- Source: Marcia Karr
Marcia Karr (; born June 29, 1963) is an American former actress who appeared in several exploitation and horror films in the 1980s, including Chained Heat (1983), Savage Streets (1984), and Killer Workout (1987).
Biography
Karr was born and raised in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. As a teenager, Karr ran away and relocated to Los Angeles. She began her film career performing as a body double for Barbara Hershey in the 1981 horror film The Entity.
Karr made her feature film debut in The Concrete Jungle (1982), and subsequently appeared opposite Linda Blair in the women-in-prison film Chained Heat (1983). The following year, she again co-starred with Blair in the exploitation vigilante film Savage Streets (1984). She later had a lead role in the slasher film Killer Workout (1987), playing the proprietor of a fitness spa where a series of murders are occurring. She also had a supporting role in the slasher film Maniac Cop (1988). In 1988, she served as a casting director for the horror film Cheerleader Camp.
After retiring from acting in the early 1990s, Karr relocated to Arizona with her husband and worked for eight years as a corporate fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She has since worked for the non-profit charities ChildFund and International Medical Corps.
Filmography
References
External links
Marcia Karr at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Marcia Karr
- Killer Workout
- The Concrete Jungle (film)
- Marcia Marcia Marcia
- Maniac Cop
- Chained Heat
- Killing of JonBenét Ramsey
- Nobody's Perfect (1990 film)
- List of horror films of 1986
- Savage Streets
