Karen

 is a main character and survivor of the outbreak in the fanfiction The Walking Dead: New York. She is portrayed by Mae Whitman and first appears in the season one episode "Between a Rock and a Hard Place".

At the beginning of the outbreak, Karen lived in White Plains, New York with her boyfriend Jeremy Bosco in his parents' basement. His parents were later killed by the zombies, and him and Karen began using their home as a safe haven for survivors.

Overview
Karen would do anything to please others and is known for being sweet, yet shy and timid. She's an introvert who doesn't enjoy rocking the boat at all and would rather enjoy lurking in the shadows. However, despite this she's fiercely independent, ambitious, and refuses to give up.

White Plains, New York
Karen was born and raised in White Plains, New York in an upper-middle class family. Her high school sweetheart was Jeremy Bosco, and at age 17 she was impregnated by him and kicked out of her home. She then moved in with Jeremy and his family, where she was planning on raising the baby. However, months into the pregnancy, she suffered a miscarriage which was a terrible experience for the whole family.