Karen Witter
Encyclopedia
Karen Rachel Witter is an American
model
and actress. She was Playboy
magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1982 issue, and her centerfold
was photographed by Arny Freytag
. 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.
At the time she became a Playmate, Witter was attending the University of Hawaii
in Honolulu. She soon made the transition to acting, working mostly on television in guest spots on series as diverse as Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
(1984), Cheers
(1988), The Vineyard
(1989), The X-Files
(1995), Sabrina the Teenage Witch 1998, NYPD Blue
(2000) and Malcolm in the Middle
(2001). From 1990 to 1994 had a contract role as the fourth Tina Lord
on the ABC soap opera
One Life to Live
, for which she was nominated for a 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award
for Outstanding Female Newcomer in Daytime. Witter later appeared as Nemesis
in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
, in the seventh episode "Pride Comes Before a Brawl" (1995).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. She was Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1982 issue, and her centerfold
Centerfold
The centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
was photographed by Arny Freytag
Arny Freytag
Arny Freytag is an American photographer. Among his works are several photo shoots for Playboy magazine, and as of 1994 held the record for photographing the most Playmate centerfolds. As of September 2008, Freytag has photographed every WWE Diva that has appeared on the cover of Playboy.-External...
. Witter later appeared on the cover of the March 1983 issue with fellow Playmates Kimberly McArthur
Kimberly McArthur
Kimberly McArthur is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1982 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag....
and Kelly Tough. She was also featured in the December 1991 issue.
At the time she became a Playmate, Witter was attending the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
in Honolulu. She soon made the transition to acting, working mostly on television in guest spots on series as diverse as Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
(1984), Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
(1988), The Vineyard
The Vineyard (film)
The Vineyard is a 1989 horror film written by James Marlowe and Douglas Kondo and directed by James Hong and William "Bill" Rice. It stars James Hong, Michael Wong, Sherri Ball and Playboy Playmate Karen Witter.-Plot:...
(1989), The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
(1995), Sabrina the Teenage Witch 1998, NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
(2000) and Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
(2001). From 1990 to 1994 had a contract role as the fourth Tina Lord
Tina Lord
Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, originated and most notably portrayed by Andrea Evans...
on the ABC soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
, for which she was nominated for a 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
The Soap Opera Digest Awards were an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera...
for Outstanding Female Newcomer in Daytime. Witter later appeared as Nemesis
Nemesis (Xena and Hercules)
Nemesis was a a character in Greek mythology. She was also a recurring character in the 1995-1999 television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.-Mythological background:In mythology, Nemesis was the Greek goddess of divine retribution...
in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
, in the seventh episode "Pride Comes Before a Brawl" (1995).
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1980-1989
- List of Playboy Playmates of 1982