Karen Austin is an American actress known for her role in the television series as Carrie Welby, as Lana Wagner, and as Helen Forbes. She has continually worked on the film, television shows, and stage plays in a wide variety of roles.
Karen was born on October 24, 1955, in Welch, West Virginia, U.S.A. She attended Virginia’s Mary Baldwin College from where she got her bachelor’s degree in theatre. After that, she joined Illinois’ North-western University where she completed her master’s in Dramatic Literature. Karen is of American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Austin has been in the film industry since the early 80’s. She has appeared in many shows and films including both and . She also portrayed the role of Doctor Kalandra in and Miral in .
She was a regular on the first season of along with John Larroquette and played Sister Ignatius in Steven Spielberg’s series in .
Austin also appeared in the thriller alongside Drew Barrymore. She has also appeared in several episodes of with Mary McCormack.
Austin has had roles on a number of television shows including and
She has won the and a for Lead Performance for the play . She also had a lead role as the wife of John Candy character in (1985).
Karen was married to Kris Slava at the age of while she was still in college. They have a daughter together, Olivia. Karen later settled in Los Angeles with her daughter.
Karen and Kris got divorced seven years later being married. The couple has not disclosed the reason behind their separation. After divorcing the first husband, there is no any information regarding her affairs, relationship, boyfriend, and re-marriage or divorce.
The star has played in many films, television shows throughout her career to present. Karen Austin' net worth is estimated to be around $1 million by far, but there is no any information about her salary. However, the information may not be correct as Karen is a very private person and likes to keep her personal life very private.
