Karen Dyer

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Karen Dyer | image = Eva La Dare at Animate! Raleigh 2026 (55152226349).jpg | caption = Dyer appearing as Eva La Dare at Animate! Raleigh in 2026 | birth_name =  | birth_date = | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = Actress, performance artist | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = | awards = }}

'''Karen Dyer''', professionally known as '''Eva La Dare''', is an American film and television and motion capture actress.<ref name=twsEscapist/>

== Career ==

Eva La Dare is known mainly for providing the voices for Sheva Alomar in ''Resident Evil 5''<ref>July 4, 2009, Nicholas Deleon, TechCrunch, [https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/04/interview-karen-dyer-sheva-from-resident-evil-5/ Interview: Karen Dyer (Sheva from Resident Evil 5)], Accessed June 21, 2014</ref><ref>Tom Penketh, July 4, 2009, Backstage Magazine, [http://www.backstage.com/interview/actress-karen-dyer-is-pretty-evil/ Actress Karen Dyer is pretty evil], Accessed June 21, 2014, "...Karen Dyer has added a solid credit to her resume ...fantasy figure for thousands of gamers -- as the voice and screen capture image of Sheva ..."</ref><ref>July 25, 2009, Florence Ion, Maximum PC, [http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/comiccon_2009_meet_karen_dyer_sheva_resident_evil_5 Comic-Con 2009: Meet Karen Dyer, Sheva from Resident Evil 5], Accessed June 21, 2014, "...chance to talk to Karen Dyer, the actor who plays Sheva in Resident Evil 5, about the motion capture process ..."</ref><ref name=twsNewsOK>Matthew Price, August 3, 2009, News OK, [http://newsok.com/resident-evil-5s-karen-dyer-creates-sheva-alomar-calendar/article/3792362 Resident Evil 5′s Karen Dyer creates Sheva Alomar calendar], Accessed June 21, 2014, "...Dyer portrayed the voice and motion actress of lead character Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5. Dyer has also appeared on According to Jim, Malcolm in the Middle, General Hospital and Everybody Loves Raymond...."</ref><ref>Shawn Scott Smith, May 23, 2010, Con-News, [http://con-news.com/?p=3948 FANIMECON ANNOUNCES PERFORMER KAREN DYER AS GUEST OF HONOR AT FANIMECON 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093454/http://con-news.com/?p=3948 |date=2015-04-02 }}, Accessed June 21, 2014</ref><ref name=twsEscapist>LOGAN WESTBROOK, August 4, 2009, The Escapist magazine, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93616-Resident-Evil-5-Actress-Does-Calendar-For-Fans Resident Evil 5 Actress Does Calendar For Fans], Accessed June 21, 2014, "...Resident Evil 5 voice actress and motion capture performer Karen Dyer has created an unofficial Sheva Alomar calendar...."</ref> and Elena in the ''Street Fighter'' franchises. Born in Brooklyn, she is of Jamaican and Irish heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Personal Biography|url=http://www.karendyer.net/bio.html|accessdate=July 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106200208/http://www.karendyer.net/bio.html|archive-date=November 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1996 | ''The Glass Cage'' | Dancer | |- |rowspan="3"| 1999 | ''The Sex Monster'' | Woman on Street | |- | ''Urban Menace'' | Jolene | Video |- | ''Corrupt'' | Jodi | |- | 2001 | ''Tortilla Soup'' | Rachel | |- | 2002 | ''Evil Resident'' | Eman Valentine | Short |- |rowspan="2"| 2005 | ''Be Cool'' | Swing Dancer | |- | ''Thank You for Smoking'' | Flight Attendant | |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 | ''Idlewild'' | Eva | |- | ''These Days'' | Tara | |- |rowspan="3"| 2007 | ''Loveless in Los Angeles'' | Joanie | |- | ''Habanero'' | Amandah Graves | Short |- | ''Galore'' | Pia | |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''Steppin: The Movie'' | Actress | |- | ''A Christmas Carol'' | Dancer | |- |rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''¡Understudy!'' | Jeanine Michaels | Short |- | ''Celeste & Jesse Forever'' | Fire Dancer | |- | 2013 | ''Gangster Squad'' | Dancer | |- |rowspan="3"| 2014 | ''Life After Beth'' | Pearline | |- | ''The Other Sister'' | Jean | Short |- | ''Kepler X-47'' | Dawn | Short |- |rowspan="2"| 2015 | ''Hollywood Adventures'' | Pink Party Fire Girl | |- | ''A Dare to Remember'' | Nina Monroe | TV movie |- | 2016 | ''Type Z'' | Greta | TV movie |- | 2017 | ''Sisters of the Groom'' | Roxanna | TV movie |- |rowspan="3"| 2019 | ''The United States of Tomorrow'' | Mother | Short |- | ''Eleven Eleven'' | Xi | |- | ''One Fine Christmas'' | Diana | TV movie |- | 2020 | ''Once Upon a Main Street'' | Marjorie | TV movie |}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1993 | ''Welcome Freshmen'' | Brenda | Episode: "Drawn and Quoted" |- | 1994; 2023 | ''General Hospital'' | Xanna Ames, Denise | Regular Cast <ref name=twsNewsOK/> |- | 1999 | ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' | Swing Dancer | Episode: "Dancing With Debra" <ref name=twsNewsOK/> |- |rowspan="2"| 2000 | ''Ally McBeal'' | Tina Turner Impersonator | Episode: "The Oddball Parade" |- | ''Spin City'' | Yoga