Episode 19 – Revisiting 'Fever' With Karen Lynn Gorney - Part 1
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros chats with actress Karen Lynn Gorney about getting her big break playing the role of ‘Tara Martin’ on the hit soap opera “All My Children,” the fateful taxi ride that got her the audition for the role of ‘Stephanie Mangano’ in the film “Saturday Night Fever," what it was like working with John Travolta on his first big movie, her challenges learning the dance moves for ‘Fever,’ what it was like shooting scenes for the film on the streets of Brooklyn and how difficult it was dancing on that flashing multicolored dance floor at the 2001 Odyssey discotheque to film those iconic dance scenes!
Karen Lynn will be appearing at The Hollywood Show on June 30th thru July 1st – along with some of the other “Saturday Night Fever” cast members to sign autographs and take photos with fans - at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California.
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KAREN LYNN GOREY
Karen Lynn Gorney was born on January 28, in Beverly Hills, the daughter of Jay Gorney, a Detroit attorney turned songwriter after his move out west. He would later pen the immortal "Brother, can you spare a dime?".
Karen moved to New York where she enrolled at the High School of Performing Arts. Later, she would attend Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh where she would earn a BFA in Acting/Speech, on a full scholarship, and move on to a Master's degree in Acting, as a Fellowship Student, at Brandeis University.
After working in regional theatres in the Boston area, "All My Children" called, in 1970, and Karen would become, for the first time, Tara Martin, a role she created. As Tara, Karen captivated the audience; she was the very image of the modern young woman, struggling with life and love. Then, along came "Saturday Night Fever."
Little did she know when she was chosen as John Travolta's romantic lead in the 1978 John Badham hit film, "Saturday Night Fever," that the movie would become the most recognizable symbol of an era, effectively turning her into a cultural icon. As "Stephanie," she made us laugh, again captured our hearts, and made us want to cheer her on through her struggles to make a life for herself, out of Bay Ridge, and into the real world.
After a long gap from the public eye, during which she managed an art gallery in Manhattan, Gorney eventually returned to acting in the early 1990s, appearing in small roles in such films as “The Hard Way” (1991), “Ripe” (1996), and “Creating Karma” (2006), and returned to “All My Children” during 1995 in cameo spots.
More recently, she has guest-starred in several TV shows, including “Law & Order,” “The Sopranos,” and “Six Degrees,” as well as doing independent films and off-Broadway shows.
Karen's many independent films include “A Crime” (2006), with Harvey Keitel, and “Searching for Bobby D” (2005), with Sandra Bernhard. She was featured in the role of the Judge in the 2008 independent feature film “Dear J.”
Along with her acting work, Gorney is a singer and has released three albums: “Used to Love You Madly,” “Hot Moonlight!,” and “The Dance of the Deadly’s.” She has performed at various jazz clubs and cafes.
Karen's CD "Hot Moonlight!" is available on Amazon, and on her website. It has received international acclaim.
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KAREN LYNN GORNEY
Karen Lynn Gorney was born on January 28, in Beverly Hills, the daughter of Jay Gorney, a Detroit attorney turned songwriter after his move out west. He would later pen the immortal "Brother, can you spare a dime?".
Karen moved to New York where she enrolled at the High School of Performing Arts. Later, she would attend Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh where she would earn a BFA in Acting/Speech, on a full scholarship, and move on to a Master's degree in Acting, as a Fellowship Student, at Brandeis University.
After working in regional theatres in the Boston area, "All My Children" called, in 1970, and Karen would become, for the first time, Tara Martin, a role she created. As Tara, Karen captivated the audience; she was the very image of the modern young woman, struggling with life and love. Then, along came "Saturday Night Fever."
Little did she know when she was chosen as John Travolta's romantic lead in the 1978 John Badham hit film, "Saturday Night Fever," that the movie would become the most recognizable symbol of an era, effectively turning her into a cultural icon. As "Stephanie," she made us laugh, again captured our hearts, and made us want to cheer her on through her struggles to make a life for herself, out of Bay Ridge, and into the real world.
After a long gap from the public eye, during which she managed an art gallery in Manhattan, Gorney eventually returned to acting in the early 1990s, appearing in small roles in such films as “The Har… Read More
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