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Karen Jensen

b. 1944

American actress

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Born 1944. Karen Jensen is an American film actor and actor.

Karen Jensen is an American actress.

Biography Born in San Francisco, Jensen is the daughter of Charles and Claire Jensen. She was the youngest person to win the Miss San Carlos title. After she participated in other pageants, she became a model and was photographed for billboard advertising for Granny Goose Potato Chips. A William Morris Agency talent scout saw her in the Miss California pageant, and after she passed a screen test she received a Warner Bros. contract.

Jensen's acting debut came in 1965 in the television situation comedy Wendy and Me. She performed on some other TV shows before leaving Warner Bros. and going to Universal. Her film debut came in Out of Sight (1966).

Jensen was married to actor John Neilson. After their divorce, she married actor Michael Stroka in 1990. Following his death, she married actor Brendon Boone.

Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1972The Salzburg Connection

+ TV Year Title Role Notes 1964 Wendy and Me Louise S1.E8 - "Wendy's Private Eye" 1966 The Virginian Gloria Claiborne S4.E29 - "A Bald-Faced Boy" 1966 Run for Your Life Elke Southworth S1.E21 - "Hoodlums on Wheels" 1967 Dragnet Jeannie S1.E5 - "The Masked Bandits" 1967 Sullivan's Empire Doris TV film 1967The Wild Wild West Catherine Kittridge S3.E12 - "The Night of the Legion of Death" 1969Bracken's World Rachel Holt series regular - 41 episodes 1969 Hollywood Squares self - panelist 5 episodes 1969-70 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson self - guest 3 episodes 1971 Love, American Style S2.E16 - "Love and Operation Model" 1971 The Fountain of Groovy self TV film/documentary 1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy Rhonda Lewis ABC Movie of the Week 1972 Insight Karen Adams S1.E347 - "Love Song of the Cuckoo Birds" 1973 I Love a Mystery Faith TV film 1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Adele S1.E4 - "I'm Not Jealous-Only Curious" 1974 Mannix Laura Harris S8.E12 - "A Choice of Victims" 1974 Movin' On Myrna S1.E1 - "The Time of His Life" 1974 Emergency! Monique Morris S4.E14 - "The Bash" 1974 The Snoop Sisters Starlet S1.E2 - "Fear Is a Free-Throw" 1976 Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style Florence Cleveland TV film 1979 Happy Days Ethyl S7.E11 - "Fonzie vs. the She-Devils"

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Important facts

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Also known as
Karen Ann Jensen

Family & relationships

Spouse
Brendon Boone
Spouse
John Neilson (actor)
Spouse
Michael Stroka

People in Karen Jensen's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Karen Jensen?

American actress

When was Karen Jensen born?

Karen Jensen was born on 18 August 1944 in San Francisco.

What is Karen Jensen's occupation?

Karen Jensen is a film actor and actor.

What nationality is Karen Jensen?

Karen Jensen is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karen Jensen

· Wikidata: Q6369736

· DBpedia: Karen Jensen

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