Ms Karvan is an acclaimed actor, producer and director. Her acting feature film credits include Daybreakers, Gillian Armstrong's High Tide, Phillip Noyce's Echoes of Paradise, The Heartbreak Kid, Paperback Hero and Dating the Enemy. Ms Karvan has starred in many Australian television series and mini-series including the Jack Irish series, Puberty Blues, The Secret Life of Us, The Time of Our Lives, My Brother Jack, Small Claims, the award-winning drama series Love My Way, for which she was creator and producer, and Spirited on which she was a producer/creator. As well as co-producing Spirited and Love My Way, Ms Karvan also made her directorial debut on The Secret Life of Us.

Ms Karvan has just finished producing three successful series of Doctor Doctor for Channel Nine. She is developing further TV projects and performing lead roles in feature films due for release in late 2019.

Ms Karvan’s third term expires 23 August 2022.