Karen Ludwig performs, directs, and teaches in New York and Los Angeles.

Her first film was Woody Allen's Manhattan (Meryl Streep's lover) and her most recent film was Spiderman 2 and Thirteen Days opposite Kevin Costner.

Her work on television includes NYPD Blue, ER, Party of Five, Judging Amy, and most recently Law and Order.

Her Broadway credits include Prelude to a Kiss with Steve Guttenberg and John Randolph, Broadway Bound with Joan Rivers, and many plays at the Public Theater

Ms. Ludwig is very proud of her work as Ethel Rosenberg in HBO's Citizen Cohn opposite James Woods, after which she helped raise money for the Rosenberg Foundation for Children.

She has directed plays at the Theater for the New City, NYU School of the Arts, Ensemble Studio, and Circle Rep.

She wrote and directed her own one-acts for the Third Stage in Stratford, Canada, and directs women in creating their own work called Word of Mouth in New York and Los Angeles.

She taught acting and directing for seven years at USC School for Cinema/TV.

As filmmaker, she has written and directed a short starring Lindsay Crouse.