Karen Witter | |
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 Witter in 2020 | |
| Born | Karen Witter December 13, 1961
Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Karen Lorre |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress, writer |
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Karen Lorre ( née Witter; born December 13, 1961) is an American actress, model, and author.
Early life
Lorre was born Karen Witter in Long Beach, California. [1] Lorre was a pre-med psycho-physiology major at the University of California, Irvine. [2] [1] She studied the biochemical origins of mental illness while there. [2] To raise money for tuition, she worked as a model and appeared in commercials. [2]
Career
Lorre was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1982 issue, [3] [4] and her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag. [5] [4] Witter later appeared on the cover of the March 1983 issue with fellow Playmates Kimberly McArthur and Kelly Tough. She was also featured in the December 1991 issue. [6]
Lorre soon made the transition to acting, working mostly on television on series as diverse as Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984), the syndicated version of Sale of the Century (1985–86), Cheers (1988), The Vineyard (1989), The X-Files (1995), Witter later appeared as Nemesis in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, in the seventh episode "Pride Comes Before a Brawl" (1995). Sliders (1996), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1998), NYPD Blue (2000), Dharma & Greg (2000), and Malcolm in the Middle (2001).
Lorre was cast in the role of Tina Lord, previously played by Andrea Evans, [2] on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, after "one of the most expansive [searches] in soap history", [1] beating out over 300 other hopefuls for the role. [2] Connie Passalacqua of Soap Scoop praised her casting in the role, saying it "added an actress with considerable dimension to the soap opera scene". [1] She played the part until 1994. [7] [8] She was nominated for a 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in Daytime.
Lorre retired from acting, and became a life coach and spiritual healer. She has written three books on spiritual healing. [9] [10]
Personal life
Lorre married television writer and producer Chuck Lorre in 2001, changing her name from Karen Witter to Karen Lorre. They divorced in 2010, and she kept Lorre's last name.
Published works
- Lorre, Karen (2018). Chronic Pleasure: Use the Law of Attraction to Transform Fatigue and Pain into Vibrant Energy. Morgan James, a division of Ingram Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64279-511-0.
- Lorre, Karen (2020). Effortless Enchantment: A Memoir of Magic, Magnetism, and Miracles. Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, a division of Ingram Publishing. ISBN 978-1-950367-71-9.
- Lorre, Karen (2021). Chronic Pleasure in Relationships. ISBN 9798741573075.
References
- ^ a b c d Passalacqua, Connie (August 17, 1990). "Karen Witter lends brainpower to OLTL". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio: Lane Moon. p. 9A / 25. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Reichardt, Nancy M. (July 8, 1990). "Witter overcomes fear to give acting a tryout". Chicago Tribune. p. 25. ISSN 1085-6706. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020. ProQuest 282935220
- ^ "All You Need to Know About Charlie Sheen Nemesis Chuck Lorre". E!. March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Karen Witter ~ Playmate". Playboy. 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ Freytag, Arny (March 1982). "Playmate Of The Month: Siren Of The Sea". Playboy. Vol. 29, no. 3. pp. 120–131.
- ^ Harwood, Jim (December 1991). "Sex Stars 1991". Playboy. Vol. 38, no. 12. p. 182.
- ^ Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 163–188. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
- ^ Trachta, Jeff (February 6, 1994). "Trachta relishes game show bets". Austin American Statesman. p. 46. ProQuest 256357026
- ^ "Karen Lorre, Healer, Writer, Actress". October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Book Downloads".
Further reading
- Bachai, Sabrina (August 7, 2013). "Meditation Methods: What Is Orgasmic Meditation And How Can It Help Improve Your Sex Life?". Medical Daily. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- Levart, Lisa (April 16, 2013). "Aphrodite's Love". HuffPost. Verizon Media. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- Levart, Lisa (January 8, 2016). "I Just Want to Have Fun!". HuffPost. Verizon Media. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.