Karen Sillas (born June , ) is an American stage and film actress. She
graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New
York. She is also a speech coach.The daughter of a Greek father and a
Swedish mother, Sillas was born in Brooklyn and graduated from the
Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase
.Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's film Simple Men. In , she starred
in What Happened Was..., which won the Grand Jury Prize at the
Sundance Film Festival and launched Sillas into primetime
television.[citation needed] In CBS's critically acclaimed[according
to whom?] detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas portrayed Rose
Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated
squad room. She also starred in several miniseries for television,
including Peter Benchley's The Beast with William Petersen.In the â€"
primetime television season, Sillas appeared on two of CBS's most
acclaimed series, Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. She also
appeared on the hit HBO series The Sopranos as Debbie.
graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New
York. She is also a speech coach.The daughter of a Greek father and a
Swedish mother, Sillas was born in Brooklyn and graduated from the
Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase
.Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's film Simple Men. In , she starred
in What Happened Was..., which won the Grand Jury Prize at the
Sundance Film Festival and launched Sillas into primetime
television.[citation needed] In CBS's critically acclaimed[according
to whom?] detective series Under Suspicion, Sillas portrayed Rose
Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated
squad room. She also starred in several miniseries for television,
including Peter Benchley's The Beast with William Petersen.In the â€"
primetime television season, Sillas appeared on two of CBS's most
acclaimed series, Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. She also
appeared on the hit HBO series The Sopranos as Debbie.
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