Is Kali Rocha Actually Happy With Her Career After Liv And Maddie Ended?

Summary

• Liv And Maddie star Kali Rocha has had a steady acting career since the show ended.
• She recently appeared in Young Rock and Waco: The Aftermath.
• Rocha has spoken positively about her career.

The Disney Channel series Liv And Maddie was always heartwarming to watch, and while Dove Cameron found fame thanks to playing the two main roles, the other cast members have impressive careers on their own. Stunt double Shelby Wulfert is doing well today and fans also want to catch up with Kali Rocha, who played lovable mom Karen Rooney.

Kali Rocha doesn't live in the spotlight as much as her co-star Dove Cameron, but she has been acting steadily in the years since Liv And Maddie's 2017 series finale. But does that mean that she's pleased with the way that things have turned out? Here's the truth about Kali Rocha's thoughts about her career today.

What Happened To Liv And Maddie Star Kali Rocha's Career And How Does She Feel About It?

While there are many sweet parents on Disney and Nickelodeon sitcoms, Kali Rocha had a unique role on Liv And Maddie. She not only played Parker, Joey, Maddie and Liv's mom Karen Rooney, but she was also the vice-principal and psychologist at their school.

While she acted before the show premiered in 2013, her most famous role was playing Dr. Sydney Heron in eight episodes of Grey's Anatomy. Fans remember her as a resident who briefly dates Derek Shepherd.

After Liv And Maddie aired its last episode in 2017, Rocha has kept acting on TV shows. She voiced the character of Marie Curie on the animated TV series Harvey Girls! Forever. Her biggest role was playing Marcy Burns on the sitcom Man with a Plan.

The show starred Matt LeBlanc as the sweet, sometimes clueless dad Adam Burns who wants to take on the household responsibilities to support his wife Andi (played by Liza Snyder) who is focusing on her career once again. Marcy is married to Adam's brother Don (played by Kevin Nealon) and close with Andi.

Since Kali Rocha was cast on another popular sitcom as Liv And Maddie was wrapping up, it seems like that would be great news for any actor. In September 2018, Deadline reported that while she played a more minor role in the first two seasons of Man with a Plan, Rocha was a series regular in season 3.

Unfortunately, while it would be interesting to hear about what she thought about starring in Man with a Plan, the actress doesn't seem to have given any interviews about this sitcom.

However, in May 2023, Kali Rocha did a podcast interview with Monsters, Madness and Magic, and she shared about her career dreams. She explained that while her mom didn't own a TV, she and her brother would watch sitcoms at her grandparents' home.

In the same interview, Kali Rocha sounded thrilled to have embarked on her acting career. No matter what part she talked about, whether playing a flight attendant in Meet The Parents or Halfrek in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, she was always totally positive about the projects she has taken on.

Rocha said of acting in movies and TV vs. theatre, "It's easy to think oh theater you have to discipline and film and TV you can just kind of schlep on if you know your lines but it's still an incredible craft that requires a lot of self-knowledge, I think, to do it."

The actress mentioned that she had recently guest-starred on a sitcom and sounded happy about it, although she didn't share many details.

Rocha did talk in more detail about acting on Broadway when she was younger and had graduated from Carnegie Melon University. In 1991, she played Vivian Constable in Jane Bowles' play The Summer House. She said of theatre, "I've always felt very, very comfortable on stage. I love auditioning, if I know what I'm doing, if I feel solid in the part, it's just all systems go."

What Is Liv And Maddie Star Kali Rocha Doing Now?

While Kali Rocha doesn't seem to have been cast in any future movies or TV shows, she acted in two projects that came out in 2023. She played Kim in one episode of Young Rock and also played Ruth Riddle in the dramatic miniseries Waco: The Aftermath.

As for what the actress is up to now, she seems to be living fairly privately. While she does conduct interviews from time to time, she hasn't posted on her Instagram account since 2016.

Since she is still acting, Kali Rocha seems to be as devoted to her career as ever, and she is also raising her family. People reported in 2008 that she and her husband Michael Krikorian were expecting a baby. The couple now has two children. It seems that Rocha wants to keep her family life private as there isn't much information available about them.

Considering what the actress has said in the past, Liv And Maddie fans can guess that she will keep acting as long as she can find movies and TV series that speak to her. This is a great approach to have. No one wants to feel that they are saying yes to something just for the sake of getting work.

In 2014, Kali Rocha talked about Liv And Maddie in an interview with Red Carpet Report. She shared her perspective on her career and why she was happy to say yes to the Disney show.

Rocha said, "I had misgivings at first... the dream was to be on like Modern Family. The script kept proving itself to be quality and, frankly, network level. Then you sort of go like, everything's changing anyway, half the people are on web series... It's just shifted so much since I moved out here. It was a no-brainer in that sense." She also shared that since her kids were six years old and three and a half at the time, it was fun to share the experience with them.