Karen Robinson ( born 1968 ) is a Canadian film , television and stage actress , who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her appearance on the television series '' Mary Kills People '' . Born in London , England and raised in Jamaica , Robinson moved to Drumheller , Alberta with her family as a teenager . She was active in the arts in childhood , including singing in choirs , acting in school plays and reciting at poetry readings , and studied communication and theatre at Mount Royal College in Calgary before beginning to work as a professional actress in the early 1990s
7th Canadian Screen Awards
7th Canadian Screen Awards
Karen Robinson