Karen Bethzabe  | |
|---|---|
| Born |  Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico [1]   | 
| Occupation | Actress | 
| Years active | 2007–present | 
Karen Bethzabe is a Mexican actress, [2] best known for her role on Fear the Walking Dead .
Bethzabe most notable role was on the AMC television show Fear the Walking Dead , [3] [4] as Elena Reyes a zombie apocalypse survivor who had to make a terrible decision. [5]
Television audiences first got to know Karen after landing the role of Paulette Vazquez in the CBS show CSI , [5] and as Eufemia Garcia in the Freeform series Switched at Birth . [5] She has also emerged in numerous indie films, including producing and starring in the film Death and Cremation [5] alongside Oscar nominee Brad Dourif and in Erahm Christopher's debut feature film LISTEN. [2]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Reward | Rosa | Short film | 
| 2009 | Murderabilia | Louisa | Short film | 
| 2010 | Death and Cremation | Maria | |
| 2014 | Sleeping with the Dead | Karen Fuentes | Short film | 
| 2016 | Listen | Rosa Ramirez | |
| 2022 | Babylon | Silvia Torres | 
| Year | TV Show | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Secretos | Camila Rodriguez | Episode: Abandonada | 
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Paulette Vasquez | Episode: Maid Man | 
| 2014 | Dead Men the Series | Lady Walters | Episode: Lady Waters | 
| 2015 | Switched at Birth | Eufemia Garcia | Episode: Instead of Damning the Darkness, It's Better to Light a Little Lantern | 
| 2016–2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Elena Reyes | 7 episodes | 
| 2023 | Casa Grande | Natalia Cortez | 5 episodes [6] |