Karen Valentine (original) (raw)
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The Young and the Headless (1990)
Karen Valentine was born on a chicken farm in northern California and made her professional debut, at the age of 16, onThe Ed Sullivan Show (1948)(aka "The Ed Sullivan Show"). After performing as a contestant on a live national broadcast of "The Miss Teenage America Pageant",Ed Sullivan phoned during the ceremonies and invited her to appear on his iconic variety show the following week. She has since starred in countless productions on stage and screen, including the acclaimed series,Room 222 (1969) as student teacher Alice Johnson, for which she received an Emmy Award. She was a regular panelist on the popular game showThe Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), exchanging quips with Paul Lynde,George Gobel and hostPeter Marshall. Over the years she has starred in many made-for-television movies, series episodes and variety specials, as well as several feature films. She has been a fixture on TV talk shows and guest-hosted forJohnny Carson onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). Across the country, Ms. Valentine has appeared in many stage productions, on Broadway and off, as well as touring with national companies.
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