Karen Kopins Shaw (born October 10, 1961) is an American beauty pageant winner, former actress and former model.
Early life Kopins was born on October 10, 1961. Kopins attended Ridgefield High School and graduated from Marymount College before moving to California to pursue an acting career.
She was Miss Connecticut 1977, having entered the pageant as Miss Ridgefield.
Career Kopins starred in films Fast Forward, Creator, Once Bitten, opposite Jim Carrey, and Jake Speed, and appeared in guest roles in various television shows, such as The A-Team and Riptide. She was cast as one of Charlie's Angels in the unaired spinoff Angels '88. Kopins had a small role in an episode of Amazing Stories, one of two directed by series creator Steven Spielberg. Other than one-off guest appearances, her only recurring role on a series was during seasons 11 and 13 of Dallas, playing Kay Lloyd, a love interest of Bobby Ewing. She also played Eugenia Weeks, a lesbian former beauty queen who befriends Suzanne on an episode of Designing Women.
Personal life In 1990, Kopins married her high school sweetheart, property developer Marc Shaw, with whom she has four children. The family lived in Litchfield, Connecticut's Rye House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, from 2000 to 2012.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role1985Fast ForwardSusan Granger1985CreatorLucy Wolper1985Once BittenRobin Pierce1986Jake SpeedMargaret Winston1988The TrackerSarah Bolton1989Troop Beverly HillsLisa1994Lady in WaitingFiona Richards
Television Year Title Role Notes1983The Fall GuyGovernment AgentEpisode: "Baker's Dozen"1984RiptideKimba HallEpisode: "Pilot"1984T.J. HookerOfficer Maggie PaineEpisode: "Target: Hooker"1984Knight RiderCindy MorganEpisode: "Dead of Knight"1985The Love BoatMisty LawsonEpisode: "Getting Started/Daughter's Dilemma/The Captain Wears Pantyhose"1985HeartBeatErinTV movie1985Amazing StoriesLizEpisode: "The Mission"1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSonja ChenkoEpisodes: "Stemwinder: Part 1" and "Stemwinder: Part 2"1986The A-TeamDominique ConréEpisode: "The Spy Who Mugged Me"1988Full HouseLinda StrattonEpisode: "Danny's Very First Date"1988CircusJenniferTV Movie, unsold pilot1988–1989DallasKay LloydRecurring role (seasons 11, 13)1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonKimberly McDonaldTV movie1989Midnight CallerKathy HellerEpisode: "Blood Red"1990Designing WomenEugenia WeeksEpisode: "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend"1991Archie: To Riverdale and Back AgainVeronica LodgeTV movie1994The Cosby MysteriesLauren MurdochEpisode: "The Fine Art of Murder"
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