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Karen L. Thorson

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Manager
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Karen L. Thorson
Karen L. Thorson is known for The Wire (2002), The Plot Against America (2020) and Titus (1999). She was previously married to Robert F. Colesberry.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Plot Against America (2020)
    The Plot Against America
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer(as Karen Thorson)
    Anthony Hopkins in Titus (1999)
    Titus
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 1999
    Kundun (1997)
    Kundun
    7.0
    • Production Manager
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Josh Charles, Jamie Hector, Jon Bernthal, and Wunmi Mosaku in We Own This City (2022)
      We Own This City
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2022
    • Everything's Gonna Be All White (2022)
      Everything's Gonna Be All White
      1.6
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer
      • 2022
    • Ron Perlman, Ali Larter, and Ralph Ineson in The Last Victim (2021)
      The Last Victim
      5.0
      • consulting producer
      • 2021
    • Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan in Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
      Wild Mountain Thyme
      5.7
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • The Plot Against America (2020)
      The Plot Against America
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • consulting producer (as Karen Thorson)
      • 2020
    • Rajeev Varma in Brown Nation (2016)
      Brown Nation
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Wood Harris, David Call, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, and Afton Williamson in The Breaks (2016)
      The Breaks
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • Mena Suvari in South of Hell (2015)
      South of Hell
      5.2
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
      Z: The Beginning of Everything
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-producer (as Karen Thorson)
      • 2015
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2010–2013
    • Treme Musical Performances: Long Hard Journey Home (2011)
      Treme Musical Performances: Long Hard Journey Home
      Music Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2011
    • Treme Musical Performances: Skokiaan (2011)
      Treme Musical Performances: Skokiaan
      Music Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2011
    • Treme Musical Performances: Decoy
      Music Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2011
    • Treme Musical Performances: I'm Gone
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2011
    • Treme Musical Performances: Got to Get You Off My Mind
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2011

    Additional Crew

    • Josh Charles, Jamie Hector, Jon Bernthal, and Wunmi Mosaku in We Own This City (2022)
      We Own This City
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • title designer
      • 2022
    • The Plot Against America (2020)
      The Plot Against America
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • title sequence designer
      • 2020
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • main titles designer
      • title designer
      • 2010–2012
    • Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, and Dana Carvey in The Road to Wellville (1994)
      The Road to Wellville
      5.9
      • assistant: R. Colesberry
      • 1994
    • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
      Being Human
      5.3
      • assistant to director
      • 1994
    • Strangers Kiss (1983)
      Strangers Kiss
      5.3
      • production assistant (as Karen Thorsen)
      • 1983

    Production Manager

    • Monster (2018)
      Monster
      6.5
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2018
    • Jennifer Aniston and Alden Ehrenreich in The Yellow Birds (2017)
      The Yellow Birds
      5.8
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2017
    • Rajeev Varma in Brown Nation (2016)
      Brown Nation
      6.7
      TV Series
      • post-production supervisor (2014)
      • 2016
    • Susan Sarandon, Naomi Watts, and Elle Fanning in 3 Generations (2015)
      3 Generations
      6.0
      • post-production supervisor (as Karen Thorson)
      • 2015
    • Bill Murray in Broken Flowers (2005)
      Broken Flowers
      7.1
      • post-production supervisor
      • 2005
    • Summer of Sam (1999)
      Summer of Sam
      6.7
      • post-production supervisor (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Forest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
      Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
      7.5
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1999
    • Denzel Washington in He Got Game (1998)
      He Got Game
      6.9
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1998
    • Kundun (1997)
      Kundun
      7.0
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1997
    • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
      Being Human
      5.3
      • post-production supervisor
      • 1994

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Karen Thorsen
    • Spouse
      • Robert F. Colesberry1992 - February 9, 2004 (his death)
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      • 10 Articles

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