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This article's subject relates to Season 5 of 24.This article's subject relates to Season 6 of 24.This is a production article written from an out-of-universe perspective

Jayne Atkinson (born February 18, 1959; age 65) played Karen Hayes during Season 5 and Season 6 of 24.

Atkinson had originally auditioned for the role of First Lady Martha Logan at the beginning of Season 5, knowing she was wrong for the part but wanting to get her foot in the door with 24's casting directors.

She's one of the Several 24 Alumni to appear in Criminal Minds (with C. Thomas Howell, Bill Smitrovich, Reed Diamond, Sebastian Roché, D.B. Sweeney, Timothy Carhart, Mark Rolston, Tony Todd, Tim Kelleher, Kari Matchett, Tonya Pinkins, Dameon Clarke, Timothy Omundson, Tobin Bell, Ray Wise, Timothy V. Murphy, Kelvin Han Yee, Tom Choi, Jay Acovone, Merle Dandridge, Kevin Chapman, Leonard Roberts, Dean Norris, Sprague Grayden, Nestor Serrano, Tracy Middendorf, Amy Price-Francis, Stephanie Erb, Arjay Smith, Michael O'Neill, Justin Louis, Clayne Crawford, Kathleen Wilhoite, Dale Dickey, Patrick Kilpatrick, Anthony Azizi, Wade Andrew Williams, Nick Chinlund, John Rubinstein, Glenn Morshower, Ned Vaughn, Navid Negahban, Francesco Quinn, John Billingsley, Paul Schulze, Michael Massee, Francois Chau, Michael Cudlitz, Jeff Kober, Nick Jameson, etc.)

24 credits

24-related appearances

Selected filmography

  • Syriana (2005)
  • The Village (2004)
  • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
  • Free Willy (1993)

Television appearances

  • Criminal Minds (2007-2013)
  • Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2007)
  • Law and Order (2002, 2005, 2008)
  • The Education of Max Bickford (2001)
  • The Practice (1997)
  • The X-Files (1995)
  • Parenthood (1990)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1989)
  • Moonlighting (1989)
  • A Year in the Life (1987-1988)

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