Meet Karen Cliche (pronounced Kleesh). The twenty-nine year old
has made quite a name for herself. A very talented actress and
successful model, Karen has reached celebrity status.
Karen was born in Sept-Iles, Quebec, Canada July 22nd, 1976.
Having a father in the army, she was forced to move around
Canada as well as Germany and Virginia. Ultimately she ended
up residing in Montreal at the age of twelve where she was
raised by her mother. Throughout high school Karen took drama
classes and performed in many stage productions. Even at a
very young age Karen dreamed of becoming an actress, though
she'd never admit it to her friends. At age fourteen she
began work at a local McDonalds which is where her story
begins.

A few years at McDonalds under her belt, she was approached
by a hairdresser who asked if she'd like to model at a
convention. After a bit of that and some fashion shows she was
confronted by a young woman named Sandy. Sandy was doing an
internship at a modeling agency and noticed Karen at work. She
hooked up with Sandy and began her modeling career. When she
was approached by a bigger modeling agency called Montage
Models, she said goodbye to Sandy and began modeling with
Montage. Still keeping in touch with Sandy, Karen learned that
she had opened up her own modeling and talent agency called
MCM Talent. When MCM opened up their own acting division, Karen
gave Sandy a call and asked if she would be interested in being
her agent for acting. From there it was audition after audition
and Karen began working like crazy. Some of her earliest work
can be seen in shows such as Big Wolf On Campus, MTV's Undressed,
All Souls, and a made for TV movie called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
She also starred in Vampire High, a series aired in the UK
and Canada, where she played a royal blooded vampire named
Essie. But soon it was on to bigger and better things.
Karen wasn't always so sure of her aspirations to become an
actress. When she graduated high school she did a semester
at Concordia University where she studied psychology. When
she finally conquered her fear of failing as an actress,
she put herself out there and went for it. As far as anyone
can tell, it was a very smart move. She recently starred in
Adventure Inc. as Mackenzie Previn and even appeared in Stuff
Magazine. Right after that she landed a spot in the cast
of Mutant X. A well-known action series where she played
Lexa Pierce, a covert operative involved with the CIA and
GSA. Lexa, like the other members of Mutant X, was unwillingly
subjected to genetic tampering which allowed her to manipulate
light in mysterious ways.

Karen has also proved herself worthy on the big screen. She's
appeared in movies such as the fast-paced action thriller
Steal as Alex, one of four young bank robbers. She's also
starred in Summer as Stephanie LeDuc, a comedic young girl
just graduated from University trying to enjoy one last summer
of adolescence. Her most recent movie role was starring
alongside Dean Cain and Denise Richards as Darla, a psychotic
bride in a Lifetime movie called I Do But I Don't.

Karen is currently working on her new series called Young
Blades airing on PAX network in the U.S. and City TV in Canada.
The show is set in 17th century France when King Louis XIV has
not yet taken the crown. Our main focus is the three young
men in training to become the next generation of Musketeers.
Karen plays a young woman named Jacqueline Roget whose brother
was arrested and father was killed by Cardinal Mazarin's men.
When Jacqueline attempts to rescue her brother, she disguises
herself as a man, Jacques, in order to join the Musketeers.

A beautiful, humble woman who has earned the respect of fans
in many different countries, Karen has conquered the world
of modeling and broken into the world of acting. Yet she
still remains the same girl she was while playing with her
barbies and working at McDonalds. Trying to save the world
one problem at a time, Karen has used her status to make
people more aware of the true tragedies that are out there.
One of Karen's passions is the rights of women and children
in third world countries. She supports many wonderful charities,
one of which is World Vision where she sponsors two young
girls in Asia.

Written by Nicole Trossen.