Karen

Pittman

“We live in an America where there is so much division and doubt sown into our society, the rising cost of living can make us feel alone and feeble. But food insecurity is not a political issue, it's a human issue. Working with Feeding America has made me feel like I'm part of the citizen solution, not only doing the work of nourishing bodies, but it is nourishing to my soul - as a volunteer.  I am able to work with Feeding America in New York City and in Los Angeles. Feeding America not only empowers me, but has empowered my children who also volunteer alongside with me, to see the world differently. It gives me hope and inspires me to be of better use in the world through my actions towards others. And it's also a lot of fun!"

Karen Pittman is an accomplished actress in television, film, and theater. She currently stars as the pivotal ‘Mia Jordan’ on Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning, Golden Globe and SAG-nominated show The Morning Show. Season 3 proved to be a top 10 streaming show and earned Pittman an Emmy nomination and Critics Choice Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She has also starred as ‘Dr. Nya Wallace,’ one of the four new leads in Max’s pop culture phenomenon And Just Like That. Pittman has also starred as ‘Lisa’ on FX’s award-winning series The Americans, in the role of ‘Priscilla Ridley’ on Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix, and as ‘Willa Hayes’ on Paramount+’s acclaimed hit Yellowstone. In 2022, Pittman launched Hallmark’s Mahogany programming with the film Unthinkably Good Things. Additionally, she has starred in many feature films including the critically acclaimed Kathryn Bigelow period crime drama Detroit, in addition to Custody, The Rewrite, and Begin Again. Pittman also recently starred in Stephen Belber’s political drama What We Do Next alongside Corey Stoll. Next up, Pittman can be seen starring in the upcoming drama series Forever from Netflix, which is a reimagining of Judy Blume’s influential and controversial 1975 novel Forever. Pittman has originated many iconic American theater roles including Jory in Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize Winning, Tony-nominated Broadway play Disgraced, Nya Joseph in the award-winning Pipeline written by Dominique Morrisseau, and Charlotte in Claudia Rankine’s The White Card. Pittman graduated from Northwestern University Bienen School of Music with an Undergraduate Degree in Voice and Opera and from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program with a Master’s Degree in Acting.