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 was raised in Canada and then at age 17, David moved to London to study at the Guildford School of Acting.\n', '

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