Kari Nissena

{{short description|American actress, director, and producer}}

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Kari Nissena is an American actress, director, and producer. She both produced and starred in the award-winning 2006 film Cats on a Plane written by comedian Tim Powers.{{Cite web|title=The Kitty Killers |publisher=Cats on a Plane |url=http://www.catsonaplane.com/info1.html |accessdate=February 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128120347/http://www.catsonaplane.com/info1.html |archivedate=January 28, 2010 }} She won the Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Feature awards at the 2009 Oceanside International Film Festival.{{Cite web|title=Kari Nissena Wins Best Actress|date=October 19, 2009|publisher=Fred the Actor|url=http://fredtheactor.com/karinissena/news/news1255936045.html|accessdate=February 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711024429/http://fredtheactor.com/karinissena/news/news1255936045.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=dead}} She also won Best Feature at the 2009 IndieFest USA.{{Cite web|title=Callous Starring Kari Nissena Wins Best Feature at IndieFest USA! |publisher=AIA Studios |url=http://www.aiastudios.com/about/successes_html |accessdate=February 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126050802/http://www.aiastudios.com/about/successes_html |archivedate=January 26, 2010 }}