Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur
Born
Karen Jensen[1]

(1941-08-24) August 24, 1941 (age 83)[1]
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, producer, actress
Years active1966–2008

Karen Arthur (born August 24, 1941) is an American television and film director, producer, and actress.[2] She directed more than 40 feature and made-for-television movies, miniseries, and television series. In 1985 she become the first woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.[3]

Arthur began her career as an actress appearing in the 1967 romantic comedy film A Guide for the Married Man and later co-starred in the drama film Winning (1969). She made several guest-starring appearances on television series such as Get Smart, The Wild Wild West, The Big Valley, Mannix and The Streets of San Francisco before making her directorial debut with the 1975 crime drama film, Legacy receiving special prize at the Locarno Film Festival.[4] She later directed feature films The Mafu Cage (1978) and Lady Beware (1987).

  1. ^ a b "Karen Arthur | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Karen Arthur". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27.
  3. ^ Roberts, Jerry (May 12, 2009). "Encyclopedia of television film directors". Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Locarno International Film Festival (1975)". IMDb.