Sudden Death, Ray, Before We Go, Sahara, Death Sentence
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Lorraine Downes, Natalie Glebova, Linda Bement
Karen Dianne Baldwin (born September 6, 1963) is a Canadian actress, TV host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1982. she was the first Canadian who won Miss Universe title.
Baldwin was born in London, Ontario. Her father William is president of a real estate agency. Her mother Marion is a real estate broker. She has two brothers. Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.
Miss Universe
Baldwin was the winner of the 1982 Miss Canada pageant and was crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru. She then relinquished her crown to Lorraine Downes the following year in the United States.
Life after Miss Universe
She hosted The New You, a Canadian fashion and lifestyle television program and was one of the co-hosts for the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, held in Cancun, Mexico.
She was also featured in the comedy movie Who's That Girl starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne as "Heather", one of the kidnapped bridesmaids and she appeared in the movies: Spellbinder, Night Eyes, Last Call, T-Force and Sudden Death.
She works as a realtor for Sotheby's International Realty in southern California.
Personal life
She married actor Jack Scalia in 1987 and they had two daughters: Olivia (b. 1987) and Jacqueline (b. 1990). They were divorced in 1996. Her second husband is Nicholas Karazissis.
Filmography
Producer
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Jax of Heart (producer) (announced)
2020
Odd Man Rush (producer)
2018
The Hurricane Heist (producer - as Karen Baldwin, produced by)
2014
Before We Go (producer)
2013
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (TV Movie) (executive producer)
2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (executive producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2008
The Other Side of the Tracks (executive producer)
2007
Death Sentence (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2005
A Sound of Thunder (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2005
The Game of Their Lives (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2005
Sahara (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2004
Ray (producer)
2003
Danny Deckchair (executive producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2003
Where the Red Fern Grows (executive producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2003
Swimming Upstream (producer)
2002
Children on Their Birthdays (executive producer - as Karen Baldwin)
2002
Joshua (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1999
Mystery, Alaska (co-producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1999
Resurrection (co-producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1999
The Long Kill (TV Movie) (co-executive producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1998
Gideon (producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1998
The Patriot (associate producer - as Karen Baldwin)
1995
Sudden Death (associate producer)
Actress
2020
Odd Man Rush as
Dr. Richardson
1995
Sudden Death as
TV Director (as Karen Baldwin)
1994
T-Force as
Reporter
1991
Dangerous Women (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Episode #1.15 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.14 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.13 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.11 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.7 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.6 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.5 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.4 (1991) - Doctor
- Episode #1.3 (1991) - Doctor (credit only)
- Episode #1.2 (1991) - Doctor
1991
Last Call as
Carol
1990
Night Eyes as
Ellen
1989
Generations (TV Series) as
Miss Jenkins
- Episode #1.192 (1989) - Miss Jenkins
- Episode #1.189 (1989) - Miss Jenkins (credit only)
1989
Eyewitness to Murder as
Rebecca
1989
The Jigsaw Murders as
Receptionist
1988
Spellbinder as
Mona (as Karen Baldwin)
1987
Who's That Girl as
Heather - Wendy's Friend (as Karen Baldwin)
Writer
1995
Sudden Death (story - as Karen Baldwin)
1989
Eyewitness to Murder (story)
Thanks
2020
Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (Documentary) (very special thanks)
Self
2005
Across the Sands of Sahara (Video documentary short) as
Self (as Karen Baldwin)
2005
Swimming Upstream: The Making of a Champion (Video short) as
