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'''Kali Michele Rocha''' (born December 5, 1971 in Memphis Tennessee) is an American actress known mostly for her roles as Karen Rooney on the Disney Channel comedy ''Liv and Maddie'' and, most recently, as [[Marcy|Marcy Burns]] in the CBS sitcom ''[[Man with a Plan]]''. |
'''Kali Michele Rocha''' (born December 5, 1971 in Memphis Tennessee) is an American actress known mostly for her roles as Karen Rooney on the Disney Channel comedy ''Liv and Maddie'' and, most recently, as [[Marcy|Marcy Burns]] in the CBS sitcom ''[[Man with a Plan]]''. |
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Kali Michele Rocha (born December 5, 1971 in Memphis Tennessee) is an American actress known mostly for her roles as Karen Rooney on the Disney Channel comedy Liv and Maddie and, most recently, as Marcy Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan.
Early years
Rocha was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island,[4] graduating from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1993.
Career
Rocha's career began on stage in the August 1993 revival of the Jane Bowles play In the Summer House at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.[6] Since then she has been in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Noises Off and Nicky Silver's comedy The Altruists where she created the role of Cybil.
Her on-screen debut was in the 1996 cinematic adaptation of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, as Mercy Lewis. She stood out when she played the Atlantic American flight attendant who argued with Ben Stiller's character at the airport in the 2000 comedy Meet the Parents, a role she reprised in the sequel Meet the Fockers. She also had a recurring role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Anya's vengeance demon friend, Halfrek, as well as William the Bloody's love affection, Cecily. Rocha played Stonewall Jackson's wife, Anna in Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals, an epic drama about the first two years of the American Civil War. Other films include The Object of My Affection, Autumn in New York, White Oleander, When Billie Beat Bobby, and Ready? OK!.
She has appeared on the Will & Grace episode "Strangers With Candice", as a straight woman who flirts with Will. In spring 2006, Rocha began acting in the short-lived NBC sitcomTeachers. She guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Cindy Marino, an aggressive TV reporter. Also, she appeared on an episode of Bones as a victim's mother. Rocha has also played the character of a fourth-year resident surgeon, Dr. Sydney Heron, at Seattle Grace Hospital in the ABC TV series Grey's Anatomy.
In 2009, Rocha appeared with fellow Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Emma Caulfield in the film TiMER.
Rocha starred in the first and only season of Sherri starring Sherri Shepherd from The View which was loosely based on Shepherd's life. She played Summer, Sherri's boss and eventual friend. It aired on the Lifetime Network.
Personal
She is currently married to Michael Krikorian since 2006 and they have two children including her son Barlow Aix (b. August 4, 2008) and her daughter Savria Dune (b. January 25, 2011).