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Karen Culliver Biography (1959-)

Born December 30, 1959, in Florida; daughter of Robert Eugene (a tax auditorand licensed minister) and Melinda Jane (a reading teacher; maiden name, Jones) Culliver; married Garrett Parks; children: Madison Claire.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

December 30, 1959

Florida, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (New York debut) Kim, Showboat, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1983.
• Luisa, The Fantasticks, Sullivan Street, NY, 1984.
• Rosa Bud and Deirdre Peregrine, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1986-87.
• Fanny, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1986-87.
• Shirley Vernon, Lady, Be Good!, Goodspeed Opera House, 1987-88.
• Mary Stewart, Animal Crackers, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1987-88.
• Animal Crackers: The Marx Brothers Musical, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 1988-89.
• Broadway Jukebox, American Stage Company, Teaneck, NJ, 1988-89.
• Lucille Ballard, Meet Me in St. Louis, Gershwin Theatre, 1989.
• Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1990, then Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1990-92, then Washington, DC, 1991, then Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1997.
• Made stage debut as Elaine Harper, Arsenic and Old Lace, Once Upon a Stage Dinner Theatre; appeared as Linda Christie in Play It Again, Sam, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner, and Laurey in Oklahoma!, all at Once Upon a Stage Dinner Theatre; appeared as Pegeen Ryan, Mame, Show BoatDinner Theatre; as Philia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Country Dinner Playhouse; as Gwendolyn, Little Mary Sunshine, Burt Reynolds Theatre, Florida; as Gloria Upson, Mame, Coachlight Dinner Theatre; as Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, An Evening Dinner Theatre. Toured in the chorus, Camelot; toured as Kim and understudy for Magnolia, Showboat, U.S. cities.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Preppies, Platinum Pictures, 1984.
• The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.
• Falling in Love, Paramount, 1984.
• Mayor's aide, Turk 182!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.
• Whatever It Takes, Aquarius Films, 1986.
• San Francisco Phantom of the Opera, Christmas Center Stage, Cabanna Boy,1997.