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Svelte and stunning Texas-born Karen Sharpe was put into ballet shoes as a youngster. Her initial excursion to California was at age 12 in the interest of becoming a professional ice skater, but the lure of being a movie star intervened. Her training as a teenager in the theater paid off and, in 1952... See full bio »

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Karen Kay Sharpe
in San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Karen Sharpe and John Smith star as newly-weds Nell and Milo Buck in "The High and the Mighty" Karen Sharpe stars with Lon McAlister in 'My Daughter's Husband' episode of "The Ford Television Theatre". Karen Sharpe stars as Nurse Julie Blair, and Jerry Lewis as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly Karen Sharpe and James Arness Stars John Wayne, Karen Sharpe, and composer Dimitri Tiomkin celebrate the premiere of "The High and the Mighty" Karen Sharpe stars as the Jungle Girl and Johnny Sheffield as Bomba in "Bomba and the Jungle Girl"
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1967 Valley of Mystery (TV movie)
Connie Lane
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Barbara Bosley / Rose Murphy
– The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse (1966) … Rose Murphy
– The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) … Barbara Bosley
 
1965 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
Marilyn
– Immaterial Witness (1965) … Marilyn
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Melissa / Melissa Stone
– Jeannie and the Marriage Caper (1965) … Melissa Stone
– The Lady in the Bottle (1965) … Melissa
 
1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Patty Gillette
– The Jet Set (1965) … Patty Gillette
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Heavenly Cortelle
– The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) … Heavenly Cortelle
 
1964 The Disorderly Orderly
Julie Blair
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Dana Prentiss
– Who Killed the Richest Man in the World? (1964) … Dana Prentiss
 
1957-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Rena Decker / Yuma
– Dry Well (1964) … Yuma
– Sweet and Sour (1957) … Rena Decker
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Nancy / Paula
– Lady in the Sun (1963) … Paula
– Six Feet Under (1963) … Nancy
 
1962-1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Jessica Brewer / Zia
– Incident of the Black Ace (1963) … Zia
– Gold Fever (1962) … Jessica Brewer
 
1963 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Karen Dale
– Two Million Too Much (1963) … Karen Dale
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Angela Manning
– Crisis at High Banjo (1963) … Angela Manning
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Madge Barrington
– Handful of Fire (1961) … Madge Barrington
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Ruby Walker
– Never Walk Alone (1961) … Ruby Walker
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Louanne Higgins
– Rebellion at Blazing Rock (1961) … Louanne Higgins
 
1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Sheribelle, the Saloon Girl
– The Ape (1960) … Sheribelle, the Saloon Girl
 
1958-1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Jane Sawyer / Linda
– Linda (1960) … Linda
– Air Stewardess (1958) … Jane Sawyer
 
1959-1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Laura Thomas
– Border Town (1960) … Laura Thomas
– The Raffertys (1960) … Laura Thomas
– The Reno Brothers (1960) … Laura Thomas
– The Assassins (1960) … Laura Thomas (credit only)
– Mrs. Ringo (1960) … Laura Thomas
See all 18 episodes »
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Kathy
– All the O'Mara's Horses (1960) … Kathy
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Ruth
– Echo of Laughter (1959) … Ruth
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Jessie Martin
– Private Account (1959) … Jessie Martin
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Patricia Lee
– A Game of Chance (1959) … Patricia Lee
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
– Wilderness Trace (1959)
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Amy Travers
– Ballad for a Bad Man (1959) … Amy Travers
 
1958 Tarawa Beachhead
Paula Nelson
 
1956-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Diane
– Washington Square (1958)
– Brief Candle (1957)
– The Wisp End (1956)
– The House on 5th Avenue (1956)
– The Rocking Chair (1956) … Diane
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1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Inez Kaylor
– The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1958) … Inez Kaylor
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Edith Collins
– The Young Gun (1958) … Edith Collins
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
June Desmond
– Death Gets a Diploma (1958) … June Desmond
 
1956-1958 Climax! (TV series)
Jan Cooper / Peggy Walsh
– Thieves over Tokyo (1958) … Jan Cooper
– To Scream at Midnight (1956) … Peggy Walsh
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Anitra Dellano
– The Anitra Dellano Story (1957) … Anitra Dellano
 
1956-1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Ain't No Time for Glory (1957)
– Forbidden Area (1956)
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Julie Cook
– The Humanitarian (1957) … Julie Cook
 
1956 Man in the Vault
Betty Turner
 
1956 West Point (TV series)
– The Operator and the Martinet (1956)
 
1953-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dianne Hewitt / Kerry
– Tabloid (1956) … Kerry
– The Two Dollar Bettor (1955) … Dianne Hewitt
– Something to Live For (1953)
 
1955 Man with the Gun
Stella Atkins
 
1955 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– The Grown Ones (1955)
 
1953-1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Trudy
– I Love You, Trudy (1955) … Trudy
– When a Lovely Woman (1953)
 
1955 Mad at the World
Tess
 
1955 The Courtship of George Washington and Martha Custiss (TV movie)
Martha Custiss
 
1955 A Story About Henry Ford (TV movie)
Clara Ford
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Yankee Peddler (1955)
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
Angela Adams
– Sauce for the Gander (1954) … Angela Adams
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– A Mother's Duty (1954)
 
1954 Big Town (TV series)
– The Molester (1954)
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
Nell Buck
 
1953 Mexican Manhunt
Linda Morgan
 
1952-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Frances Dillon
– Phony Photo Contest (1953)
– Beauty for Hire (1952) … Frances Dillon
 
1953 The Vanquished
Lucy Colfax
 
1953 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Linda
– Claim Jumpin' Jennie (1953) … Linda
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– My Daughter's Husband (1953)
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Sally Davis
– Honeymoon House (1953) … Sally Davis
 
1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Bonnie Bates
– The Chase (1953) … Bonnie Bates
 
1952 Bomba and the Jungle Girl
Linda Ward
 
1952 Army Bound
Jane Harris
 
1952 Strange Fascination
June Fowler
 
1952 Holiday for Sinners
Jill Corvier - Susan's younger sister (uncredited)
 
1952 The Sniper
Millie (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2008 A Love Story of Today (video short) (executive producer - as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 A Special Kind of Love (video short) (executive producer - as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 Brando: An Icon Is Born (video documentary short) (executive producer - as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (video documentary short) (executive producer - as Karen Kramer)
 
2000 High Noon (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) (thanks - as Karen Kramer)
 
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary) (thanks - as Karen Kramer)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2012 Reel Black Love (documentary)
 
2008 Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (video documentary short)
Herself (as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 A Special Kind of Love (video short)
Herself (as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 A Love Story of Today (video short)
Herself (as Karen Kramer)
 
2008 Brando: An Icon Is Born (video documentary short)
Herself (as Karen Kramer)
 
2006 Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The 14th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1955 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself - Hollywood Deb Star
– Episode #6.1 (1955) … Herself - Hollywood Deb Star
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Herself
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Intermission Guest
– The Exposure of Michael O'Reilly (1954) … Herself - Intermission Guest
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Karen Sharp Kramer | Karen Kramer | Kay Sharpe

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Trivia:

Jan Sterling became a friend and mentor of Karen's after meeting on the set of the The Vanquished. They later appeared together in the films The High and the Mighty and Man with the Gun. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo