Karen Lynn Gorney

Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945) is an American actress who had roles in television shows and films including the soap opera All My Children and the movie Saturday Night Fever.

Early life Born in Los Angeles and raised in New York City, Gorney was one of three children of Jay Gorney, the Polish-born composer who wrote the music for the song about America's Great Depression, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Her family is Jewish. She attended the High School of Performing Arts

Career

Early work Gorney made her film debut as a teenage resident of a mental health treatment center in David and Lisa (1962). Her next work on the big screen came in 1970 with the film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. From 1970 to 1974, Gorney played the role of Tara Martin on the soap opera All My Children. In October 2010, Gorney performed the role of "Belaria" in Frog and Peach Theatre Company's production of Cymbeline at the West End Theatre, in Manhattan, New York.

In 2016, she appeared as Esther in theater play From Silence by Anne Marilyn Lucas, it narrates the stories of Holocaust survivors and their families.

Music Along with her acting work, Gorney is a singer and has released three albums: Used to Love You Madly, Hot Moonlight!, and The Dance of the Deadly's. She has performed at various jazz clubs and cafes.

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography