---
name: "Karen Steele"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karen-steele"
fi1m_id: "karen-steele"
imdb_id: "nm0824606"
tmdb_id: 15644
wikidata_id: "Q3193130"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 March 1931"
died: "12 March 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T08:49:12.758640+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Karen Steele

## Identity

Karen Steele

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/karen-steele
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** karen-steele
- **IMDb ID:** nm0824606
- **TMDB ID:** 15644
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3193130
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Steele, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3193130, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824606/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15644

Actor. Born 20 March 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Died 12 March 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1931, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- **Died:** 12 March 1988
- **Active:** 1955–1959
- **Also known as:** カレン・スティール
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Steele, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3193130, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824606/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15644

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ride Lonesome*](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Karen Steele (1931–1988) was an American actress and model. She appeared in more than 60 film and television roles, beginning with uncredited and supporting parts in the early 1950s.

Her film credits include Virginia in *Marty* (1955) and Mrs. Carrie Lane in *Ride Lonesome* (1959). She also guest-starred in series such as *Star Trek*, *Get Smart*, *Hogan's Heroes* and *Perry Mason*. Steele studied at the University of Hawaii and Rollins College in Florida, and worked as a model before acting. She was married to psychiatrist Maurice Boyd Ruland from 1973 until her death from cancer in Kingman, Arizona.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ride Lonesome* (1959), Fi1m 83, as Mrs. Carrie Lane — [page](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Trap on Cougar Mountain* (1972), Actor
- *The Happy Ending* (1969), as Divorcee
- *A Boy... A Girl* (1969), as Elizabeth
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Cyborg 2087* (1966), as Dr. Sharon Mason
- *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Eve McHuron — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Death of a Salesman* (1966), as Letta
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Mary 'Jack' Armstrong
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Lady Valerie Stanford
- *Branded* (1965), series, Actor
- *Flipper* (1964), series, as Fran Whitman
- *Valentine's Day* (1964), series, as Gina Kingsley
- *40 Pounds of Trouble* (1962), as Bambi
- *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Roaring 20's* (1960), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond* (1960), as Alice Scott
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor
- *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Sue Parker
- *Tightrope* (1959), series, Actor
- *Westbound* (1959), as Jeanie Miller
- *Ride Lonesome* (1959), as Mrs. Carrie Lane — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/ride-lonesome.md)
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Dolly LeMoyne
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Elsa Dorn
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Grace Harvey
- *Bronco* (1958), series, Actor
- *Decision at Sundown* (1957), as Lucy Summerton
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Molly Gleason
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Doris Stephanak, Carina Wileen
- *Bailout at 43,000* (1957), as Carol Peterson
- *The Sharkfighters* (1956), as Martha Staves
- *Toward the Unknown* (1956), as Polly Craven
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *Marty* (1955), as Virginia
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Rita Louise Hanley, Rita Morgan
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Gloria, Lee Rogers
- *Studio 57* (1954), series, Actor
- *Summer Playhouse* (1954), series, Actor
- *Man Crazy* (1953), as Marge
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Nurse
- *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Susanna

## Gallery

- ![Photo of Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer and guest star Karen Steele from the television program 77 Sunset Strip. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/1238288/gallery-5aa122517ef0.jpg) Photo of Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer and guest star Karen Steele from the television program 77 Sunset Strip. (1959) — Warner Brothers Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Roger_Smith_Karen_Steele_77_Sunset_Strip_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Karen Steele](https://film.one/media/person/1238288/gallery-028ff4e14253.jpg) Karen Steele — Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Karen_Steele_%281957%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of James Garner as Bret Maverick and Karen Steele from the first episode of Maverick, titled Point Blank. (1957)](https://film.one/media/person/1238288/gallery-9132140ec685.jpg) Photo of James Garner as Bret Maverick and Karen Steele from the first episode of Maverick, titled Point Blank. (1957) — Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/James_Garner_Karen_Steele_Maverick_premiere_1957.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Karen Steele](https://film.one/media/person/1238288/gallery-23597d3d790a.jpg) Karen Steele — Image via TMDB
- ![Karen Steele](https://film.one/media/person/1238288/gallery-2f39c6f8d722.jpg) Karen Steele — Image via TMDB

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