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Karen Pittman
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Mississippi, U.S.
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| Education | Northwestern University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Children | 2 |
Karen Pittman is an American actress known for her roles in popular TV shows. She started her acting journey with smaller parts in shows like 30 Rock and Law & Order. Later, she got bigger roles in series such as The Americans and Luke Cage. Karen became very well-known for playing Mia Jordan in The Morning Show on Apple TV+. She also starred as Dr. Nya Wallace in And Just Like That... on HBO Max. Her acting in The Morning Show even earned her a nomination for a big award, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
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Early Life and Education
Karen Pittman was born in Mississippi. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.
She studied at Northwestern University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Voice and Opera. Later, she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.
Acting Career
Karen Pittman has played many different characters. She was Jory in the 2012 play Disgraced at Lincoln Center. On TV, she played Lisa in FX Network's The Americans. She also appeared as Inspector Priscilla Ridley in Netflix's Luke Cage.
Since 2019, Karen has been a main star in The Morning Show. This drama series is available on Apple TV+. For her work on this show, she and the cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2022 and 2024. She also received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
In 2021, she began starring as Dr. Nya Wallace in And Just Like That.... This is a comedy-drama series on HBO Max. She worked on both The Morning Show and And Just Like That... at the same time. In 2022, Karen took on her first main role in a movie. It was a romantic drama called Unthinkably Good Things. She also starred with Corey Stoll in the crime drama film What We Do Next.
Movies and TV Shows
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Last Night | Caroline | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Landy Reporter | |
| 2013 | Begin Again | Business Woman | |
| 2014 | The Rewrite | Naomi Watkins | |
| 2016 | Custody | Elaine Dunbar | |
| 2017 | Was It ... Then? | Fury | Short film |
| 2017 | Detroit | Mrs. Dismukes | |
| 2017 | Benji the Dove | Laura | |
| 2022 | Toy Phone | Sofia | Short film, also executive producer |
| 2022 | What We Do Next | Sandy James |
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Great Performances | Mom - Understudy | Episode: "Passing Strange" |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | Nurse | Episode: "St. Valentine's Day" |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Amanda Rendina | Episode: "Bailout" |
| 2009 | Kings | TV Reporter | Episode: "Prosperity" |
| 2009 | Medium | Nurse #3 | Episode: "The Man in the Mirror" |
| 2010 | White Collar | Press Secretary | Episode: "Need to Know" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | FBI Agent Wilcox | Episode: "Locum" |
| 2011 | One Life to Live | Nurse #1 | Guest role (4 episodes) |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Dr. Patricia Serling | Episode: "A Precious Commodity" |
| 2014 | House of Cards | Elizabeth Ward | Episode: "Chapter 19" |
| 2014, 2019 | The Blacklist | Interrogator #2, Miss Holt | Episodes: "Berlin (No. 8)", "The Corsican (No. 20)" |
| 2014–2016 | The Americans | Lisa | Recurring role (seasons 2–4) |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Rhonda | Episodes: "1.7", "1.8" |
| 2016 | Person of Interest | Tracey Phillips | Episode: "Synecdoche" |
| 2016 | Blindspot | Elizabeth Gubara | Episode: "If Beth" |
| 2016 | Madam Secretary | Taylor Wilson | Episode: "The Race" |
| 2016–2018 | Luke Cage | Priscilla Ridley | |
| 2017 | Elementary | Daria Wyngold | Episode: "Moving Targets" |
| 2017 | Love You More | Raquel | TV short |
| 2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Patricia | Episode: "It Takes Two to Stab Yourself in the Butt" |
| 2019 | Live from Lincoln Center | Nya | Episode: "Pipeline" |
| 2019 | NOS4A2 | Angela Brewster | Episodes: "The Shorter Way", "The Graveyard of What Might Be" |
| 2019–present | The Morning Show | Mia Jordan | Main role |
| 2019 | Living with Yourself | Lenore Pool | |
| 2019 | Evil | Caroline Hopkins | Episodes: ″October 31″, ″Exorcism Part 2″ |
| 2020 | Yellowstone | Willa Hays | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2021–2023 | And Just Like That... | Dr. Nya Wallace | Main role |
| 2022 | Unthinkably Good Things | TV film |
Theater Performances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012-2014 | Disgraced | Jory | Won a Theater World Award |
| 2015 | King Liz | Liz Rico | |
| 2017 | Pipeline | Nya | Broadcast on PBS in 2019 |
