Karen Hassan

Karen Hassan

Nacimiento : 1981-01-01, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Historia

Karen Hassan was born in July 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is one of five sisters. In an interview with a Belfast newspaper in March 2011, Karen admitted that she was very quiet whilst growing up but always enjoyed acting which inspired her to study drama at Queens University in Belfast before becoming a professional actress. She appeared in many films and TV shows, mainly in minor roles before landing the role of Lynsey Nolan in series one of Hollyoaks Later in 2008. In June 2010 it was announced that Karen had been cast in Hollyoaks, again playing the character of Lynsey, the only difference being she was now going to be a regular character. Her first episode aired on 11th August 2010.

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Karen Hassan

Películas

Doing Money
DC Rachel
A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of pop-up brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.
Cellar Door
Aidie
A tortured but determined young woman, in the grip of the Catholic Church, searches furiously for the child she believes has been taken away from her, but meets confusion at every corner.
Sasha of the Sea
Abby
Growing up along the rugged coastline of Northern Ireland, all young Sasha wants is to spend her days on the water. However, her fondness for the sea is tested when her father goes missing in a fishing accident and her world comes crashing down.
Once Upon a Winter's Date
Amy
Katherine endures the worst Valentine's Day date of her life. On her way home a gypsy casts a magical spell on her. The next morning she soon realises she's reliving the day until she finds Mr Right.
High-Rise
Young Woman
Adaptación de High Rise, novela publicada por J.G. Ballard a mediados de los años ‘70. La historia narra la llegada del doctor Robert Laing a la Torre Elysium, un enorme rascacielos dentro del cual se desarrolla todo un mundo aparte, en el cual parece existir la sociedad ideal. Pero secretamente, el recién llegado se sentirá perturbado ante la posibilidad de que este orden utópico no sea tal. Sospechas que rápidamente serán corroboradas de la forma más siniestra.
A Patch of Fog
Police Woman
A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’. From there a twisted romance of sorts unfolds.
Scapegoat
Patricia Curran
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family. Told in superb period detail, Scapegoat contains a combustible mix of sex, class, bogus respectability and dark domestic secrets
50 hombres muertos
Mother
Basado en una historia real. Martin McGartland es un pequeño delincuente del Belfast de finales de los años 80 despreocupado por el trasfondo político de la lucha entre católicos y protestantes. La principal preocupación de McGartland es sobrevivir y hacer su vida más fácil a través de los constantes controles policiales. Sus circunstancias le hacen fácil objetivo para que un agente de los servicios de inteligencia, le fuerce a proporcionar información sobre las actividades de la organización terrorista IRA. Pero su éxito como espía se convierte en su penitencia. Además de ponerse a si mismo en peligro de muerte, sus actividades amenazan a su familia. Desde entonces, y ya han pasado 20 años, McGartland tiene que vivir de forma clandestina para evitar el castigo del IRA que traicionó.
Miss Conception
Young Nun
Georgina Scott es una joven de 33 años de Londres que se entera de que tan sólo le queda un mes para concebir un hijo...
Hunger
Gerry's Girlfriend
Hunger describe la vida en la Maze Prison, una cárcel de máxima seguridad de Irlanda del norte, a través de los emotivos acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar en 1981 con motivo de la huelga de hambre del IRA, liderada por Bobby Sands. Desde un punto de vista épico, la película narra lo que ocurre cuando se obliga al cuerpo y a la mente a actuar por encima del límite. Aclamada ópera prima del director y guionista Steve McQueen. Premio Cámara de Oro de Un Certain Regard en Cannes.