Karen O'Leary

Karen O'Leary is a New Zealand early childhood educator, comedian and television and film actress. She plays Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal.[1][2]

Karen O'Leary
Alma mater
OccupationActor, teacher 
Websitehttps://olearious.co.nz/ 

Biography

O'Leary grew up in Miramar, Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University.[1][2] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and is an early childhood teacher in Wellington.[3] She got involved in acting when casting director Tina Cleary, the parent of one of the children at the centre, encouraged her to audition for a part in the 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows.[4] O'Leary played Officer O'Leary in the film and continues the same role in the spin-off television series Wellington Paranormal.

In 2018, O'Leary appeared in the comedy film The Breaker Upperers.[5]

In 2020, O'Leary starred as Principal Morris in The Eggplant, a New Zealand-teen-drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube. [6][7] O'Leary also presented educational activities on Home Learning TV, a dedicated New Zealand television channel for children learning at home due to early childhood centre closures during the national lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]


References
  1. "The most interesting woman on NZ TV: Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary". The Spinoff. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Jacobson, Julie. "At Home With Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary and Her Wild Wellington Family". Now To Love. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Wellington, Victoria University of (17 April 2020). "Karen O'Leary | Engage with us | Victoria University of Wellington". www.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. "National portrait: Karen O'Leary – Paranormal but very normal". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Wellington Paranormal's reluctant star". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. "The Eggplant - A drama-crime-comedy online web series". www.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. "The Eggplant - A web-series about being a teenager in the internet age". www.keepitrealonline.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Home Learning TV". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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