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Karen Carlson

Karen Carlson (born 1945, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American actress, producer, and director, first runner-up at the 1965 Miss America pageant, known for The Candidate, The Octagon, Dallas, and In the Heat of the Night.

Karen Duffy

Karen Duffy (born 1962, New York City), American actress and TV personality known as MTV VJ "Duff"; roles in Blank Check, Dumb & Dumber, Fantastic Mr. Fox; author on neurosarcoidosis.

Karen Grassle

Karen Grassle (born 1942, Berkeley, California) is an American actress, also known as Gabriel Tree, who played Caroline "Ma" Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie (1974–1982), co-wrote the TV film Battered, and wrote the 2021 memoir Bright Lights, Prairie Dust.

Karen Lynn Gorney

Karen Lynn Gorney (born 1945) is an American actress known as Stephanie Mangano in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Tara Martin on ABC's All My Children.

Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White (born 1965, Philadelphia) is an American actress known for Lean on Me (1989), Charmaine Brown on The Cosby Show and A Different World, Nicolette Vandross on Malcolm & Eddie, and voicing Dijonay Jones in The Proud Family franchise.

Karen Valentine

Karen Valentine (born 1947, Sebastopol, California) is an American actress, Emmy winner 1970 as Alice Johnson on ABC's Room 222 (1969–74); also starred in the sitcom Karen (1975) and many TV movies.

Karen Witter

Karen Witter (Karen Rachel Witter, later Karen Lorre), born 1961, Long Beach, California; American actress, model, writer; Playboy Playmate of the Month March 1982; played Tina Lord on One Life to Live 1990-1994; ex-wife of Chuck Lorre.

Kari Wuhrer

Kari Samantha Wuhrer, born in 1967, is an American actress, singer, and model known as an MTV VJ and for roles in Sliders, Anaconda, Thinner, and Eight Legged Freaks.

Karina Lombard

Karina Lombard, born 1969 in Tahiti, is an actress of Lakota and Swiss-Russian descent known for Wide Sargasso Sea, The Firm, Legends of the Fall, The L Word (Marina Ferrer), and The 4400.

Karla DeVito

Karla DeVito (born 1953, Mokena, Illinois) is an American singer and actress, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell tour vocalist, Broadway's Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and co-writer of "We Are Not Alone" from The Breakfast Club.

Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons (born 1966, Hollywood, Los Angeles) is an American actress and author, best known as Hilary Banks on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), founder of the nonprofit Sweet Blackberry, and author of How High the Moon and Blue Beach.

Kassie DePaiva

Kassie DePaiva, also credited as Kassie Wesley, is an American actress and singer (born 1961, Morganfield, Kentucky) known for Blair Cramer on One Life to Live, Eve Donovan on Days of Our Lives, and Bobby Joe in Evil Dead II.

Kate Burton (actress)

Kate Burton (Katherine Burton, born 1957, Geneva) is a Welsh-American actress, daughter of Richard Burton, known for Ellis Grey on Grey's Anatomy, Sally Langston on Scandal, three Tony nominations, and teaching at USC.

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw (born Kathleen Sue Nail, 1953) is a retired American actress, Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), wife of Steven Spielberg since 1991, later a painter and philanthropist.

Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson (Lucy Kate Jackson, born 1948, Birmingham, Alabama), American actress; original Angel Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels (1976-1979) and Amanda King on Scarecrow and Mrs. King; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee.

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew (born 1955, Dubuque, Iowa) is an American actress and author, the first woman to lead a Star Trek series as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Voyager (1995-2001), also known as Red on Orange Is the New Black, with memoirs Born With Teeth and How to Forget.

Kate Vernon

Kate Vernon (Katherine Elizabeth Vernon, born 1961, Toronto) is a Canadian-born American actress, daughter of John Vernon, known for Ellen Tigh on Battlestar Galactica, Pretty in Pink, Malcolm X, and Falcon Crest.

Katey Sagal

Katey Sagal, full name Catherine Louise Sagal, is an American actress and singer known for playing Peg Bundy on Married... with Children and voicing Leela in Futurama.

Katharine Houghton

Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright born 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut; niece of Katharine Hepburn; film debut as Joey Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); Golden Globe New Star nominee; Broadway credits include A Very Rich Woman and Our Town.

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond (1929–2019), American actress, played Jessica Tate on Soap and Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss?, earning seven Emmy nominations, two Golden Globes, and a Tony nomination.

Katherine Kelly Lang

Katherine Kelly Lang, also known as Katherine Kelly Wegeman, is an American actress best known for playing Brooke Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987.

Katherine MacGregor

Katherine MacGregor, also Scottie MacGregor (1925–2018), American actress born Dorlee Deane McGregor; played Harriet Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983, its entire run.

Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller (born 1956) is an American actress known for Kirby Anders on Dynasty, her Golden Globe-nominated role in Promises in the Dark, and her film debut in The Godfather Part II; married to Thomas Dolby since 1988.

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born 1954) is an American actress known for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and her Oscar-nominated Marilyn Lovell in Apollo 13, with credits from American Graffiti to Horizon: An American Saga.

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner (born 1954, Springfield, Missouri) is an American actress, Golden Globe winner for Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor, Oscar-nominated for Peggy Sue Got Married, and the voice of Jessica Rabbit.

Kathleen Wilhoite

Kathleen Wilhoite, also known as Kathy Wilhoite, is an American actress and singer-songwriter born 1964 in Santa Barbara, known for voicing Pepper Ann and Cathy, and for roles on ER, L.A. Law, and Gilmore Girls.

Kathrine Narducci

Kathrine Narducci (born 1965, East Harlem, New York) is an American actress known as Charmaine Bucco on The Sopranos, Rosina Anello in A Bronx Tale, Carrie Bufalino in The Irishman, and Anna Genovese in The Alto Knights (2025).

Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe (Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe), American actress born in Newton, Massachusetts; Steppenwolf ensemble member, 1991 Tony nominee for The Speed of Darkness, and Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold (Kathryn Hunter Harrold), American former actress born 1950 in Tazewell, Virginia; known for Modern Romance (1981), The Hunter, Raw Deal, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show; later a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles.

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker (born 1943, Philadelphia) is an American stage, TV, and film actress; Emmy winner for The Adams Chronicles (1976), known for Slap Shot, Rich Kids, Neighbors, D.A.R.Y.L., James Taylor's ex-wife, and author of A Stopover in Venice.