Karen Steele

Karen Steele was an American actress and model with a career that spanned radio, film, and television. Born in Honolulu, she spent a year at Rollins College in Florida studying acting and initially worked as a model. After her first acting job on the radio series Let George Do It, she appeared in films such as The Clown and Man Crazy before taking the supporting role of Virginia in Marty (1955), which became her highest profile film part. She was also known as Mrs. Lane in Ride Lonesome (1959) and as Eve McHuron in the Star Trek episode Mudd's Women (1966). On television she guest starred on Maverick, Perry Mason, The Alaskans, Rawhide, and Get Smart, playing Dolly LeMoyne on Rawhide in 1962 and Mary Jack Armstrong on Get Smart in 1965. She later moved into television commercials and community service. She died in 1988.