1. Karen Valentine was born on May 25,1947 and is an American actress.
17 Facts About Karen Valentine
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Karen Valentine 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.
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Karen Valentine later went to star in her own short-lived sitcom Karen, and played leading roles in the Disney films Hot Lead and Cold Feet and The North Avenue Irregulars.
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Karen Valentine is of Portuguese heritage, and her grandfather changed the family name from Valentin before her birth.
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Karen Valentine attended Birmingham High School and Analy High School, graduating with the class of 1965.
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In 1969, Karen Valentine played Gidget in the 1969 film Gidget Grows Up.
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In 1969, Karen 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.
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Karen Valentine was discovered by Gene Reynolds, the director of Room 222, who saw her fumbling in her audition and realized she was funny.
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Karen Valentine was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.
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In 1975, Valentine starred in her own television series, Karen.
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Karen Valentine played the title role in the critically acclaimed true story Muggable Mary, Street Cop.
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Karen 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.
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Karen Valentine had a starring role in the 25th episode of the third season of the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone, entitled "Many, Many Monkeys".
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Karen Valentine has had many leading roles in made-for-television movies.
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Karen Valentine has continued to work in television and on stage.
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Karen Valentine co-starred with John Larroquette in a 2004 Hallmark Channel TV movie, Wedding Daze.
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Karen Valentine 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.