Karen Pittman  Karen Pittman is an American actress. Born in Mississippi and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Pittman received a Bachelor of Arts in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and a Masters of Fine Arts from NYU's Graduate Acting Program. Pittman has portrayed the character of Jory in the 2012 Lincoln Center production of "Disgraced" and has performed in FX Network's "The Americans" and Netflix's "Luke Cage", as Lisa and Inspector Priscilla Ridley, respectively.