{{Short description|American actress}} '''Karen Obilom''' is an American actress.<ref>{{cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|title=Christiani Pitts, Karen Obilom, Alexander Hodge Cast In Alicia Keys-Produced Netflix Rom-Com|date=October 13, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/christiani-pitts-karen-obilom-alexander-hodge-alicia-keys-netflix-1234596803/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Polly|title=DOOM PATROL Adds Karen Obilom|date=February 13, 2020|magazine=Starburst|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/doom-patrol-adds-karen-obilom/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|title=Karen Obilom Joins Cast of 'House Party' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)|date=June 21, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/karen-obilom-house-party-reboot-1235001219/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref> She is known for portraying Nia Bullock in the BET television series ''Games People Play'' (2019–2021).<ref>{{cite web|last=Flook|first=Ray|title="Doom Patrol" Season 2: Karen Obilom ("Games People Play") Joins Cast in Recurring Role|date=February 12, 2020|website=Bleeding Cool|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/doom-patrol-season-2-karen-obilom-games-people-play-joins-cast-in-recurring-role/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=Karen Obilom Joins 'Doom Patrol'; Elizabeth Bowen Books 'Resident Alien'|date=February 12, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/karen-obilom-doom-patrol-elizabeth-bowen-resident-alien-1202857991/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hailu|first=Selome|title=Amin Joseph, Karen Obilom, Kimiko Singer Cast in Allblk's 'Send Help' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=March 23, 2022|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amin-joseph-karen-obilom-kimiko-send-help-1235212507/|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref> She also appeared opposite Lil Rel Howery in the 2023 film ''The Mill'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web|last=Rose|first=Niko|title='THE MILL' TRAILER: LIL REL HOWERY, KAREN OBILOM AND MORE STAR IN HULU SCI-FI THRILLER FOR SPOOKY SEASON|date=October 3, 2023|website=Blavity|url=https://blavity.com/entertainment/the-mill-trailer-lil-rel-howery|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref>
Obilom is from Texas and is of Nigerian descent.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shadow and Act Staff|title='GAMES PEOPLE PLAY' STAR KAREN OBILOM SPEAKS ON NOLLYWOOD AND BLACK HOLLYWOOD|date=April 30, 2019|website=Blavity|url=https://blavity.com/entertainment/karen-obilom-games-people-play-interview|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |- | 2012 | ''Short Film Princess'' | Teenage Tiffany | Short |- | 2013 | ''5am'' | Restaurant Patron | Short |- |rowspan="3"| 2014 | ''Mr. Student Body President'' | Tamika Wolfe | Short |- | ''Christmas Is in the Air'' | Mary | Short |- | ''Bachelorette Party'' | Tasha | Short |- | 2015 | ''Short Change Hero'' | Fast Food Manager | Short |- | 2016 | ''Nutcracker'' | Randi | Short |- | 2017 | ''Neva~eh'' | Angelic Sorcoress | Short |- |rowspan="3"| 2018 | ''Congo Cabaret'' | Myrtle | Short |- | ''Rukky'' | Rukevwe 'Rukky' Odafe | Short |- | ''Further Away'' | Diana | Short |- | 2019 | ''Sirens'' | Monica | |- |rowspan="2"| 2021 | ''Show Me What You Got'' | Niki | |- | ''Resort to Love'' | Janelle Stratford | |- |rowspan="3"| 2023 | ''House Party'' | Venus | |- | ''Out of Bounds'' | Moriah | |- | ''The Mill'' | Kate | |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 | ''The Late Night Creep'' | Heather | |- | ''Food for the Soul'' | Ada | Short |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2015–16 | ''Rider'' | Jessica | Recurring Cast |- |rowspan="3"| 2016 | ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' | Queen Bee | Episode: "Tony Hale Wears a Blue Flannel Shirt and Fuchsia Sneakers" |- | ''The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead'' | Stefanie McDuffey | Episode: "Rigor Mortis" |- | ''Hello Cupid Reboot'' | Bj | Recurring Cast |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Joy | Episode: "Unleashed" |- | ''Chef Julian'' | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.2" & "#3.8" |- | 2016–18 | ''Mr. Student Body President'' | Tamika Wolf | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 2 |- |rowspan="4"| 2018 | ''Insecure'' | Antoinette | Episode: "Backwards-Like" |- | ''NCIS: New Orleans'' | Zaire Dupre | Episode: "Pound of Flesh" |- | ''The Vampyr Resistance Corps'' | Demetria | Main Cast |- | ''Medal of Honor'' | Mildred | Episode: "Edward Carter" |- | 2019–21 | ''Games People Play'' | Nia Bullock | Main Cast |- | 2020–21 | ''Doom Patrol'' | Roni Evers | Recurring Cast: Season 2–3 |- | 2022 | ''Send Help'' | Ashley Young | Main Cast |- | 2023 | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Tobey Barrett | Recurring Cast: Season 19 |- |2025 |''Law & Order'' |Detective Vanessa Washburn |Episode: "Greater Good" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|5352046}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obilom, Karen}} Category:Living people Category:American television actresses Category:American film actresses Category:21st-century African-American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Actresses from Texas Category:American people of Nigerian descent Category:Year of birth missing (living people)