Karina Junker made her television commercial debut in the Dominican Republic and has been steadily honing her skills ever since, landing roles in an array of English and Spanish film, television, commercial, voice over, print and dance music projects. Born on May 3, 1980 and a native of Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Junker moved to the United States when she was eight years old. She began taking piano and singing lessons at an early age and performed in local plays as a teenager. At the age of 18, Junker went to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to do community service for two weeks, but fell in love with the island so much that she stayed for five years. It was during this time that she booked her first international commercial and print campaign for Tricom. Junker attended Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo, where she did a three-year study in Psychology. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico in 2002. During Junker's first semester in graduate school at Columbia University, her mother was involved in a serious car accident, which left her in a coma for nine years. Despite the hardship, Junker completed her degree, receiving a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology. Witnessing first hand the fragility of life, Junker had a change of heart and opted to immerse herself completely in her lifelong passion -- acting. Junker's most notable work includes her role as a bilingual television host for Cigna HealthSpring; a supporting role as 'Tatiana' in Mercury Plains, starring Scott Eastwood, Clint's son; an international Hispanic market commercial as the voice for Starbucks Refreshers; the voice for the feature film campaign Bless Me, Ultima; the voice for a Speech Recognition Software for Toshiba; a print advertising campaign for United Airlines & Chase Bank; and her lead role as 'Marina' in Dissonance, which was an official selection in the 2012 Cannes Court Métrage at Cannes Film Festival. Junker is currently signed by WME Entertainment, Reign Agency, Ford Models, Page.713 and Page.214. Her training and mentorship has been alongside some of the world's most recognized coaches, actors, musicians, entrepreneurs, television personalities and casting directors: Patsy Rodenburg, Risa Bramon Garcia, Steve Braun, Josh Green, Beto Cuevas, Mathew Knowles, John Quiñones, Randy Thom, Deke Anderson, Kris Kyer, Robert Haas, Kendra Shay Clark, Ricki G. Maslar, Cathy Henderson, and Shannon Flynn. Junker is also on the roster of dance music record labels in Europe and the US: King Street Sounds, Highway Records, Polar-Rec and Liebe*Detail. She has collaborated in the studio by doing the vocals for respected DJ's such as Chris Lattner, Kruse & Nürnberg, Namito, Tigerskin and Dance Spirit. In addition to her dedication to the performing arts, she is involved in many organizations and is an avid runner. She is a Columbia University Alumni Board Member, UNICEF U.S. Volunteer and United Nations Volunteer. She has ran the Chevron Houston Marathon, Rocky Raccoon 25K, Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon, BMW Frankfurt Marathon, Houston Half Marathon, Malibu Half Marathon, and L.A. Halloween Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. Junker is an MLA student in Dramatic Arts at Harvard University and also attends the Bramon Garcia Braun Studio in Hollywood. This charming and diversified actor lives in Los Angeles, California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

When she was 18, she went to Najayo, Dominican Republic, to do community service for two weeks. She loved the island so much that she decided to stay in Santo Domingo and go to college. She attended Universidad Iberoamericana and completed three years in their Psychology program. She lived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for one year. She completed her senior year of college at InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico in 2002. Lived in Los Angeles, California, from 2002-2003 upon graduating from college. She applied to Ph.D. programs in Clinical Psychology at UCLA and USC, but was not accepted. Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City at age 26. Has a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Clinical Psychology. Her mother did not want her to study psychology. Her mother wanted her to be an actress and insisted she should take up acting when she lived in Los Angeles. Was adopted by her step-father when she was 20, hence the last name "Junker". Her inspiration to act was her mother. She ran the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Rock n' Roll Seattle Marathon in 2011. Speaks fluent Spanish. She ran the BMW Frankfurt Marathon October 30, 2011. She was signed with Page.713 Model and Talent Agency (Houston, Texas) in March 2009. She was signed with Reign Agency (Santa Monica, California) in September 2011. Her first acting job was in a Tricom commercial/print campaign in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Auditioned for a role in Twilight (2011). Studied acting with Deke Anderson. Auditioned for a role in Looper (2012). Started taking singing and piano lessons when she was nine years old. Her first role in a play was by accident in high school. On the list of indie record labels in Europe: Highway Records (Russia) and Polar-Rec (Germany). Was at Sundance Film Festival 2012. Spokesperson for the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival (2011). Karina played the role of 'Marina' in Dissonance, which was accepted in the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in March 2012. On roster of Hamburg based record label Liebe*Detail. Studied acting with Kris Kyer. Signed with Danis, Panaro, Nist (Beverly Hills, California) in March 2012. Voice for the Starbucks® Refreshers commercials in Spanish (2012). Voice for the feature film 'Bless Me, Ultima' campaign (2012). Formerly she was with Industry Models + Talent (Santa Monica, California) in May 2012. Signed with Ford Models / Robert Black Agency in November 2012. Voice for TOSHIBA Speech Recognition Software in Spanish (2012). Signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment in April 2013. Commenced graduate studies Harvard University in Dramatic Arts (2014).