Karen Lamm Explained

Karen Lamm
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1973 - 1995
Birth Name:Karen Perk
Birth Date:21 June 1952
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Playa del Rey, California, U.S.
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    B. Karen Lamm (; June 21, 1952 – June 29, 2001) was an American character actress known for her roles in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), The Unseen (1980) and Trackdown (1976).

    She was married to musicians Dennis Wilson and Robert Lamm.

    Life and career

    Lamm was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lamm co-wrote the Beach Boys’ song "Baby Blue" for the L.A. (Light Album) release and was featured as backup vocalist and songwriter on Dennis Wilson's solo album Pacific Ocean Blue. Wilson drowned in 1983 in Marina del Rey, Calif., and Lamm subsequently contributed to many of his biographies, including the ABC miniseries The Beach Boys Story.

    As an actress, Lamm was featured in more than 150 national commercials, TV movies, miniseries, series and films. She appeared in late 1974 in the Columbo episode By Dawn's Early Light and six months after that she co-starred in the Starsky & Hutch pilot-episode.[1]

    Lamm appeared as a model on the cover of David Blue's 1975 album Com'n Back for More.

    She helped produce miniseries and UPN series The Watcher.

    Lamm died in June 2001 in Playa del Rey, California, from heart failure.[1]

    Filmography

    Producer

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: B. Karen Lamm. July 20, 2001. Variety.