Karen Carlson

Karen Carlson
Born	(1945-01-15) January 15, 1945 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967-2008
Spouse	David Soul ​ (m. 1968⁠–⁠1977)​ (divorced)

Karen Carlson (January 15, 1945) is an American actress.

Career

Carlson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She has appeared in many television series and a few films. Her film credits include Shame, Shame, Everybody Knows Her Name (1969), The Candidate (1972) with Robert Redford and The Octagon (1980) with Chuck Norris. Carlson played the roles of Nancy Scotfield in seven episodes of the soap opera Dallas (1986) and Sarah Hallisey in 12 episodes of In the Heat of the Night. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, she guest-starred on the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967), Mission: Impossible (1971), Bonanza (1973), Starsky and Hutch (1976–77), The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979), Hill Street Blues (1983), Hotel (1987) and many more. Her last appearance was in the film A Father's Rights (2008) with Deborah Allen.

Filmography

• 1969 Shame, Shame, Everybody Knows Her Name
• 1970 The Student Nurses
• 1972 The Candidate
• 1975 Cage Without a Key - TV film
• 1976 Starsky and Hutch - TV series
• 1977 Black Oak Conspiracy
• 1978 Matilda
• 1978 Centennial - TV miniseries
• 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - TV series
• 1980 The Octagon
• 1984 Fleshburn
• 1985 Wild Horses - TV film
• 1986 Dallas - TV series
• 1988 Teen Vamp
• 1990 In the Heat of the Night - TV series
• 1995 A Horse for Danny - TV film
• 1997 The Man Next Door
• 2008 A Father's Rights

References

• Television guest stars: an illustrated career chronicle for 678 performers of the sixties and seventies

External links

• Karen Carlson at IMDb
• Karen Carlson at AllMovie