Early life
Valentine first won a spot representing California at the Miss Teenage America pageant. When Ed Sullivan saw her act (where she would comically dance in a flamboyant costume while lip-synching to Eydie Gormé's "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" , he was quoted as saying, "I want that girl on my show."
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Early Life
Valentine first won a spot representing California at the Miss Teenage America pageant. When Ed Sullivan saw her act (where she would comically dance in a flamboyant costume while read more...
Career
In 1969, Valentine won her breakthrough role as a school teacher on the TV series Room 222. She was nominated twice for an Emmy and once for a Golden Globe, winning an Emmy in 1970 read more...
Personal Life
Karen married three times. Her first marriage was in 1967 to David Ross Williams, which ended in divorce in 1969. That same year, she married Carl MacLaughlin before they divorced read more...
Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947 in Sebastopol, California) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, best known for her role as Alice Johnson in the TV series Room 222.
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