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Karen Ann Wong-Dorall

Karen Ann Wong-Dorall

Swiss Union Film and Video (SSFV)
United Actors Management (Main agency)
Julia Lucassen
+49 172 4222 012
jl@united-actors-management.com
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About me

Born to a Singaporean-Chinese Father and Eurasian mother, Karen Ann is a Swiss-based international actress known for playing intense roles, more recently as Joyce Bayani in Swiss TV crime drama Die Beschatter. She enjoyed a multicultural upbringing in Singapore, is a professional teacher of English and Drama and a Professional Acting graduate from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts(London). She now resides in Switzerland with her family. Languages: Fluent in English(Br, Am, Singapore-EL),German(good), basic Mandarin.

Information

Acting age
32-45 years
Year of birth
1977 (47 years)
Place of birth
Singapore
Height (cm)
166
Weight (in kg)
50
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Stature
athletic / training, slim
Place of residence
Zürich (CH), Aarau (CH)
Nationality
Swiss
Languages
English(native)GermanChineseMandarin
Dialects
American-StandardEnglish-StandardSingaporean(native dialect)
Accents
AmericanAsianChineseEnglish
Sport
AthleticsHikingSoftballSwimmingYogaIce skatingBadminton
Main profession
Actor
Singing
ChoirMusical
Special skills
Stunt
Pitch
Alto, Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2020
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

Other professional training

2024
Spiritual Psychology of Acting
2019 – 2020
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts - London
2018
ZES Centre for Acting (Switzerland), Acting for Film, 2018
1996 – 2001
BA(Hons) Drama, Performance, English, Dipl. Ed., Nanyang Tech. Uni, Singapore

Film

2023 – 2024
Two Tigers at the Window (Short film) In development
Lina (MR) Maude Gobet Producer: Maude Gobet Distribution: Flur203 & F+F Schule für Kunst und Design Casting Director: Maude Gobet Written by: Maude Gobet
2024
My Sister Stella (Short film) In development
Customer (SR) Alan Bossart Written by: Kim Zaugg, Alan Bossart
2022
Long Way Out (Drama)
Melina (SR) Fabio Stecher Casting Director: Fabio Stecher Written by: Fabio Stecher, Leo St. Thomas
2022
The GMO Debate- Then and Now (Educational production)
Science Communication Critic (MR) Jill Scott Producer: Jill Scott, Marille Hahne Casting Director: Corinna Glaus, Jill Scott Written by: Jill Scott
2022
Light in the Dark (Short film)
Rada Jinna (MR) Belinda Suter
2021
Zurich 2048 (Short film)
Main role Maurus Egger Producer: Visual Monkeys [ch]
2021
Runaway Diamond (Short film)
Supporting role Aleksandra Morf Producer: Alexmor Works
2019
They Had it Coming (Bewerbungsfilm) (Short film)
Supporting role Sophia Ralston Producer: Sophia Ralston Produktion [ch]
2018
Betrayal (Short film)
Main role Aleksandra Morf Producer: SAE Institute (Zürich) [ch]
2018
Margot's Game (Short film)
Main role Frank Luchs Producer: Visiomedia

Television

2024
IKARUS (Documentary series) In development
X3 (ESR) Simon Heibling Producer: Contrast Film Casting Director: Claudia Aerni
2023 – 2024
Die Beschatter Season 2 (TV series) In development
Joyce Bayani (SR) Michael Steiner Producer: Turnus Film Distribution: SRF/ NETFLIX Casting Director: Glaus Casting Written by: Simone Schmid
2022
Die Beschatter (TV series)
Joyce (SR) Michael Steiner Producer: Turnus Films Distribution: NETFLIX /Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) Casting Director: Glaus Casting Written by: Simone Schmid, Francesco Rizzi
2020
Neumatt (TV series)
Chinese Businesswoman (SR) Pierre Monnard, Sabine Boss Producer: Zodiac Pictures Ltd Station: NETFLIX/ SRF (vormals SF DRS) [ch] Casting Director: Glaus Casting Written by: Marianne Wendt

Audio

2021
Flanders Mare (Audio drama)
Lady Rochford (SR) Katherine Munden Producer: Jack Edmonton Distribution: Bournemouth University
2021
Flanders Mare (Dubbing)
Supporting role Katherine Munden Producer: Bournemouth University [uk]

Other

2022
Swiss Re Living Lab Corporate Campaign Film
Sarah and Lucy (SR) Swiss Re /Natalie Weibel-Puippe

Commercial

2024
Zurich Tourism Campaign 2024 (Commercial) In development
Sweatworking Hiker (SR) Producer: Farbfilm Studio GmbH
2024
Schindler Connectivity Gamechanger (Commercial) In development
Businesswoman (MR) Producer: Beat Oswald, Film Lodge Visual Storytelling Casting Director: Beat Oswald
2023 – 2024
Swisscom Blue Family Commercial (Commercial)
Mother/Hobby Drummer (MR) Flurin and Silvan Giger Producer: STORIES AG
2022
The Salvation Army Christmas Campaign 2022 (Commercial)
2022
Swiss Tourism in Strategic Partnership with Ender Diagnostics (Image movie)
2021
Die Mobiliar - Überschussfonds 2021. Wir beteiligen auch Sie (Commercial)
Main role Michael Woodward Producer: Dynamic Frame GmbH
2019
BLKB - Was morgen zählt (Commercial)
Supporting role Max Barron Producer: Dynamic Frame GmbH
2019
Schweizerischer Gehörlosenbund SGB-FSS - Gehörlos, aber nicht sprachlos! (Commercial)
Yves De Pra Producer: Nutshell Films GmbH [ch]
2019
Threema - Your private life is valuable. Don’t pay with your data (Commercial)
Supporting role Matthias Kappeler Producer: Hillton AG [ch]
2018
SIKA - B2B E-Shop (Commercial)
Supporting role Richy Hafner Producer: Polymorph Pictures GmbH [ch]
2018
Büchi Laboratories - A dream comes true. Pure Chromatography System (Commercial)
Main role Sebastian Ezequiel Cepeda Producer: Viven GmbH [ch]