Karen LaVoie

Karen LaVoie
Born
Karen Denice LaVoie[1]

(1958-12-20) December 20, 1958
Pasco, Washington, U.S.
EducationPasco High School
Occupations

Karen LaVoie (born December 20, 1958) is an American actress and model.

Early Years

LaVoie attended Pasco High School where she excelled at Baton Twirling, competing professionally as a member of The Sunbeans.[2][3] She began competing in pageants as a teenager and was crowned Junior Miss Washington in 1972 and Miss Western States Teen of 1973.[4] She later worked as a cheerleader with the Seattle Seahawks while studying at Columbia Basin College.

Career

She did walk-on roles on The Jeffersons and Diff'rent Strokes but had more substantial roles on Capitol, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Divorce Court among others.[5] It was upon moving to Portland, Oregon that she focused on commercials while teaching acting.

She published Life Absolutes in November 2006.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "August Contest Next". Tri-City Herald. 3 June 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Twirlers to march Saturday". Tri-City Herald. 1 May 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Scene and Heard". Tri-City Herald. 8 September 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Scene and Heard". Tri-City Herald. 27 May 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Singles". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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