Karen Sharpe

Karen Sharpe Family and Personal Life

1. Karen Sharpe was born in San Antonio, United States.
2. Karen Sharpe’s birth sign is Virgo.
3. Karen was born to Howard Sharp and Dorothy Sharp.
4. She attended Hollywood Professional School.
5. She is known by different names, including Karen S. Kramer, Karen Sharp Kramer, Karen Kramer, and Kay Sharpe.
6. Karen got married to Stanley Kramer after her first marriage with Chester Marshall ended.
7. She is a mother to two daughters, Jennifer Kramer and Kat Kramer.

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Karen Sharpe Biography and Facts

1. Who is Karen Sharpe? Karen Sharpe is an American actress who rose to prominence for her roles in the TV series ‘Hallmark Hall of Fame’ and ‘Gunsmoke’.
2. Karen began as a ballet dancer and moved to California with aspirations of becoming a professional ice skater at the age of 12.
3. She shifted her focus to acting after being cast in Stanley Kramer’s production of The Sniper in 1952.
4. She also worked as a billboard model and appeared on magazine covers like “Cosmopolitan” and “Pageant”, which helped her pay bills.
5. Apart from TV series, she made significant contributions to films such as The High and the Mighty, Mad at the World, and Man with the Gun to name a few.
6. Her performance in the airline disaster film, The High and the Mighty, earned her the 1954 Golden Globe Award for “New Star of the Year”.
7. In addition to her film career, she found success in television series such as The Loretta Young Show, Perry Mason, Bonanza, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., among others.
8. After marrying Stanley Kramer in 1966, Karen chose to put an end to her acting career and focused on her family.
9. She successfully established herself as a producer and worked on several projects under KNK Productions, Inc., including a remake of High Noon and a documentary examining her husband’s prolific career.
10. Since Stanley Kramer’s demise in 2001, Karen has been preserving his works in the Stanley Kramer Library, instituted the Stanley Kramer Award, and launched the Stanley Kramer Fellowship Award in Directing at UCLA.