Instructor | Episode: "Lost and Found" |- | 2003 | ''She Spies'' | Woman | Episode: "While You Were Out" |- | 2005 | ''Malcolm in the Middle'' | Bystander #1 | Episode: "Burning Man" <ref name=twsNewsOK/> |- | 2006 | ''According to Jim'' | Margo | Episode: "Sex Ed Fred" |- | 2008 | ''Eli Stone'' | Fire Dancer | Episode: "The Humanitarian" |- |rowspan="3"| 2011 | ''Outsourced'' | Bollywood Dancer | Episode: "A Sitar Is Born" |- | ''Glee'' | Fire Hoop Bikini Cheerio | Episode: "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" |- | ''Pimp Trixie: Hollywood Actor'' | Casting Director | TV mini series short |- | 2012 | ''Victorious'' | Stage Manager | Episode: "Tori Goes Platinum" |- | 2013 | ''NCIS'' | Clown / Mystery Woman | Episode: "Devil's Triad" |- |rowspan="2"| 2014 | ''The Mindy Project'' | Nurse | Episode: "Girl Next Door" |- | ''How to Get Away With Murder'' | Leah | Episode: "Smile, or Go to Jail" |- | 2015 | ''Bosch'' | Officer Pimentel | Episode: "Chapter Five: Mama's Boy" & "Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle" |- | 2016 | ''Mike & Molly'' | Police Dispatcher (voice) | Episode: "Super Cop" |- |rowspan="4"| 2017 | ''Baskets'' | Cypher | Recurring cast: season 2 |- | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Police Officer #2 | Episode: "Ring of Fire" |- | ''Atypical'' | Marta | Episode: "I Lost My Poor Meatball" |- | ''TempaKILL'' | Eva | Episode: "The Lumber Mafia King Versus an Assassin--Out of Work Actress" |- |rowspan="2"| 2018 | ''Grace and Frankie'' | Female Presenter | Episode: "The Tappys" |- | ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' | Jan | Episode: "The End" |- | 2018–19 | ''Charmed'' | Mama Roz | Recurring cast: season 1 |- |rowspan="5"| 2019 | ''Coop and Cami Ask the World'' | Prospective Client #2 | Episode: "Would You Wrather Be the Heart or the Hammer?" |- | ''Grand Hotel'' | Woman | Episode: "Smokeshow" |- | ''Dear White People'' | Sandra | Episode: "Volume 3: Chapter IV" |- | ''Will & Grace'' | Dr. Welch | Episode: "Pappa Mia" |- | ''All Rise'' | Ruth Allen | Episode: "Dripsy" |- |rowspan="6"| 2020 | ''Mom'' | Nurse | Episode: "One Tiny Incision and a Coffin Dress" |- | ''Good Trouble'' | Joy | Episode: "Gumboot Becky" |- | ''The Goldbergs'' | Ellen Stone | Episode: "Body Swap" |- | ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' | Brenda Shawnks | Episode: "Admiral Peralta" |- | ''Etheria'' | Dawn | Episode: "Kepler X-47" |- | ''L.A.'s Finest'' | Doctor | Episode: "Beverly Hills Cops" |- |rowspan="5"| 2021 | ''9-1-1: Lone Star'' | Firefighter Amber Daniels | Episode: "Hold the Line" |- | ''S.W.A.T.'' | Joan | Episode: "U-Turn" |- | ''On the Verge'' | Sophie | Episode: "What Comes Next" |- | ''The L Word: Generation Q'' | Dr. Kemp | Episode: "Last Dance" |- | ''American Crime Story'' | Nurse | Episode: "The Wilderness" |- | 2022–23 | ''Shining Vale'' | Emily Harris | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="4"| 2022 | ''Hacks'' | Waitress | Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" |- | ''Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'' | Delivery Nurse | Episode: "Silenced" |- | ''The Patient'' | Lynette | Episode: "Charlie" |- | ''Family Reunion'' | Ajua McKellan | Episode: "Remember Our 20 Acres and a Deed?" |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 | ''The Company You Keep'' | Officer Johnson | Episode: "All In" |- | ''Beef'' | Gallerist | Episode: "The Rapture of Being Alive" |- | rowspan="3"| 2024 | ''Griselda'' | District Attorney | Episode: "Adios, Miami" |- | ''All American: Homecoming'' | Dr. Carolyn Sandoval | 2 episodes |- | ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' | Nurse | Episode: "Ghosts" |- | 2025 | ''NCIS: Origins'' | VA Staffer Susan | Episode: "Monsoon" |}

===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Voice role !! Notes |- | 2009 || ''RESIDENT EVIL 5'' || Sheva Alomar || Also motion capture performance |- | 2012 || ''Street Fighter X Tekken'' || Elena || rowspan="4" | |- | 2014 || ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' || Elena |- | 2015 || ''The Magic Circle'' || Maze Evelyn |- | 2016 || ''Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' || |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''Tacoma'' || Sareh Hasmadi || (credited as Eva La Dare) |- | ''Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus'' || Georgette Spelvin || rowspan="4" | |- | 2018 || ''Madden NFL 19: Longshot Homecoming'' || |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''Tom Clancy's The Division 2'' || Additional Voices |- | ''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' || Acting Talent |- | 2025 || ''Street Fighter 6'' || Elena || (credited Eva La Dare)<ref>{{cite web|title=<nowiki>ELENA | STREET FIGHTER 6 | CAPCOM</nowiki>|url=https://www.streetfighter.com/6/en-us/character/elena|website=streetfighter.com|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> |- | 2027 || ''Tomb Raider: Catalyst'' || TBA |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0245749|name=Karen Dyer}}

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