Kali Michele Rocha (born December , ) is an American actress. She is
known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of four Rooney children
and school's vice principal, in the Disney Channel sitcom, Liv and
Maddie. She has also co-written four episodes of the show.Rocha was
born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Rhode Island, graduating
from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in .Rocha's career began on stage
in the August revival of the Jane Bowles play In the Summer House at
the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Since then she has been in multiple
Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Noises Off and Nicky
Silver's comedy The Altruists where she created the role of Cybil.Her
on-screen debut was in the cinematic adaptation of Arthur Miller's
The Crucible, as Mercy Lewis. She stood out when she played the
Atlantic American flight attendant who argued with Ben Stiller's
character at the airport in the comedy Meet the Parents, a role she
reprised in the sequel Meet the Fockers. She also had a recurring role
on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Anya's vengeance demon friend, Halfrek,
and as William the Bloody's love interest, Cecily. Rocha played
Stonewall Jackson's wife, Anna in Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals, an
epic drama about the first two years of the American Civil War. Other
films include The Object of My Affection, Autumn in New York, White
Oleander, When Billie Beat Bobby, and Ready? OK!.
known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of four Rooney children
and school's vice principal, in the Disney Channel sitcom, Liv and
Maddie. She has also co-written four episodes of the show.Rocha was
born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Rhode Island, graduating
from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in .Rocha's career began on stage
in the August revival of the Jane Bowles play In the Summer House at
the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Since then she has been in multiple
Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Noises Off and Nicky
Silver's comedy The Altruists where she created the role of Cybil.Her
on-screen debut was in the cinematic adaptation of Arthur Miller's
The Crucible, as Mercy Lewis. She stood out when she played the
Atlantic American flight attendant who argued with Ben Stiller's
character at the airport in the comedy Meet the Parents, a role she
reprised in the sequel Meet the Fockers. She also had a recurring role
on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Anya's vengeance demon friend, Halfrek,
and as William the Bloody's love interest, Cecily. Rocha played
Stonewall Jackson's wife, Anna in Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals, an
epic drama about the first two years of the American Civil War. Other
films include The Object of My Affection, Autumn in New York, White
Oleander, When Billie Beat Bobby, and Ready? OK!.
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