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Karen Carlson
Born	(1945-01-15) January 15, 1945 (age 79) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	C.E. Byrd High School
Alma mater	University of Arkansas
Occupations	Actress director producer writer
Years active	1967–present
Known for	The Candidate The Octagon
Spouses	David Soul ​ ​(m. 1968; div. 1977)​ Devin Payne ​ ​(m. 1983; div. 1996)​
Children	3
Website	karencarlson.org

Karen Carlson (born January 15, 1945) is an American retired actress. She is also a director, producer and writer.

Early life

Carlson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Carlson. She was educated at C.E. Byrd High School and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She represented the university and the state of Arkansas in the 1964 Miss America Pageant, finishing as the first runner-up to Vonda Kay Van Dyke.

Career

Carlson started her career in Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller variety shows, Laugh In, and The Hollywood Palace. She also appeared in television series and films, including The Candidate (1972) with Robert Redford and The Octagon (1980) with Chuck Norris. On television, Carlson played Nancy Scotfield in ten episodes of the soap opera Dallas (1986) and Sarah Hallisey in twelve episodes of In the Heat of the Night. She was also a series regular in American Dream with Stephen Macht, The Yellow Rose with her first husband, David Soul, and Cybill Shepherd, and Two Marriages with Michael Murphy.

She was later cast as Mary Ellen in ABC's Here Come the Brides. She guest-starred in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967), Mission: Impossible (1971), Bonanza (1973), Starsky and Hutch (1976–77) with David Soul, Centennial (1978), The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979), Hart to Hart (1980), Hill Street Blues (1983), and Hotel (1987). Her last appearance was a small part in the film Out of Ashes (2013).

Personal life

Carlson is divorced from actor David Soul and musician Devin Payne. She has one child by Soul and two children with Payne.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

• United States
• Los Angeles
• California
• Film
• Television

References

1. Karen Carlson Overview
2. "Karen Carlson - Actress, Director, Producer, Writer". Retrieved January 28, 2024.
3. "Actress Karen Carlson Returns to Byrd High". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. March 2, 1973. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Crockett, Lane (August 7, 1987). "Home base: Karen Carlson back in town". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 47. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Montgomery, Jim (July 16, 1972). "Karen Carlson: A Beauty Queen No More". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18 - F. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

External links

• Official website
• Karen Carlson at IMDb 

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