Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

As previously reported, Laura Prepon, of That 70's Show fame, will be guest starring on How I Met Your Mother. Look for her to appear on a five-episode arc as Ted's former college girlfriend, Karen. 

Thus far, we know Karen is snooty, cheated on Ted to end the relationship, and that Marshall and Lily hate her.

Thanks to CBS, here's a first look at the actress as Karen, as these four stills are courtesy of the upcoming March 9 episode titled, "Sorry, Bro." 

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Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

Photo Credits: © 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc.  Author: Sonja Flemming

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Laura Prepon How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series)

Sorry, Bro (2009)

Laura Prepon: Karen

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  • Ted Mosby : You are unbelievable! You don't have the guts to break up like a decent human being so instead you pull this crap!

    Karen : Okay, you're right. I'm great with books. I'm great with art. I'm great at identifying French wine to within a mile of where the grapes were grown. But I'm really bad at looking someone in the eye and telling him the truth about how I really feel.

    Ted Mosby : Well, we're both bad at that. But I think we both need to change. So why don't I go first: Karen, you're a really hurtful and reckless person and I never want to see you or speak to your again. Au revoir.

    Karen : Ted, wait. Actually, 'au revoir' means 'until we see each other again.' So, I'm assuming that you mean we will in fact see each other again?

    Ted Mosby : Sorry, bro.

Karen and Ted broke up for the first time in college before winter break of Ted's freshman year. While dating him in college, Karen cheated on him with her Philosophy professor.

Both Marshall and Lily hated Karen because of her incredible pretentiousness and her tendency to bring it out in Ted. Lily admitted that she particularly hated Karen because she "lingered" her gaze on a nude Marshall when she walked in on Lily doing a nude portrait of him. They also hated her because she frequently cheated on Ted.

Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress that plays Karen, Ted Mosby's on-again-off-again girlfriend.

Biography

Laura Prepon was born on March 7, 1980, in Watchung, New Jersey. Her father, Michael, died in 1994. Her mother's name is Marjorie. Laura is the youngest of five children, she has a brother named Brad and three sisters: Danielle, Jocelyn, and Stephanie. She attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. She studied at the Total Theater Lab in New York City, where she appeared in numerous theatrical presentations.

She started studying acting at the young age of 15 as well as dancing ballet, jazz, and modern. She also played soccer and other sports. Before acting became her profession, she was a model, working in Paris, Milan, and elsewhere in Europe.

She's best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti in the long-running Fox situation comedy That '70s Show, for all eight seasons. She is also known for the role of Hannah Daniels on the ABC drama October Road. She has voiced characters in animated TV series such as American Dad! and King of the Hill.

She has also appeared in the Oxygen movie, Romancing the Bride. She appeared as Lauren, Mary's long lost sister, on USA network's In Plain Sight. On February 5, 2010, it was announced that Prepon signed on for Awkward Situations For Men, a pilot on ABC.

Prepon worked mainly in television, guest-starring in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Medium, and Castle. In 2011, Prepon began filming the comedy series Are You There, Chelsea?, based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.

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"How I Met Your Mother" Sorry, Bro (TV Episode 2009) - Laura Prepon as Karen - IMDb.

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