Karen Kopins

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Karen Kopins
Angels '88 - Karen Kopins.jpg
Kopins in 1988
Born (1961-10-10) October 10, 1961 (age 63)
Alma mater Marymount College
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1977–94
Spouse
Mark Shaw
(m. 1990)
Children4

Karen Kopins Shaw (born October 10, 1961) [1] is an American beauty pageant winner, former actress and former model.

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Early life

Kopins was born on October 10, 1961. [1] Kopins attended Ridgefield High School [2] and graduated from Marymount College before moving to California to pursue an acting career.[ citation needed ]

She was Miss Connecticut 1977, having entered the pageant as Miss Ridgefield. [2]

Career

Kopins starred in films Fast Forward , Creator , Once Bitten , opposite Jim Carrey, [3] and Jake Speed , and appeared in guest roles in various television shows, such as The A-Team and Riptide . [4] She was cast as one of Charlie's Angels in the unaired spinoff Angels '88. Kopins had a small role in an episode of Amazing Stories , one of two directed by series creator Steven Spielberg. Other than one-off guest appearances, her only recurring role on a series was during seasons 11 and 13 of Dallas , playing Kay Lloyd, a love interest of Bobby Ewing. [1] She also played Eugenia Weeks, a lesbian former beauty queen who befriends Suzanne on an episode of Designing Women .

Personal life

In 1990, Kopins married her high school sweetheart, property developer Marc Shaw, with whom she has four children. [5] The family lived in Litchfield, Connecticut's Rye House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, from 2000 to 2012. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1985 Fast Forward Susan Granger
1985 Creator Lucy Wolper
1985 Once Bitten Robin Pierce
1986 Jake Speed Margaret Winston
1988 The Tracker Sarah Bolton
1989 Troop Beverly Hills Lisa
1994Lady in WaitingFiona Richards

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Fall Guy Government AgentEpisode: "Baker's Dozen"
1984 Riptide Kimba HallEpisode: "Pilot"
1984 T.J. Hooker Officer Maggie PaineEpisode: "Target: Hooker"
1984 Knight Rider Cindy MorganEpisode: "Dead of Knight"
1985 The Love Boat Misty LawsonEpisode: "Getting Started/Daughter's Dilemma/The Captain Wears Pantyhose"
1985HeartBeatErin TV movie
1985 Amazing Stories LizEpisode: "The Mission"
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Sonja ChenkoEpisodes: "Stemwinder: Part 1" and "Stemwinder: Part 2"
1986 The A-Team Dominique ConréEpisode: "The Spy Who Mugged Me"
1988 Full House Linda StrattonEpisode: "Danny's Very First Date"
1988CircusJenniferTV Movie, unsold pilot
1988–1989 Dallas Kay LloydRecurring role (seasons 11, 13)
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson Kimberly McDonaldTV movie
1989 Midnight Caller Kathy HellerEpisode: "Blood Red"
1990 Designing Women Eugenia WeeksEpisode: "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend"
1991 Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again Veronica Lodge TV movie
1994 The Cosby Mysteries Lauren MurdochEpisode: "The Fine Art of Murder"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karen Kopins". Sun Sentinel. 1998-05-01. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Josette (July 10, 1977). "Ridgefield Girl Has Chance To Win Miss America Contest". The Bridgeport Post. Connecticut, Bridgeport. p. D 1. Retrieved September 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Maslin, Janet (November 15, 1985). "Once Bitten (1985) FILM: 'ONCE BITTEN,' VAMPIRE HUMOR". The New York Times.
  4. "Karen Kopins - Filmography - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  5. 1 2 Torsiello, John (2012-09-20). "Former "Dallas" Actress Karen Shaw and Her Family Script a New Role for Their Rye House in Litchfield" . CTInsider. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07.
Preceded by Miss Connecticut
1977
Succeeded by