Empress Karen Carreon Schuck-Guingona (Tagalog: [ˈɛmprɛs ʃʊk]; born February 19, 1993), also known mononymously as Empress, is a Filipino actress.

Schuck was born on February 19, 1993, in Quezon City to a Filipino-German events singer Hans Schuck and a Filipino mother. She is the 4th child among six siblings. She has three brothers; Hans Erard, Prince Justen and King Matthew and a sister actress Princess Schuck.^[2][3]

Schuck started in Vaseline shampoo commercial as a model when she was 7 years old in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000 Schuck was discovered by ABS-CBN when she was 8 years old. At 11 years old, Schuck appeared in Bida Si Mister, Bida Si Misis. Schuck's first movie was 9 Mornings, when she was 9 years old.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003 she won the Most Popular Child Actress in the 2003 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

Schuck was seen on GMA Network when she played the role of Young Cassopeia in Etheria. She also appeared in Super Inggo as Ava Avaniko. Schuck was known as Hillary in Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv^[4] and Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv, Ur Lyf 2.

She appeared on Your Song Presents: Underage where she played the role of Cecilia.^[5]

On February 9, 2015, Schuck appeared in the drama series Kailan Ba Tama ang Mali?.^[6]

As of 2017, she is already a freelancer actress but more usually appears in GMA Network.

In 2018 she portrayed a young version of Lilet in My Special Tatay.

On March 6, 2021, Schuck married Vino Guingona, grandson of former Philippine Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr., at the Hillcreek Gardens in Tagaytay, Cavite.^[7] They have one daughter, Athalia.^[8][9][10]