id: "karen-akers"
imdb_id: "nm0015210"
tmdb_id: 75688
wikidata_id: "Q6369468"
roles: []
born: "13 October 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T19:55:07.951796+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Karen Akers

## Identity

Karen Akers

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/karen-akers
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** karen-akers
- **IMDb ID:** nm0015210
- **TMDB ID:** 75688
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6369468
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Akers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6369468, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015210/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75688

Actor. Born 13 October 1945 in New York, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 13 October 1945, New York, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1985–1986
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Akers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6369468, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015210/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75688

## Biography

Karen Akers (born 13 October 1945) is an American actress and singer. A graduate of Hunter College, she began performing professionally in supper clubs in the early 1970s before moving into cabaret and stage work.

Akers made her Broadway debut as Luisa Contini in the musical *Nine* (1982), receiving a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her film credits include Kitty Haynes in *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Thelma Rice in *Heartburn* (1986) and Hillary in *Vibes* (1988). She has also appeared in television episodes of *Cheers* (1987) and *The Equalizer* (1985).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Heartburn* (1986), Fi1m 55, as Thelma Rice — [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Kitty Haynes — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Vibes* (1988), as Hillary
- *Karen Akers: On Stage at Wolf Trap* (1987), Actor
- *Heartburn* (1986), as Thelma Rice — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Cynthia
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as Kitty Haynes — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Sally — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1982: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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