Karen Knotts (born 1954 or 1955) is an American actress and stand-up comedian, and daughter of Don Knotts. During her childhood and teen years, Knotts says she and her father often "butted heads" over her desire to enter show business: "I always wanted to be an actress, even when I was young, but he said, 'No, that's not a good life for a child." She went on to say that he supported her "100 percent in the end". She studied at

Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as Beverly or as BHHS) is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills, Moreno High School, is a small alternative school located on B ...

, followed by

USC School of Cinematic Arts The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc ...

. Knotts works as a

stand-up comic Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

and SAG/AFTRA actor. Her one-woman show, "Tied Up in Knotts", is the story of growing up with her comedian father. It was directed by

Andersen Gabrych Andersen Gabrych is an American comic book writer and actor. Early life Gabrych grew up in Chico, California. He's been a fan of comics since childhood, having read an issue of ''Justice League of America'' at the age of 7. Gabrych was active i ...

. She performed it at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008. She also performs standup comedy on the road. Her television and film credits include “ Mayberry Man”, ''

Return to Mayberry ''Return to Mayberry'' is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mayberry R.F.D.''. The film premiered on April 13, 1986, on NBC, and was the highest- rated televis ...

'', ''An Occurrence at Black Canyon'', '' One of Our Own'', and the '' Vice Academy'' series. She also writes for the stage; her one-woman play ''Roger and Betsy'' was nominated for the Merce Awards in 2009.

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Official website
* Living people USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Beverly Hills High School alumni American women comedians American women dramatists and playwrights Place of birth missing (living people) Comedians from California American television actresses American film actresses 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-comedian-stub