Tara Karsian is an American actress and writer. She is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll.
Early life Karsian is the daughter of actress Pat Carroll and Lee Karsian. She is of Armenian descent through her father.
Career Karsian began her career appearing in episodes of Married... with Children, Who's the Boss?, Designing Women, Walker, Texas Ranger, and The X Files, along with recurring roles on the short-lived sitcoms Baby Talk, and Life's Work. In 2000s, Karsian also played many small parts on television series such as NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Prison Break.
Karsian was regular cast member in the unaired HBO series, 12 Miles of Bad Road starring Lily Tomlin and Mary Kay Place. She had the recurring role as Liz Dade in the NBC medical drama, ER from 2005 to 2009. Her film credits include The Number 23, Single White Female, Envy, and Boys Life 3. In 2008, Karsian appeared as Sister Vivian in the independent film Ready? OK!.Ready? OK! official website In 2009, she acted in the comedy play Women Behind Bars at the Celebration Theatre in Los Angeles.
Karsian has co-written and co-starred with Andrea Grano in the 2014 independent comedy film BFFs, which featured her mother, Pat Carroll.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1992Single White FemaleMannish Applicant2000Boys Life 3Woman at Group Therapy2004EnvyLab Assistant2006Outside SalesDominique2007The Number 23Box Company Clerk2007The Pink ConspiracyMrs. Reilly2008Ready? OK!Sister Vivian2010GeraldEthel2011TerriMrs. Davidson2012Sassy PantsBank Teller2013The Big AskMs. CP2013First PeriodMs. Wood2014BFFsKatWriter and producer2016People You May KnowPhilomena2017Wind RiverIngridUncredited2019Mother's Little HelpersAuntie Trashcan2019The Cleansing HourPossessed LaneTBAFluorescent BeastMs. Sneed
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1989, 1990Who's the Boss?Debbie / Student #12 episodes1990ALFEllenEpisode: "True Colors"1990In the Heat of the NightWilla MastinEpisode: "Quick Fix"1990Designing WomenRossEpisode: "And Now, Here's Bernice"1991Evening ShadeWoman2 episodes1992Baby TalkLillian5 episodes1993Married... with ChildrenWoman at Shoe StoreEpisode: "Scared Single"1996Walker, Texas RangerNikki WarrenEpisode: "Behind the Badge"1996Life's WorkEmily3 episodes1996. 1997Silk StalkingsMarnie Willis2 episodes1996, 1997Boston CommonPatsy / Beatrice1998Brooklyn SouthViolet SqualanteEpisode: "Violet Inviolate"1999WorkingCleaning WomanEpisode: "She Loves Me Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"2000The X-FilesCoroner's AssistantEpisode: "X-Cops"2000Manhattan, AZAnnEpisode: "Lt. Colonel's Boy"2000Cover MeJeanetteEpisode: "Turtle Soup"2001EmerilNurse Amy Smearball4 episodes2002RebaConnieEpisode: "Switch"2003Presidio MedDarleneEpisode: "Suffer Unto Me the Children..."2003Everybody Loves RaymondJeanEpisode: "Sweet Charity"2003NYPD BlueTishEpisode: "Nude Awakening"2003Six Feet Under'Dr. Dave' CoordinatorEpisode: "Making Love Work"2005Desperate HousewivesSarahEpisode: "Move On"2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJill PaisleyEpisode: "Big Middle"2005Complete SavagesDorisEpisode: "Crimes and Mini-Wieners"2005Malcolm in the MiddleShellyEpisode: "Health Insurance"2005Without a TraceLaurieEpisode: "When Darkness Falls"2005–2009ERLiz Dade7 episodes2006In JusticeMary Beth TerzianEpisode: "The Ten Percenter"2006BonesDiane ChildEpisode: "The Boy in the Shroud"2006Lovespring InternationalFiggy Kristopher3 episodes2007The Singles TableNurse #2Episode: "The Emergency"2007The New Adventures of Old ChristineDotEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"2007EntourageSAG womanEpisode: "Gary's Desk"2007Saving GraceSam DelpinoEpisode: "Keep Your Damn Wings Off My Nephew"2008Hit FactorTaraTelevision film2008Prison BreakGeorgie2 episodes200812 Miles of Bad RoadDeputy Deborah Falcon5 episodes2008, 2010The MentalistMedical Examiner2 episodes2009GroupDr. Ellen BergTelevision film2009Rise and Fall of Tuck JohnsonPetunia Childs2010In Plain SightJune RorchekEpisode: "Son of Mann"2010SvetlanaCasting DirectorEpisode: "Crystal Methdown"2011Better with YouArlettaEpisode: "Better with the Baby"2012The ExesMildredEpisode: "Three Men and a Maybe"2012Waffle HutDr. KeelTelevision film2013ShamelessCelia2 episodes2014Anger ManagementPhyllis2014–2015Liv and MaddieMrs. Kneebauer3 episodes2014–2017ReviewLucille21 episodes2015Blood & OilVan Ness5 episodes2016Last Will and TesticleCathy2 episodes2016The GPS ZoneLoraineTelevision film2016PreacherTravel AgentEpisode: "Finish the Song"2016Brooklyn Nine-NineMara CiprioniEpisode: "Monster in the Closet"2016Shut EyeFabiana2 episodes2017Dropping the SoapCindyEpisode: "Drama-Con"2017DoubtTanya8 episodes2017K.C. UndercoverCrystalEpisode: "KC Under Construction"2017The Young and the RestlessJudge SavalaEpisode #1.113442018Beerfest: Thirst for VictoryBrendaTelevision film2018Love DailyMrs. WhiteEpisode: "Group"2018, 20229-1-1Ruth2 episodes2019I'm SorryNadiaEpisode: "Little Louse on the Prairie"2019The MagiciansThe ProphetEpisode: "Home Improvement"2019Dead to MePrincipal Erica BrewerEpisode: "Oh My God"2019UndoneBathrobe WomanEpisode: "Handheld Blackjack"2019American Horror Story: 1984Chef Bertie Clifford3 episodes2021–presentThe Morning ShowGayle Burns7 episodes2022I Love That for YouNurse ShannonEpisode: "GottaHaveIt"2025The ResidenceAnne DodgeEpisode: "The Mystery of the Yellow Room"
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