Karen Montgomery
Karen Rose Montgomery (November 28, 1949 – December 4, 2015) was an American actress and producer.[1] Born in Chicago, Montgomery and her family later moved to California, where she graduated from UC Berkeley.[2]
She appeared on multiple television series including Kojak, Nero Wolfe, Aloha Paradise and L.A. Law. She played Mistress Beata, the Elected One of the titular planet, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Angel One." Montgomery later worked as a producer for several television shows, and independent films.[2][3] She and her husband Christopher Monger produced a documentary about Roy London in 2005. It was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival.[4][5]
Montgomery died of breast cancer in Los Angeles on December 4, 2015, aged 66.[2][3]
Filmography
- Actress
- Going in Style (1979)
- Coast to Coast (1980)
- Willie & Phil (1980)
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
- Producer
- Diary of a Hitman (1991)
- 'Til There Was You (1997)
- Row Your Boat (1998)
References
- ^ "Karen Rose Montgomery Obituary". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (December 8, 2015). "Producer Karen Montgomery Dies at 66". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Sage, Alyssa (December 8, 2015). "Karen Montgomery, 'Star Trek' Actress and Film Producer, Dies at 66". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Bourton, Tom (August 17, 2005). "Taff's Well's role in LA story". BBC. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Rayne, Naja (December 8, 2015). "Star Trek Actress Karen Montgomery Dies at 66". People. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
External links
- 1949 births
- 2015 deaths
- American television actresses
- Television producers from California
- Actresses from Chicago
- American film actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Deaths from breast cancer
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Television producers from Illinois
- American women television producers
- 21st-century American women
- American television actor stubs