Karen Shenaz David (born April 15, 1979) is a Canadian-British actress, singer, and songwriter best known for portraying Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia in ABC's fairytale-themed musical-comedy television series, Galavant, as well as the Head of Spanish, Cesca Montoya, in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road and Layla in the American action film The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior. She starred as Angela in the ITV series Cold Feet and played Princess Jasmine (from Aladdin) in the American television series Once Upon a Time.
She currently has a recurring role on The CW's Legacies as Emma, a guidance counselor and witch, alongside playing regular character Grace in Fear the Walking Dead.
She is married to Swedish songwriter and music producer Carl Ryden.
Filmography
Film
- 2003 Bollywood Queen - Neeta
- 2005 Batman Begins - Courthouse Reporter No. 1
- 2006 Provoked - Asha
- 2006 Take 3 Girls - Lyla
- 2007 Flight of Fury - Barnes's Operational Soldier Flanders
- 2008 The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior - Layla
- 2008 The Colour of Magic - Liessa
- 2009 Couples Retreat - Spa Attendant
- 2012 Red Lights - Dana
- 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - Penn
- 2015 Amar, Akbar & Tony - Meera
- 2016 The Tiger Hunter - Ruby Iqbal
Television
- 2003 Holby City - Eve Hotton
- 2004 Top Buzzer - Scarlet
- 2009 The Legend of Dick and Dom - Fairy Frampton
- 2010-11 Waterloo Road - Cesca Montoya
- 2011 Strike Back: Project Dawn - Barmaid
- 2011-12 Pixelface - Alexia
- 2012 Touch - Kayla Graham
- 2013 Castle - Sara El-Masri
- 2015-16 Galavant - Princess Isabella
- 2016-17 Once Upon a Time - Princess Jasmine
- 2016 Cold Feet - Angela Zubayr
- 2018 Criminal Minds - Special Agent Mary Meadows
- 2018-Present Legacies - Emma Tig
- 2018 Timeless - Young Denise Christopher
- 2019-Present Fear the Walking Dead - Grace
- 2019-20 The Rookie - Detective Rita Calderon
- 2023-Present The Irrational - Rose Dinshaw
Western Animation
- 2020 Mira, Royal Detective - Shilpa, Ashima, Rubi
Video Games
- 2016 Dead Rising 4 - Vick Chu
