Karen Arthur
Karen Arthur | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Karen Arthur (born August 24, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and actress.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Omaha, Nebraska,[2] Arthur has directed three feature films, including Lady Beware (1987) and The Mafu Cage (1978),[1] but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series. In 1985, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for an episode of Cagney & Lacey).[1]
She is currently a resident of the town of Springfield, Vermont.[3]
Partial filmography[edit]
Title | Year | Notes |
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The Christmas Blessing | 2005 | TV movie |
Judging Amy | TV series | |
The Locket | 2002 | TV movie |
The Song of the Lark | 2001 | TV movie, based on The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather |
The Lost Child | 2000 | TV movie |
The Staircase | 1998 | TV movie |
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | 1995 | TV movie |
The Jacksons: An American Dream | 1992 | TV miniseries |
The Secret | 1992 | TV movie |
Shadow of a Doubt | 1991 | TV movie |
Blue Bayou | 1990 | TV movie |
Lady Beware | 1987 | Film |
Crossings | 1986 | TV miniseries |
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story | 1984 | TV movie |
Cagney & Lacey | TV series | |
Remington Steele | TV series | |
Hart to Hart | 1979 | TV series |
The Mafu Cage | 1978 | Film |
Legacy | 1975 | Film |
Like It Is (re-released as Not My Daughter) |
1970 / 1971 | Film, final big screen appearance, co-starring in 1970 exploitation film[4][5] whose 1971 straight-to-drive-in re-release was advertised as "A TRUE STORY DESCRIBED IN THE LURID LANGUAGE KNOWN ONLY BY TODAY'S YOUTH"[6][7][8] |
Mannix | 1970 | TV series, Season 4 Ep. 11 "Bang Bang, You Are Dead" |
Get Smart | 1969 | TV series, Season 5 Ep.7 "And Baby Makes Four Part.1" |
The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV series, Season 3 Ep.15 "The Night of the Running Death" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Hal Erickson (2015). "Karen Arthur". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27.
- ^ Film Directors: A Complete Guide, Volume 9. Los Angeles: Lone Eagle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 9780943728469.
- ^ "Christmas in July?". Rutland Herald. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Fine Food and Entertainment: Drive-In Theaters". Chula Vista Star-News. July 29, 1971. p. D-2. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Nix, David (August 5, 1971). "Latest John Wayne Film and 'Plaza Suite' In Town". Arizona Daily Star. Sec. D, p. 11. Retrieved February 25, 2024. "PRINCE — 'Bunny O'Hare' (GP), with Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine, and John Wayne's recent 'Rio Lobo' will be followed next Wednesday by 'Not With My Daughter' (R) and 'Sex and the College Girl.'"
- ^ "Not My Daughter". The Sacramento Bee. May 21, 1971. p. A17. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Not My Daughter". Los Angeles Times. January 12, 1972. pt. IV, p. 12. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Willis John (1976). John Willis' Screen World, Volume 27. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 120. OCLC 773245941