Karen Montgomery

For the politician from Maryland, see Karen S. Montgomery.

Karen Rose Montgomery (November 28, 1949 – December 4, 2015) was an American actress and producer.^[1] Born in Chicago, Montgomery and her family later moved to California, where she graduated from UC Berkeley.^[2]

She appeared on multiple television series including Kojak, Nero Wolfe, Aloha Paradise and L.A. Law. She played Mistress Beata, the Elected One of the titular planet, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Angel One." Montgomery later worked as a producer for several television shows, and independent films.^[2][3] She and her husband Christopher Monger produced a documentary about Roy London in 2005. It was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival.^[4][5]

Montgomery died of breast cancer in Los Angeles on December 4, 2015, aged 66.^[2][3]

Filmography

Actress

• Going in Style (1979)
• Coast to Coast (1980)
• Willie & Phil (1980)
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Producer

• Diary of a Hitman (1991)
• 'Til There Was You (1997)
• Row Your Boat (1998)

References

1. "Karen Rose Montgomery Obituary". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
2. Barnes, Mike (December 8, 2015). "Producer Karen Montgomery Dies at 66". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
3. Sage, Alyssa (December 8, 2015). "Karen Montgomery, 'Star Trek' Actress and Film Producer, Dies at 66". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
4. Bourton, Tom (August 17, 2005). "Taff's Well's role in LA story". BBC. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
5. Rayne, Naja (December 8, 2015). "Star Trek Actress Karen Montgomery Dies at 66". People. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

External links

• Karen Montgomery at IMDb
• Karen Montgomery at Memory Alpha
• Karen Montgomery at Rotten Tomatoes