Karen Pang

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Karen Pang
Born
Australia
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
OccupationsActress, television presenter
Known forHost of Play School

Karen Pang is an Australian film and television actress and presenter of Chinese descent. She is best known for presenting the children's show Play School from 1998 to the present. [1]

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Biography

At the age of 4, Pang got interested in acting while watching Singin' in the Rain , but her parents wanted her to follow a more traditional career path, so she worked briefly in law, which she didn't like. [2]

Pang studied theatre and media at university, and later graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting). [3]

She has been best known for being a presenter on children's program Play School , [4] [5] having been a presenter of the program since 1998, and she has also had roles in movies including Superman Returns , Safety in Numbers (2006 film), Danny Deckchair , The Nugget and Low Fat Elephants. She has also had several roles on mini-series and television, including Home and Away and All Saints .

In 2008 she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "National Museum of Australia - Presenters". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Bruce, Clare (13 October 2016). "Why Karen Still Loves Play School After 18 Years, and How Mulan Inspires Her". Hope 1032.
  3. ↑ "Karen Pang". ABC.
  4. ↑ Payne, Kaley (3 June 2021). "Karen Pang has bipolar and she doesn't pray it away". Eternity News.
  5. 1 2 Bruce, Clare (12 October 2016). "Karen Pang's Journey Through Bipolar & the Faith That Sustains Her - Hope 103.2". Hope 103.2.


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