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| Karen Kopins | |
| General Information | |
| Born: | October 10, 1961 (the IMDb lists 1958 as her year of birth) |
| Birthplace: | Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse(s): | Marc Shaw |
| Children: | 4 |
| Career Information | |
| Occupation: | Actress, model |
| Years active: | 1977—1994 |
| Appeared on/in (or involved with): |
Dallas (first series) |
| Appeared as: | Kay Lloyd |
| Episodes appeared in /involved with: |
13 in Seasons 11 & 13 |
Former Hollywood actress and model Karen Kopins Shaw (born October 10, 1961[1]) appeared in the role of political staffer Kay Lloyd on the original Dallas TV series, who helped Bobby Ewing regain the Ewing Oil trademark after J.R. lost it after the U.S. State Dept. shut the compnay down when he tries to raise domestic oil prices in a corporate scheme. She appears in a total of thirteen episodes in Seasons 11 and 13.
Life and career[]
Kopins was Miss Connecticut 1977, having entered the pageant as Miss Ridgefield. Kopins graduated from Marymount College in Tarrytown, CT before moving to California to pursue an acting career.
Kopins starred in films Fast Forward, Creator, Once Bitten,[2] with Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey and Jake Speed, and appeared in guest roles in various television shows, such as The A-Team and Riptide.[3] During season 11 of Dallas, she played Kay Lloyd, a love interest of Bobby Ewing.[1] She was cast as one of Charlie's Angels in the unaired spinoff Angels '88.
In 1990, Kopins married her high school sweetheart, Marc Shaw, with whom she has four children. The family resides in Redding, Connecticut.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 May 1, 1988 (2001-07-22). Karen Kopins - Sun Sentinel. Articles.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved on 2013 November 1.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (November 15, 1985). Once Bitten (1985) FILM: 'ONCE BITTEN,' VAMPIRE HUMOR.
- ↑ Karen Kopins - Filmography - Movies & TV. NYTimes.com (2007-01-18). Retrieved on 2013 November 1.
External links[]
Karen Kopins at the Internet Movie Database- Karen Kopins article at Wikipedia
