Paula Jai Parker, born August 19, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American actress who plays the role of Karen on the HBO original series True Blood. Making her debut on the episode "Jesus Gonna Be Here", at the beginning of the series' seventh season, Paula plays the role of a vigilante. Playing a recurring role through the same season, Paula was a follower of Vince Gibson, until she met an untimely demise on the episode "Death is Not the End", in the series' seventh, and final, season. __TOC__