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name: "Karen Ludwig"
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born: "9 October 1942"
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# Karen Ludwig

Actor. Born 9 October 1942 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 October 1942, San Francisco, California, USA

## Biography

Karen Ludwig is an American actress, director and teacher. Born on 9 October 1942 in San Francisco, she attended San Francisco State College before moving to New York in 1963. She trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and studied with Uta Hagen.

Her stage work includes Broadway appearances in *The Devils* (1965), *The Bacchae* (1980), *Broadway Bound* (1986) and *Prelude to a Kiss* (1990). She was a member of André Gregory’s Manhattan Project company. Ludwig’s film roles include Connie in *Manhattan* (1979), Melissa in *Stanley & Iris* (1990), Operator Margaret in *Thirteen Days* (2000) and Mrs Rose in *That Awkward Moment* (2014). Television credits encompass episodes of *Law & Order*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *ER*, *Party of Five* and *Elementary* (2012). She has also directed the two-part video *Uta Hagen’s Acting Class*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Manhattan* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Connie — [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Receptionist, Marcie Kinderski, Prison Nurse
- *That Awkward Moment* (2014), Mrs. Rose
- *Elementary* (2012), Melanie Waters
- *ER* (1994), Madeline Shem
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Operator Margaret
- *Law & Order* (1990), Martha Archer
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), Bergen County Clerk
- *Stanley & Iris* (1990), Melissa

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