Karen Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson.
15 Facts About Karen Hayes
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Karen Hayes appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season.
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Actress Laurie Metcalf was originally cast as Karen Hayes before being replaced by Jayne Atkinson.
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Karen Hayes worked within the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, eventually becoming Senior Agent and later a Special Agent in Charge.
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Karen Hayes has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Princeton University.
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Karen Hayes is the Division Director of the United States Department of Homeland Security's Los Angeles branch at the time of Day 5.
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Karen Hayes decides to keep the survivors on staff until the crisis is over, against the advice of her assistant Miles Papazian.
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Karen Hayes gradually grows suspicious of her superiors when President Charles Logan issues an executive order for the detainment and arrest of Jack Bauer and later says that he will use the military to capture him.
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Karen Hayes acknowledges to Buchanan that she will strongly recommend to newly appointed President Gardner that he remain as Special Agent in Charge of CTU.
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Karen Hayes had been appointed as the White House National Security Advisor to President Wayne Palmer, several months previously.
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Karen Hayes frequently argues with Tom Lennox over plans of creating detention facilities and presidential pardon for Hamri Al-Assad.
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Karen Hayes helps Wayne Palmer regain power when Vice President Noah Daniels attempts to launch a nuclear attack on the Middle East and when he invokes the 25th Amendment to become the President.
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When Phillip Bauer offers to trade this component in exchange for his grandson Josh Bauer, Karen Hayes decides to defend Josh's rights and opposes the deal.
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Karen Hayes is neither seen nor mentioned in Season 7, though her husband Bill Buchanan returned.
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However, in TV Guide, Howard Gordon explained that Bill and Karen Hayes were still together in Season 7; there was a scene explaining her whereabouts, but it was ultimately cut from the script.