Karen Hines

Acting

Karen Hines

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Karen Hines, a globally acclaimed satirist, has captivated audiences worldwide with her plays and 'little films,' earning critical praise and cementing her reputation as a unique artist. Known for blending disparate themes like magical realism, feminism, real estate, and climate change in her musings on modern life, she's authored seven award-winning plays published by Coach House Books. Twice a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Hines has directed and collaborated on various productions, including the beloved adult horror clowns, Mump & Smoot. Her recent works, such as the micro-theatrical solo "Crawlspace" and "All the Little Animals I Have Eaten," demonstrate her innovati…

Known for

Braceface poster
6.7

The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, is based around Sharon Spitz, who is a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. In the first season, she is enrolled at Mary Pickford Junior High.

Braceface

2001

Man of the Year poster
6.0

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as his message resonates with frustrated voters.

Man of the Year

2006

Puppets Who Kill poster
6.6

Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.

Puppets Who Kill

2002

The Newsroom poster
8.0

The tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.

The Newsroom

1996

Comeback Season poster
6.2

First Down. Second Chance. Skylar is a star quarterback of his football team. He's got the skills, the looks, and the girls. His next-door neighbor, Walter is a loving husband, good father and all-round decent family man. When their worlds start to crumble they find themselves in jail together and suddenly these former enemies must rely on each other to rebuild their lives...

Comeback Season

2006

Hedwig and the Angry Inch poster
7.4

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Film credits

2000s · 7 titles

Man of the Year poster
6.0

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as his message resonates with frustrated voters.

Man of the Year

2006

Comeback Season poster
6.2

First Down. Second Chance. Skylar is a star quarterback of his football team. He's got the skills, the looks, and the girls. His next-door neighbor, Walter is a loving husband, good father and all-round decent family man. When their worlds start to crumble they find themselves in jail together and suddenly these former enemies must rely on each other to rebuild their lives...

Comeback Season

2006

Hedwig and the Angry Inch poster
7.4

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Holiday in Handcuffs poster
6.3

A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

Holiday in Handcuffs

2007

Model Behavior poster
6.5

An ordinary high school girl and a top teen model decide to switch places after meeting and discovering they bear an uncanny resemblance.

Model Behavior

2000

Escape from the Newsroom poster
6.7

It's a strange movie that you have to watch beginning to end, or you'll find yourself completely lost. Based on the Toronto-made TV series "Newsroom," this made-for-TV movie has many well-recognized Canadian actors and comedians. It's a modest comedy that has its "short chuckle of laughter" moments, but the real highlight is similar to the highlight of 12 Angry Men. They obviously endeavoured to make the acting look as real and natural as possible when making this show, and most of the entertainment comes from listening in on their conversations and being convinced by the good acting. This is the similarity to 12 Angry Men.

Escape from the Newsroom

2002

No artwork available
NR

Montreal, 1734. A tragic event forever changes the life of a slave and of the entire city. A mystery where love, secrets and betrayal collide.

Fire and Fury

2008

1990s · 2 titles

Series credits

Braceface poster
6.7

The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, is based around Sharon Spitz, who is a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. In the first season, she is enrolled at Mary Pickford Junior High.

Braceface

2001

Puppets Who Kill poster
6.6

Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.

Puppets Who Kill

2002

The Newsroom poster
8.0

The tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.

The Newsroom

1996

No artwork available
NR

Foreign Objects was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 2001. A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman. Finkleman starred as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he had played in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart. Apart from Findlay, each episode focused on a different set of characters, and portrayed a self-contained story around the theme of human frailty and obsession. The cast also included Colm Feore, Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian and Rebecca Jenkins. Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.

Foreign Objects

2001