Karen Bryson was born in London and trained at LAMDA graduating in 1993, where she played Isabella in Measure for Measure, Gower in Pericles and the title role in The Duchess of Malfi. Her first professional job was Romeo and Juliet at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. (http://blog.hellomagazine.com/style-and-tech/2013/06/karen-bryson-talks-...) Her classical credits also include playing Zanche in Jonathan Munby's production of The White Devil.