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Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series Room 222 from 1969 to 1974, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1970, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1971. She later went to star in her own short-lived sitcom Karen (1975), and played leading roles in the Disney films Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978) and The North Avenue Irregulars (1979).

Karen Valentine
Valentine in 1995
Born	(1947-05-25) May 25, 1947 (age 75) Sebastopol, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–2004
Spouse(s)	Carl MacLaughlin ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1973)​ Gary Verna ​ ​ (m. 1977)​

Early life

Valentine was born in Sebastopol, California, in 1947. She is of Portuguese heritage, and her grandfather changed the family name from Valentin before her birth.[1]

Career

In 1966–1967, she started her television career as "The Resident Dream Girl" on The Dream Girl of 1967, replacing Beverly Adams from the first weekday broadcast opposite hosts Dick Stewart and Wink Martindale, and during that time, she appeared on another Chuck Barris show, The Dating Game.

In 1969, Valentine won her breakthrough role as a student teacher and then a new teacher on the ABC television series Room 222 with Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Michael Constantine.[2][3] She was discovered by Gene Reynolds, the director of Room 222, who saw her lip-synching in rehearsal and realized she was funny. She was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.[4]

Valentine later starred in her own television series, Karen, in 1975. She played Gidget in the 1969 film Gidget Grows Up, and the title role in the critically acclaimed true story Muggable Mary, Street Cop (1982). Valentine appeared in many other movies for television including The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972); Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973); The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974); Murder at the World Series (1977); Go West, Young Girl (1978); and Skeezer (1982). Valentine was a semi-regular on The Hollywood Squares from 1971 to 1977 on both NBC-TV and in syndication, often trading quips with Paul Lynde. She guest-starred on many series, including Starsky & Hutch; Baretta; McMillan & Wife; Cybill; and Murder, She Wrote; as well as multiple episodes of The Love Boat and Love, American Style. She had a starring role in the 25th episode of the third season of the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone, entitled "Many, Many Monkeys".

Her feature films include Forever Young, Forever Free (1975); Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978); The North Avenue Irregulars; (1979) and The Power Within (1995). She also has had many leading roles in made-for-television movies.[2]

Valentine has continued to work in television and on stage. She co-starred with John Larroquette in a 2004 Hallmark Channel TV movie, Wedding Daze. She has starred on stage in many productions, including Romantic Comedy on Broadway and National Tour, Breaking Legs Off-Broadway and National Tour, and the Los Angeles production of Steel Magnolias.

References

External links

• Karen Valentine at IMDb
• Karen Valentine at the Internet Broadway Database
• Karen Valentine at the TCM Movie Database
• Karen Valentine at AllMovie

На других языках

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- [en] Karen Valentine

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[es] Karen Valentine

Karen Lynne Valentine (n. Sebastopol, California, EE. UU.; 25 de mayo de 1947) es una actriz estadounidense. Es conocida por su papel de la joven maestra idealista Alice Johnson en la serie de comedia dramática de ABC Room 222 de 1969 a 1974, por la que ganó el premio Primetime Emmy a la mejor actriz de reparto en una serie de comedia en 1970.[1] Recibió en el mismo año un Globo de Oro en la misma serie. También fue nominada al premio en 1971 en esa misma serie.[2]

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[ru] Валентайн, Карен

Ка́рен Ва́лентайн (англ. Karen Valentine; род. 25 мая 1947 года, Себастопол, штат Калифорния) — американская актриса, известная по роли Элис Джонсон в телесериале «Кабинет 222» (1969—1974), который принёс ей премию «Эмми» а также номинацию на «Золотой глобус»[1]. Позже она снялась в нескольких кинофильмах и телефильмах, а также исполнила главную роль в собственном телесериале «Карен», который просуществовал в эфире лишь сезон[2]. В начале девяностых она сконцентрировалась на работе в театре и практически перестала появляться на экранах.

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