Karen Lorre (born December 13, 1961, in

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), widely known by her maiden name, Karen Witter, is an American actress, model, and writer.

Early life

Lorre was born Karen Witter in

. Lorre was a pre-med psycho-physiology major at the

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. She studied the biochemical origins of mental illness while there. To raise money for tuition, she worked as a model and appeared in commercials.

Career

Modeling

Lorre was ''

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'' magazine's

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for its March 1982 issue, and her centerfold was photographed by

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. Witter later appeared on the cover of the March 1983 issue with fellow Playmates Kimberly McArthur and

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. She was also featured in the December 1991 issue.

Acting

Lorre soon made the transition to acting, working mostly on television on series as diverse as '' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' (1984), the syndicated version of ''

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'' (1985–86), ''

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'' (1988), '' The Vineyard'' (1989), ''

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'' (1995), Witter later appeared as

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in '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', in the seventh episode "Pride Comes Before a Brawl" (1995). ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2000), and ''

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'' (2001). Lorre was cast in the role of Tina Lord, previously played by Andrea Evans, on the

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'', after "one of the most expansive earchesin soap history", beating out over 300 other hopefuls for the role. Connie Passalacqua of ''Soap Scoop'' praised her casting in the role, saying it "added an actress with considerable dimension to the soap opera scene". She played the part until 1994. She was nominated for a 1991 ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in Daytime.

Life Coaching

Lorre retired from acting, and became a life coach & a spiritual healer. She has written three books on spiritual healing. https://www.karenlorrecoaching.com/book-downloads

Personal life

Lorre was married to television writer and producer Chuck Lorre in 2001, changing her name from Karen Witter to Karen Lorre. They divorced in 2010, and she kept Lorre's last name.

Published works

Karen Lorre and Angela Lauria 2018-12-13

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Witter, Karen 1961 births Living people American soap opera actresses American television actresses Actresses from Long Beach, California 1980s Playboy Playmates American health and wellness writers 21st-century American women