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series. In live-action productions, she portrayed Jolene in the television show '' Weeds''.

Early life and education

Strassman enjoyed acting at a young age, and was involved in school plays. When she was 20, she had moved to France to study psychology and theatre at CNSAD in Paris.

Career

In an interview with Slink FM, she said she picked psychology as a ways to earn a living in case theatre did not pan out. While there, she saw an advertisement calling for actors who could speak English. She got an apprenticeship with Studio VO/VF where she trained as a dialect coach. After a year, she was offered a paid position where she trained older French actors on how to act in English. She also taught kids, where she was recruited by two women who produced a magazine called ''Hi-Kids'' which would produce audio cassettes. It was there where she started doing voice-over. She would later do French and English dubs, and got into video game voice-over. She provided voice over work in French for Air France, Euro-star, Disneyland Paris, and for audio tours of The Louvre and the

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. As a dialect coach, she worked with Lancôme advertising.

Personal life

Strassman is a naturalized French citizen; she is also fluent in French.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Feature films

Direct-to-video and television films

Foreign shows dubbing in English

Video games

Live-action roles

Notes

References

Book references *

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strassman, Karen Living people American expatriate actresses in France American film actresses American people of Danish descent French people of Danish descent American stage actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses People from Washington, D.C. 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles Naturalized citizens of France Year of birth missing (living people)