Karen Rose Montgomery (November 28, 1949 – December 4, 2015) was an American actress and producer. Born in Chicago, Montgomery and her family later moved to California, where she graduated from

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of Californi ...

. She appeared on multiple television series including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Aloha Paradise ''Aloha Paradise'' is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981, to April 22, 1981. The series stars Debbie Reynolds and was created by Tom Greene. ''Aloha Paradise'' was executive produced by Douglas S ...

'' and ''

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''. She played Mistress Beata, the Elected One of the titular planet, in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "

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." Montgomery later worked as a producer for several television shows, and independent films. She and her husband

Christopher Monger Christopher Monger (born 1950, in Taffs Well, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh screenwriter, director and editor, best known for writing and directing ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain'' and writing the HBO biopic ''Temple G ...

produced a documentary about

Roy London Roy London (March 3, 1943 – August 8, 1993) was an American actor, acting coach and teacher. Early life London was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. A math prodigy at age five, London was on the radio show, ...

in 2005. It was shown at the

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. Montgomery died of breast cancer in Los Angeles on December 4, 2015, aged 66.

Filmography

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Going in Style ''Going in Style'' is a 1979 American heist comedy film written and directed by Martin Brest and starring George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg (in his final film role) and Charles Hallahan. It was Brest's first commercial feature film. Plot ...

'' (1979) *'' Coast to Coast'' (1980) *''

Willie & Phil ''Willie & Phil'' is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, and Ray Sharkey. Plot The film is set in late 1970s New York City, amidst the counterculture chic of that e ...

'' (1980) *''

Amazon Women on the Moon ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' is a 1987 American satirical science fiction film that parodies the experience of watching low-budget films on late-night television. The film, featuring a large ensemble cast including cameo appearances from film ...

'' (1987) ;Producer *'' Diary of a Hitman'' (1991) *''

'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 parallel ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998)

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