---
name: "Karen Sillas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karen-sillas"
fi1m_id: "karen-sillas"
imdb_id: "nm0798076"
tmdb_id: 135162
wikidata_id: "Q275050"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 June 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T01:55:47.187160+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 Sillas

## Identity

Karen Sillas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/karen-sillas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** karen-sillas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0798076
- **TMDB ID:** 135162
- **Wikidata ID:** Q275050
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sillas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275050, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135162

Actor. Born 5 June 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 June 1963, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Karen Silos
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sillas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275050, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135162

## Biography

Karen Sillas is an American actress. She trained at the State University of New York at Purchase and studied at the Actors Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began working with director Hal Hartley in short films and made her feature debut as Nurse Paine in his *Trust* (1990). She later played Kate in his *Simple Men* (1992).

On television, Sillas starred as Detective Rose Phillips in the CBS series *Under Suspicion* (1994–1995). Her other credits include guest roles in *Law & Order* (1990), *The Sopranos* (1999), *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000) and *CSI: Miami* (2002). She received Independent Spirit Award nominations for her performances in *Simple Men* and *What Happened Was...* (1994).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Trust* (1990), Fi1m 79, as Nurse Paine — [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *Sit with Me While I Die* (2025), as Linda
- *T11 Incomplete* (2020), as Kate Murphy
- *Busty Blondes With Natural Racks* (2017), as (archive footage)
- *Stuff* (2015), as Trish Murdoch
- *Ned Rifle* (2015), as Alice Gardner
- *Wanted* (2005), series, as Mariah Belichek
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Martha Stanley
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Belle King
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Beth Landau / Elizabeth Post
- *On the Edge* (2001), as Anna (segment "The Other Side")
- *Among Thieves* (2001), as Chloe
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Ruth Montrose
- *75 Degrees in July* (2000), as Letty Anderson
- *As Time Runs Out* (1999), as Janet Wise
- *Bad Money* (1999), as Jan Wells
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Debbie — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Reach the Rock* (1998), as Donna
- *Sour Grapes* (1998), as Joan
- *The Repair Shop* (1998), Actor
- *Night Sins* (1997), as Hannah Garrison
- *Lies He Told* (1997), as Alyson Haywood
- *Night Sins* (1997), series, as Hannah Garrison
- *Female Perversions* (1996), as Renee
- *Promised Land* (1996), series, as Sandra Mills
- *Flirt* (1996), as Dr. Clint
- *The Beast* (1996), series, as Lt. Kathryn Marcus
- *The Beast* (1996), as Lt. Kathryn Marcus
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Sandra Mills
- *Under Suspicion* (1994), series, as Det. Rose 'Phil' Phillips
- *What Happened Was...* (1994), as Jackie Marsh
- *Trip nach Tunis* (1993), as Ina Pallant
- *Flirt* (1993), as Doctor Clint
- *Risk* (1993), as Maya
- *Simple Men* (1992), as Kate
- *Liebestraum* (1991), as Nurse #3
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Cynthia Thomas — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Trust* (1990), as Nurse Paine — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as Ellen
- *The Cartographer's Girlfriend* (1987), Actor
- *Kid* (1984), as Patsy
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Kate
- *Scavenger Hunt*, as Officer Grisby

## Gallery

- ![Karen Sillas](https://film.one/media/person/3927516/gallery-bcb2f5f59153.jpg) Karen Sillas — Image via TMDB
- ![Karen Sillas](https://film.one/media/person/3927516/gallery-3e64a9c432b2.jpg) Karen Sillas — Image via TMDB
- ![Karen Sillas](https://film.one/media/person/3927516/gallery-b36ceb7ce89a.jpg) Karen Sillas — Image via TMDB
- ![Karen Sillas](https://film.one/media/person/3927516/gallery-b5235796e9ee.jpg) Karen Sillas — Image via TMDB
- ![Karen Sillas](https://film.one/media/person/3927516/gallery-f4167cba3cf6.jpg) Karen Sillas — Image via TMDB

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