Karen Holness

Karen Holness is an episodic actor on Once Upon a Time, portraying the role of the Witch of the North in "Kansas".

Life and Career
After deciding she wanted to have a career in acting, Holness attended the Performing Arts High School in Toronto. She ended up transferring to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Holness went on to co-founding administrative staff of Beacon Theatre Company and began her career on stage in such shows as Rent and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which led to winning a role in the film version of Chicago and playing the on-stage role of Deena Jones in Dreamgirls.

Some of Holness' other acting credits inclue Fringe, Cashing In, jPod, and Once Upon a Time. As for film credits, some include Riverworld, Donovan's Echo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.