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Karron Graves

Karron Graves was born in Janesville, WI, and grew up in Sarasota, FL, and New York City. She was a competitive swimmer in FL and a 2-time Junior Olympics competitor. In NYC, she attended the Professional Children's School and LaGuardia H.S. of Performing Arts. She holds an AB from Princeton University and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Graves started performing as a child in musical theatre and with The Metropolitan Opera, where she performed for six seasons. She made her television debut in "Saturday Night Live" in 1986, as 'The Girl Scout' opposite Phil Hartman, starred in the PBS/Wonderworks Series "The Fig Tree" (1987) with Doris Roberts and Teresa Wright, and gained attention in Peter Benchley's CBS prime time pilot "Dolphin Cove" (1989) as Katie Larson. On stage, she originated the role of Clara in the world premiere of Arthur Miller's "Danger:Memory!" (1987) at Lincoln Center Theater, directed by Gregory Mosher, toured internationally with "The Sound of Music" (1988) directed by James Hammerstein and starring Debbie Boone, David Cryer, and Marybeth Piel as Elsa, and assumed the role of Ginya in Leslie Ayvazian's "Nine Armenians" (1996) at Manhattan Theatre Club. In 2000, she entered the Yale School of Drama and got her MFA in 2003. At Yale, she originated the roles of Dora Hand in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "The Muckle Man," Lizzie Booth in Trip Cullman's "Absolutely True," Sara in A. Rey Pamatmat's "Deviant," and Blanche Verse in Marcus Gardley's "...and jesus moonwalks on the mississippi...." Continued stage credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway and Regional Theatre. She received paid training with the SITI Company to star in their world premiere of "Intimiations for Saxophone" (2005) directed by Anne Bogart at Arena Stage. She starred opposite James Whitmore in "Trying" (2006) at Ford's Theatre, and again opposite James Whitmore for the 70th Anniversary celebration of "Our Town" (2008) in Peterborough, NH, the birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Karron played Isobel Ashbrook on Broadway in the Tony-nominated "Coram Boy" (2007) directed by Melly Still. She starred Off-Broadway in "The Philanderer" (2012) at the New York City Center with the Pearl Theatre Company, and appeared in the NYTimes Critics' Pick "Two Point Oh" (2013) at 59E59. Karron is most known for playing Mary Warren in 20th Century Fox's "The Crucible" (1996) starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Joan Allen, Paul Scofield, and Winona Ryder. It was adapted for the screen by Arthur Miller, from his play, directed by Nicholas Hytner and produced by Robert Miller and David V. Picker. Other film and television appearances include NBC's "Law & Order," CBS's "Guiding Light," USA's "Monk," "The Good Shepherd" (2006) directed by Robert DeNiro, starring Matt Damon and Billy Crudup, "5 Wishes" (2008) directed by and co-starring Michael Goorjian, Adrian Garcia Bogliano's "Late Phases" (2014), and "She Dreams of Fireflies" (announced 2015), written by Monique Rosario. For the 2015-2016 season at the Roundabout Theatre Company, Karron will play Mamie Gummer's sister in the world premiere of Lindsey Ferrentino's "Ugly Lies the Bone" directed by Patricia McGregor. In tandem with her performance credits, she teaches acting at NYU and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Karron has two children with partner, Rolando Briceno, a School Leader within the NYC Public School system. She has been a life-long advocate for the special needs community, as she has both a sibling and a child born with Down syndrome. Her father was a civil attorney, and her mother is a retired French professor. She is of primarily Norwegian descent.

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