Karen Kondazian (born January 27, 1941) is an American actress and author.

from San Francisco State College, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

[3][4] Kondazian began working in theater, starring in productions such as The Rose Tattoo and Master Class.

In 2000, Kondazian wrote the reference work The Actors' Encyclopedia of Casting Directors and The Whip in 2012, published by the Hansen Publishing Group, a historical novel about stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst.

[10][11] Kondazian is a member of the Actors Studio and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.