Karen Dyer, professionally known as Eva La Dare, is an American film and television and motion capture actress.
Career
Eva La Dare is known mainly for providing the voices for Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5July 4, 2009, Nicholas Deleon, TechCrunch, Interview: Karen Dyer (Sheva from Resident Evil 5), Accessed June 21, 2014Tom Penketh, July 4, 2009, Backstage Magazine, 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 ..."July 25, 2009, Florence Ion, Maximum PC, 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 ..."Matthew Price, August 3, 2009, News OK, 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...."Shawn Scott Smith, May 23, 2010, Con-News, FANIMECON ANNOUNCES PERFORMER KAREN DYER AS GUEST OF HONOR AT FANIMECON 2010 , Accessed June 21, 2014LOGAN WESTBROOK, August 4, 2009, The Escapist magazine, 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...." and Elena in the Street Fighter franchises. Born in Brooklyn, she is of Jamaican and Irish heritage.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1996 The Glass Cage Dancer 1999 The Sex Monster Woman on Street Urban Menace Jolene Video Corrupt Jodi 2001 Tortilla Soup Rachel 2002 Evil Resident Eman Valentine Short 2005 Be Cool Swing Dancer Thank You for Smoking Flight Attendant 2006 Idlewild Eva These Days Tara 2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Joanie Habanero Amandah Graves Short Galore Pia 2009 Steppin: The Movie Actress A Christmas Carol Dancer 2012 ¡Understudy! Jeanine Michaels Short Celeste & Jesse Forever Fire Dancer 2013 Gangster Squad Dancer 2014 Life After Beth Pearline The Other Sister Jean Short Kepler X-47 Dawn Short 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 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
Year Title Role Notes 1993 Welcome Freshmen Brenda Episode: "Drawn and Quoted" 1994; 2023 General Hospital Xanna Ames, Denise Regular Cast 1999 Everybody Loves Raymond Swing Dancer Episode: "Dancing With Debra" 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" 2006 According to Jim Margo Episode: "Sex Ed Fred" 2008 Eli Stone Fire Dancer Episode: "The Humanitarian" 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" 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" 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" 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 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" 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" 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 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?" 2023 The Company You Keep Officer Johnson Episode: "All In" Beef Gallerist Episode: "The Rapture of Being Alive" 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 Year Title Voice role Notes 2009 RESIDENT EVIL 5 Sheva Alomar Also motion capture performance 2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Elena 2014 Ultra Street Fighter IV Elena 2015 The Magic Circle Maze Evelyn 2016 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2017 Tacoma Sareh Hasmadi (credited as Eva La Dare) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Georgette Spelvin 2018 Madden NFL 19: Longshot Homecoming 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) 2027 Tomb Raider: Catalyst TBA
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