Acting · Shillong - Meghalaya - India · Born April 15, 1979
Karen Shenaz David (born 15 April 1979) is an Indian-born English/Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for starring as Spanish teacher Francesca 'Cesca' Montoya in Waterloo Road (2010–2011), Princess Isabella in Galavant (2015–2016), and Grace Mukherjee in Fear the Walking Dead (2019–2023). Other television credits include Cold Feet, Once Upon a Time, Legacies, Barry, and The Irrational. She has appeared in films such as Batman Begins (2005), The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008), Red Lights (2012), and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).
TVCIA
2026
as Zara Demir
MovieIsabel's Garden
2024
as Maya
TVTracker
2024
as Dr Evie Martell
TVThe Irrational
2023
as Rose Dinshaw
MovieLand of Gold
2023
as Asha
MovieWhen Christmas Was Young
2022
as Melody Douglass
TVPantheon
2022
as Justine's Mom / Receptionist (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Diya Laghari
MovieIn Hollywoodland
2020
as Queenie
TVLegacies
2018
as Emma Tig
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Det. Rita Calderon
MovieOnce Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After
2018
as Self
TVBarry
2018
as Sharon Lucado
TVRyan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
as Priya
MovieThe Tiger Hunter
2017
as Ruby
TVTimeless
2016
as Young Officer Denise Christopher (Dhriti Sirivastava)
TVFear the Walking Dead
2015
as Grace Mukherjee
MovieAmar Akbar & Tony
2015
as Meera
TVGalavant
2015
as Isabella
MovieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as FBI Lead Agent
MovieRed Lights
2012
as Female Reporter #2
TVTouch
2012
as Kayla Graham
TVOnce Upon a Time
2011
as Jasmine
TVStrike Back
2010
as Barmaid
MovieCouples Retreat
2009
as Spa Attendant
TVCastle
2009
as Sara El-Masri
MovieThe Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
2008
as Layla (as Karen David)
TVThe Colour of Magic
2008
as Liessa
MovieThe Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
as Liessa
MovieEureka
2007
as Reporter
MovieProvoked: A True Story
2007
as Asha
MovieFlight of Fury
2007
as Barnes's Operational Soldier Flanders
TVWaterloo Road
2006
as Francesca Montoya
MovieTake 3 Girls
2006
as Lyla
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Mary Meadows
MovieBatman Begins
2005
as Courthouse Reporter #1
TVTop Buzzer
2004
MovieBollywood Queen
2002
as Neeta
The Paper Round
2002
as Police Woman
TVBelonging
2000
