Karen

Hank's long-time ex-girlfriend and the mother of his teenage daughter. The talented architect was happy with struggling genius writer Hank when they lived in New York years ago, but she can't begin to hide her frustration with L.A. Hank's inability to grow up and end his immature, predictable behavior. After briefly reconciling with her on-again/off-again love, Karen recently bolted to New York for a major work project. But can she trust Hank to care for their daughter as a responsible single parent? Or is she right to worry Hank can't resist the daily temptation of coeds and campus life?

Natascha McElhone Actor BioNatascha McElhone will be seen later this year in the feature film Heaven & Earth, and next year in the British indie The Kid opposite Rupert Friend and Ioan Gruffud who she also co-starred with in last year's children's fantasy film The Secret of Moonacre. McElhone established herself as a talented leading actress in 1995 in her first film, Merchant Ivory's Surviving Picasso, opposite Anthony Hopkins; followed by The Truman Show; The Devil's Own; and John Frankenheimer's action epic Ronin, co-starring Robert De Niro. She also starred opposite Kenneth Branagh in William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. In 2003, McElhone co-starred with George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's Solaris. She previously shared the title role in Mrs. Dalloway with Vanessa Redgrave. She also starred in the Golden Globe®-nominated mini-series The Company. In 2005, she co-starred in the Emmy®-nominated mini-series Revelations. McElhone's major film credits include City of Ghosts, Laurel Canyon, Ladies in Lavender and the original BBC production of The Other Boleyn Girl. McElhone's early stage credits include starring roles in productions of Richard III, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Cherry Orchard and A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2006, she starred in the West End production of the award-winning play Honour