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Karen Grassle Biography (1944-)

Born February 25, 1944, in Berkeley (some sources say Albany), CA; daughter of Eugene Frederick and Frae Ella (Berry) Grassle; married Leon Russom (divorced 1969); married J. Allen Radford, 1982 (divorced 1987); married Scott T. Sutherland; children: (second marriage) Lily Kathleen. Addresses: Manager--Meyer Brandon Shapiro, 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

February 25, 1944

Berkeley, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Lady Mortimer, Henry IV, Part I, Actors Workshop of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1962.
• The Gingham Dog, Golden Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Butterflies Are Free, New York City, 1969-70.
• Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• Sweet Sue, New York City, 1987.
• Joy, Shadowlands, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1993-94.
• Paulina, Death and the Maiden, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1993- 94.
• Kate, Dancing at Lughnasa, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1994-95.
• Sue, Ann Bean, and other roles, Trudy Blue, Actors Theatre of Louisville,1994-95.
• Mona, Middle-Aged White Guys, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1994- 95.
• Also appeared in Let's Lunch.
• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Santa Fe, NM, 1990.
• Waiting for Godot, 1991.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Caroline Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1974-82.
• Also appeared in Love of Life, CBS.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Caroline Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1974.
• Donna Morton, The President's Mistress, CBS, 1978.
• Battered, NBC, 1978.
• Crisis in Mid-Air, CBS, 1979.
• Cocaine: One Man's Poison, NBC, 1983.
• Caroline Ingalls, Little House: The Last Farewell, NBC, 1984.
• Ellen Holland, Between the Darkness and the Dawn, NBC, 1985.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Wiving," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974.
• "Then There Were Two," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.
• Hotel, ABC, 1983.
• Christine, "Murder in a Minor Key," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987.
• Fay Hewitt, "Harbinger of Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976.
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1977.
• "Emily, Emily," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1977.
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1980.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Harry's War, Taft, 1981.
• Mrs. Sutherland, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994.
• Writings;Teleplays; Movies
• (With Cynthia Lovelace Sears) Battered, NBC, 1978.