Karen Lynn Gorney

Biography

Karen Lynn Gorney is an American actress whose career spans daytime television, film, and music. Born in Los Angeles and raised in New York City, she studied at the High School of Performing Arts and later earned fine arts degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Brandeis. Her screen debut came in David and Lisa (1962). From 1970 to 1974 she played Tara Martin on All My Children, returning during the 1976 to 1977 season and again in 1995. In 1977 she appeared as Stephanie Mangano opposite John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1977). After time away from acting, she took small parts in The Hard Way (1991), Ripe (1996), and Creating Karma (2006), and she guest-starred on Law & Order, The Sopranos, and Six Degrees. Her stage work includes Monsterface, Cymbeline, and From Silence, and as a singer she has released three albums.

81years old

Turns 82 on January 28in 118 days

Born January 28, 1945Beverly Hills
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 61 years1962 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023The AdultsIMDb rating 5.7
2022Somewhere in QueensIMDb rating 6.8
2014Late PhasesIMDb rating 6.0
1977Saturday Night FeverIMDb rating 6.8
1962David and LisaIMDb rating 7.2

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A change of course
After a long break from acting, Gorney ran an art gallery in Manhattan, New York, and then came back to acting in the early 1990s, with small parts in films like The Hard Way (1991) and Ripe (1996).
Beyond film
Gorney co-hosted the PBS disco special Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion with Saturday Night Fever choreographer Deney Terrio, and they danced to the Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" as she had with John Travolta in the 1977 film.
Beyond film
Gorney is a singer in addition to her acting work. She has released three albums, among them Used to Love You Madly, Hot Moonlight!, and The Dance of the Deadly's, and has performed at jazz clubs and cafes.