Name Karen Moncrieff Role Actress | Spouse Eric Karten (m. 1987) | |
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Born December 20, 1963 (age 60) ( 1963-12-20 ) Sacramento, California Occupation Film director, screenwriter Nominations Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Movies The Trials of Cate McCall, The Dead Girl, Petals on the Wind, Blue Car, Midnight Witness Similar People Mary Beth Hurt, Agnes Bruckner, Nick Searcy, James Cromwell, Toni Collette | ||
Education Northwestern University |
Video Podcast #3: Karen Moncrieff, The Dead Girl
Karen Moncrieff (born December 20, 1963 in Sacramento, California), is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was Blue Car.
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Her directing credits are in both television and features and she acted in the soap operas Passions, Days of Our Lives and Santa Barbara. In 1985, she was crowned Miss Illinois and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant. Karen graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1982, the same high school Madonna attended.


Filmography
Actress
1998
Any Day Now (TV Series) as
Ms. Lockyer / Counsel
- It's a Good Thing I'm Not Black (2000) - Ms. Lockyer
- It's Who You Sleep With (1998) - Counsel
1998
Waking Up Horton as
Miriam
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) as
Lucille Banks
- A Candidate for Murder (1998) - Lucille Banks (as Karen Monerieff)
1996
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Deb Lange / Dr. Claire Hartman
- Murder in the Air (1997) - Deb Lange
- Murder in the Dark (1996) - Dr. Claire Hartman
1997
Unhappily Ever After (TV Series) as
Zelda
- Sternberg (1997) - Zelda
1995
Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 as
Natalya Popova
1995
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies as
J.G. Watkins
1995
Nowhere Man (TV Series) as
Pam Peterson
- A Rough Whimper of Insanity (1995) - Pam Peterson
1994
Innocent Adultery as
Mrs Tate
1994
Robin's Hoods (TV Series) as
Heather
- Hell Hath No Fury (1994) - Heather
1993
Silk Stalkings (TV Series) as
Karen Jackman / Vivian DeLong
- The Deep End (1994) - Karen Jackman
- Giant Steps (1993) - Vivian DeLong
1994
Murder Between Friends (TV Movie) as
Amy Morin
1993
Wings (TV Series) as
Deidre
- Come Fly with Me (1993) - Deidre
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (TV Movie) as
Mimi Hoyle
1993
Renegade (TV Series) as
Cynthia Mainard
- No Good Deed- (1993) - Cynthia Mainard
1993
Rage as
Sarah Dameron
1993
Midnight Witness as
Katy
1990
Santa Barbara (TV Series) as
Cassandra Benedict / Cassandra Benedict Lockridge
1990
Matlock (TV Series) as
Miss Eberhardt
- The Witness (1990) - Miss Eberhardt
1989
The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) as
Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.636 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.633 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.632 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.631 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.626 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.625 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.624 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.621 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
- Episode #1.620 (1989) - Dr. Michelle Brookner
1987
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Gabrielle Pascal
1952
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Patricia Murphy (1986)
Director
2021
Home Before Dark (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Just a Bird (2021)
2020
Paradise Lost (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- When There is No Wind, Row (2020)
- Danger to Yourself (2020)
2019
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (TV Movie)
2018
The Girl in the Bathtub (TV Movie)
2018
13 Reasons Why (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Second Polaroid (2018)
- The Drunk Slut (2018)
2018
The Quad (TV Series) (1 episode)
- #NativeSon (2018)
2017
The Keeping Hours
2014
The Dollanganger Saga (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Petals on the Wind (2014) - (directed by)
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall
2006
The Dead Girl
2004
Touching Evil (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Slash 30 (2004)
2003
Six Feet Under (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Opening (2003)
2002
Blue Car
Writer
2018
The Girl in the Bathtub (TV Movie)
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall (written by)
2006
The Dead Girl (written by)
2002
Blue Car (written by)
1994
Innocent Adultery (written by)
Producer
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall (producer)
Self
2022
How I Got Greenlit (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Karen Moncrieff | Part 3 (2022) - Self - Guest
- Karen Moncrieff: Part 2 (2022) - Self - Guest
- Karen Moncrieff | Part 1 (2022) - Self - Guest
2007
Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2004
The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1991
Up All Night (TV Series) as
Self
- Eating Raoul/Getting Lucky (1991) - Self
References
Karen Moncrieff Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA