KARIN DUSEVA

Actress/Model
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Born in Vienna, Austria to Macedonian parents Karin had become fluent in several languages at a very young age. Her passion for acting and performing started at an early age as well and she often performed shows for her close friends and family. She especially loved performing for her grandfather, Dusev Dimitria who is a famous singer and songwriter in Macedonia and Europe. He noticed her talents when Karin was only 5 years old and talked her parents into enrolling her into a musical and theatrical elementary school.


Karin received her first modeling job at age 6 and soon after started to play the piano, flute and guitar. Over the next four years Karin received training in dancing and singing. From ages 6 - 10 Karin had performed in approximately 10 live events per year which helped her get noticed very early on.


After finishing those four years, every musical and theatrical school in Vienna wanted to sign her. As Karin’s teachers and parents were choosing which school she would attend Karin had made the decision to move out of the spotlight - she wanted to be just a regular student; make friends and do what children do.


Karin enrolled into Billrothstrasse gymnasium (regular high school) and realized after only 6 months that she needed to be back on stage. She talked her parents into taking her out of the gymnasium and enrolling her into the Music and Theater School, Oskarspielgasse. Soon enough she made lots friends who shared her same passion for the arts. Karin, now age 11 and together with four close girlfriends started their first band, “MGF”. The band consisted of the 5 girls who trained and danced every day during and after school hours. They performed in competitions and local talent shows against other schools and covered such artists as Mariah Carey, the Spice Girls and many other well known and popular groups. They also wrote their own songs, made their own music and did their own choreography. After 3 years the band broke up and the girls went their separate ways.


At the wishes of her parents Karin enrolled into BFI (5 year American Business School) and put her dreams on hold. Her back up plan was to become a lawyer.


While attending business school Karin continued to pursue her calling to the arts. Without her parents knowledge she secretly took acting classes and starting her modeling career; working runway shows and commercial and print jobs for companies such as L’Oreal, Intersport, Ottakringer and Pen’s Bungalow. In her last school year Karin was hardly taking classes but was travelling all over Europe and working as a professional model.


Finally Karin sat her parents down and came clean about what she was doing in her free time. She got the approval of her parents after showing them her look book and all she had accomplished on her own and in pursuit of her career. Although impressed with her accomplishments her parents convinced her to go to college, which she did. She attended for about a year before again putting a traditional education aside in pursuit of her dreams.


One day Karin packed her things and told her parents she was leaving for the United States. Although her mother was happy, her father was upset about her sudden departure and didn’t talk to her for months.


In NYC Karin signed with Talent1st Management and started auditioning every day. Soon the auditions paid off and she booked a recurring role on the TV show “Love Monkey” (Jason Priestly, Tom Cavanagh). The show got canceled after only a few episodes. Karin didn’t look back and moved on.


She signed with David Schwartz Management and again started going on auditions. She shot a short film “House Sitting” (with Tobi Gadison) in Philadelphia and also booked work with “Live Face On Web” doing voice-over work speaking German, Macedonian and Serbian. A modeling job for Harley Davidson soon followed.


Karin has since appeared in such feature films as; “Falling Awake”, “Natale a New York”, “Asylum Seekers”, the Bollywood film “Hastey Hastey” and starred in “Untitled Chapters”.


In 2008 Karin did a photo shoot for the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City as well as modeled clothing for Diane Von Furstenberg.


Karin made the move to Los Angeles when she received an audition for the role of Alexis in “One Tree Hill”. Since relocating to LA she has auditioned for the roles of Christine in "Bear", Maria in the Twilight saga "Eclispe" and the role of Faith, opposite Antonio Banderas in "The Big Bang".


Karin recently had a co-starring role appearing on the FOX TV Show “Lie to Me” (Tim Roth) and will have a lead role in the Horror/Thriller, "Yaksha". She also loaned her voice to the international cosmetics company Jafra, promoting the “Made 4 You” line  doing the voice over for their German commercials.


Karin studies with Bobbie Shaw Chance at “Expressions Unlimited” in Sherman Oaks, CA and also trains with Laura Gardner of Howard Fine Acting Studios in Hollywood.