Karen David

Karen Shenaz David (born 15 April 1979 or 1980) is an Indo-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter, who is best known for portraying Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia in ABC\'s fairytale-themed musical-comedy television series, Galavant, as well as Francesca "Cesca" Montoya in the BBC television series Waterloo Road, and Layla in the American action film The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior. She starred as Angela in the ITV television series Cold Feet and plays Princess Jasmine (from Aladdin) in the American television series Once Upon a Time.\n', '

David also starred in Pixelface, a CBBC children\'s television series, where she plays Alexia, the glamorous legend hunter.\n', '

David was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India, of what she calls "Chinese, Khasi and a sliver of Jewish heritage". Her father is a Jewish Indian and her mother is Khasi and half Chinese. She w…