 From 1988 to 1994, Karina starred as Bianca Marquez Walsh in the CBS daytime soap opera "As the World Turns".She made her film debut in 1989 drama film "Lean On Me" opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd.She later had supporting roles in the films "Falling Down" (1993), "Dangerous Minds" (1995), "One Eight Seven" (1997), "In Too Deep" (1999), and "Crash" (2004), to name a few.