Karen Carlson
| Karen Carlson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1945 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | David Soul (m. 1968–77)(divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Karen Carlson (born January 15, 1945) is an American actress.
Carlson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and educated at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. While attending university, she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Society and represented the university and state of Arkansas in the 1964 Miss America Pageant, finishing first runner up to Vonda Kay Van Dyke.
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, The Octagon (1980) with Chuck Norris, and In Love with an Older Woman (1982) with John Ritter.
In television, Carlson played Nancy Scotfield in seven 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 David Soul and Cybill Shepherd, and Two Marriages with Michael Murphy. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, she made over one hundred guest-star appearances.
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