Portrait of Karen Carlson

Acting

Karen Carlson

Career

Active from 1969 to 2008, with a break from 1998 to 2007, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Horse for Danny
A Horse for Danny
GoodWatch score78/100

Characters

1

The characters Karen Carlson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karen Carlson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Educational 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 55
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Leslie Ann Cameron (voice)

2000s

1 title
A Father's Rights
A Father's Rights (2008)

as Ms. Little

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 68
The Man Next Door
The Man Next Door (1997)

as Grace

A Horse for Danny
A Horse for Danny (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Slauson

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (1994)

as Atty. Sarah Hallisey

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994)

as Sarah Hallisay

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 52
Teen Vamp
Teen Vamp (1989)
GoodWatch score 33

as Mrs. Murphy

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)

as Eileen Wilson

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1985)

as Donna Ryder

Fleshburn
Fleshburn (1984)
GoodWatch score 30

as Shirley Pinter

In Love with an Older Woman
In Love with an Older Woman (1982)

as Isobel

Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company (1982)

as Janet Brody

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Tracy Hill

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

American Dream
American Dream (1981)

TV show

American Dream
American Dream (1981)

as Donna Novak

The Octagon
The Octagon (1980)
GoodWatch score 43

as Justine

1970s

26 titles ยท average score 63
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Stella Warden

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Nancy Scotfield

Matilda
Matilda (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kathleen Smith

Black Oak Conspiracy
Black Oak Conspiracy (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lucy Metcalf

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
GoodWatch score 54

as Violet

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Christine D. Phelps

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Candidate
The Candidate (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nancy McKay

The Student Nurses
The Student Nurses (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

as Phred

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 70
Shame, Shame, Everybody Knows Her Name
Shame, Shame, Everybody Knows Her Name (1969)

as Susan Barton

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Doris Gordon

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Betty

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dana Evans / Susan

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Helene

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 73
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Theodora Duffy

Miss America
Miss America (1954)

TV show ยท as Miss Arkansas 1964