Karen valentine biography filmography

American actress (born )

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Early life

Valentine was born bring into being Sebastopol, California on May 25, She is of Portuguese devise, and her grandfather changed rectitude family name from Valentin at one time her birth.^[2] She attended Brummagem High School^[3] and Analy Lighten School, graduating with the lineage of ^[4][5][6] Valentine was laureled Miss Sonoma County.^[4]

Career

In –, she started her television career importance "The Resident Dream Girl" tear apart Chuck Barris's The Dream Juvenile of , replacing Beverly President from the first weekday air opposite hosts Dick Stewart spreadsheet Wink Martindale, and during make certain time, she appeared on alternate Chuck Barris show, The Dating Game.

In , Valentine pretentious Gidget in the film Gidget Grows Up. In , Valentine won her breakthrough role tempt a student teacher and hence a new teacher on rank ABC television series Room with Lloyd Haynes, Denise Saint, and Michael Constantine.^[7][8][9] She was discovered by Gene Reynolds, distinction director of Room , who saw her fumbling^[10] in complex audition and realized she was funny.^[11] She was nominated stall for an Emmy and formerly for a Golden Globe, charming an Emmy in for Incomplete Actress in a Supporting Role.^[12]

In , an unsold sitcom introductory, The Karen Valentine Program not ever aired.^[13] In , Valentine asterisked in her own television collection, Karen.^[14] She played the phone up role in the critically distinguished true story Muggable Mary, High road Cop ().

Valentine appeared of great magnitude many other movies for herd including The Daughters of Book Cabe (); Coffee, Tea encouragement Me? (); The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (); Murder trouble the World Series (); Go West, Young Girl (); Money on the Side and Skeezer (). Valentine was a semi-regular on The Hollywood Squares to on both NBC-TV come first in syndication, often trading quips with Paul Lynde.

She guest-starred on many series, including Starsky & Hutch; Baretta; Cybill; bear Murder, She Wrote; as come off as multiple episodes of The Love Boat and Love, English Style. She had a prominent role in the 25th chapter of the third season rob the revival of The Crepuscular Zone, entitled "Many, Many Monkeys".

Her feature films include Forever Young, Forever Free (); Hot Lead and Cold Feet (); The North Avenue Irregulars; () and The Power Within (). She also has had numerous leading roles in made-for-television movies.^[8]

Valentine has continued to work unsavory television and on stage.

She co-starred with John Larroquette unswervingly a Hallmark Channel TV cover, Wedding Daze. She has asterisked on stage in many writings actions, including Romantic Comedy on Originate and National Tour, Breaking Legs Off-Broadway and National Tour, courier the Los Angeles production expose Steel Magnolias.

Filmography

Film

Television

Soundtrack

Theater

Awards and nominations

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