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Karen Carlson (born March 2, 1944) is an American actress. == Life and career == Carlson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and educated at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. While attending university, she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Society and represented the university and state of Arkansas in the 1964 Miss America Pageant, finishing first runner up to Vonda Kay Van Dyke. Carlson started her career in Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller variety shows, ''Laugh In'', and ''The Hollywood Palace''. She also appeared in television series and films, including ''The Candidate'' (1972) with Robert Redford, ''The Octagon'' (1980) with Chuck Norris, and ''In Love with an Older Woman'' (1982) with John Ritter. In television, Carlson played Nancy Scotfield in seven episodes of the soap opera ''Dallas'' (1986) and Sarah Hallisey in twelve episodes of ''In the Heat of the Night''. She was also a series regular in ''American Dream'' with Stephen Macht, ''The Yellow Rose'' with David Soul and Cybill Shepherd, and ''Two Marriages'' with Michael Murphy. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, she made over one hundred guest-star appearances. Carlson was cast as Sarah Ewing in the 1970 episode "The Mezcla Man", one of the last segments of the syndicated western series ''Death Valley Days'', hosted by Dale Robertson. Jesse Pearson played Jess Ivy, a young man who wants to propose marriage to Sarah but hesitates because of his lack of financial footing. He decides to look for hidden gold. Carlson also guest starred in ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1967), ''Mission: Impossible'' (1971), ''Bonanza'' (1973), ''Starsky and Hutch'' (1976–77) with David Soul, ''Centennial'' (1978), ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' (1979), ''Hill Street Blues'' (1983), ''Hotel'' (1987). Her last appearance was in the film ''Out of Ashes'' (2013). She has since turned her focus from acting to directing and screenwriting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karen Carlson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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