KAREN ZIEMBA received the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in Susan Stroman and John Weidman’s production of CONTACT at Lincoln Center Theatre. She is a three time Tony nominee for her performances in both Kander & Ebb’s STEEL PIER and CURTAINS, both directed by Scott Ellis and for NEVER GONNA DANCE, directed by Michael Greif.

On and Off-Broadway she has appeared in I DO! I DO!, CHICAGO, A CHORUS LINE,
AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND, 42ND STREET, and CRAZY FOR YOU.
At the New York City Opera she starred in 110 IN THE SHADE, and
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA and for Encores! at City Center in BYE BYE BIRDIE,
THE PAJAMA GAME, ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 and ALLEGRO. Regionally, she has starred in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (The Old Globe, San Diego), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Shakespeare Theatre, DC/Hartford Stage), THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Williamstown Theatre Festival), THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (Magic Theatre, San Francisco), and HOUSE AND GARDEN (Geva Theatre, Rochester, NY).
TV and film appearances include The Kennedy Center Honors (in tributes to Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris), The Producers, Once More With Feeling, Scrubs, the three Law and Order series, and for PBS, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, Ira Gershwin at 100, and Stephen Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall.

Karen can be heard on many recordings, including original cast albums and audio books for Simon and Schuster, MacMillan, and Harper Collins Publishers.

Karen received an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from Niagara University.