Karen Tarleton

Karen Tarleton's work encompasses film, television, theater, voice-over and singing, in both the U.S. and Great Britain.

Karen was born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of northwestern Pennsylvania, part of a large musical and artistic family. She set out for Los Angeles in the early 1970s and spent the next several years as a production assistant and script supervisor on game shows, TV specials and variety shows in L.A., Nashville and Las Vegas. Having gained a great deal of experience behind the camera, Karen transitioned to the front of the camera, and in 1980 landed a recurring role on General Hospital, followed by a recurring role on The Young and the Restless, then on to a full TV, film and theater career. She was a long-time member of the West Coast Ensemble theater group, and has performed in many regional and Southern California venues, in both classical and contemporary shows. She moved to England, became a member of British Equity, and worked for three years in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Back in the States she has continued steady work as a versatile journeyman actress in film, TV, theater, commercials, voice-overs and singing (both secular and liturgical).