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Caren Kaye

b. 1951

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Born 1951. Caren Kaye is an American actor, television actor and film actor.

Caren Kaye is a retired American television and film actress who has appeared in dozens of films and guest-starred in many TV series. She is best known for her roles in the 1983 film My Tutor and the short-lived sitcoms The Betty White Show (1977–1978), Who's Watching the Kids?, In the early 1970s, she studied and practiced the improvisational games created by Viola Spolin.

Career From college, Kaye went to Europe, where she performed in avant-garde theater and drove a taxi. After she returned to New York, she co-founded the War Babies comedy troupe. a spin-off of Happy Days, which aired from February to June 1977. In September 1977, she co-starred in a similar role as a regular on The Betty White Show, which lasted one season.

Her film credits include Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Cuba Crossing (1980), Some Kind of Hero (1982), My Tutor (1983), Teen Witch (1989) and Satan's Princess (1990).

In 1984, Kaye co-starred as the mother of Jason Bateman and girlfriend of David Garrison in the teen comedy It's Your Move. This series lasted one season.

She was featured in six episodes of The Love Boat and has guest-starred in 21 Jump Street, Mr. Belvedere, Fantasy Island, Simon & Simon, Matt Houston, Taxi and Murder, She Wrote.

Personal life Kaye married actor Renny Temple, who performed with her in the War Babies troupe, and they have one child.

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Television

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Who is Caren Kaye?

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When was Caren Kaye born?

Caren Kaye was born on 12 March 1951 in New York City.

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Caren Kaye is an actor, television actor and film actor.

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Caren Kaye is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Caren Kaye

· Wikidata: Q924142

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