Karen Mayo-Chandler (18 April 1958 – 11 July 2006) was a British actress and model. She appeared in issues of ''

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'' and '' Harper's Bazaar'' magazines. After minor television and theatre appearances in the United Kingdom, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1982, and made her American television debut with a guest role on '' Bring 'Em Back Alive''. She made sporadic appearances on television and in films, mostly in the exploitation and horror genres. In the December 1989 issue of ''

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'', she was featured in a nude photo layout and recounted her former relationship with actor

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...

. Mayo-Chandler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. She died of the disease on July 11, 2006, in Long Beach, California, at the age of 48.

Selected filmography

* 1980 '' Strangers'' as Lucy Degas (1 episode) * 1982 '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'' (1 episode) * 1984 ''

Down on Us ''Down on Us'' is a low budget 1984 movie about a US government plot to assassinate 1960s rock stars Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix, using an elite force of killers. It is sometimes known as ''Beyond the Doors''. The movie does no ...

'' as Sue Rigg * 1984 ''

Beverly Hills Cop ''Beverly Hills Cop'' is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr., and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop ...

'' as Maitland Receptionist * 1985 ''

Explorers Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

'' as Starkiller's Girlfriend * 1986 '' Hamburger: The Motion Picture'' as Dr. Gotbottom * 1986 '' Nightmare Weekend'' as Sue (as Karen Mayo) * 1988 '' Party Line'' as 'Sugar Lips' * 1989 ''

Africa Express ''Africa Express'' is a 1975 Italian adventure film starring Ursula Andress, Giuliano Gemma, and Jack Palance that was filmed in Rhodesia. A sequel ''Safari Express'' with the same leads followed a year later. Plot John Baxter is a freewheelin ...

'' * 1989 '' Out of the Dark'' as Barbara * 1990 '' Hard to Die'' as Diana (as Lindsay Taylor) * 1992 '' 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor'' as Laurie * 1997 ''Dark Planet'' as Alpha Female * 1997 ''

'Til There Was You ''Til There Was You'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Scott Winant and starring Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, and Sarah Jessica Parker. The screenplay, written by Winnie Holzman, traces thirty-odd years in the paral ...

'' as Awful Truth Woman * 1997 ''

Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretc ...

'' (as Karen Mayo Chandler)

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* 1958 births 2006 deaths Deaths from breast cancer English film actresses People from Sutton, London Deaths from cancer in California {{UK-film-actor-stub