Caren Kaye is a retired American television and film actress who has appeared in dozens of films and guest-starred in many TV series. She attended

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

and holds a Ph.D. in psychology. She is best known for her roles in the 1983 film ''

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'' and the short-lived sitcoms '' The Betty White Show'' (1977–1978), ''

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'' (1978), and ''

It's Your Move ''It's Your Move'' is an American sitcom television series created by Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye, starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from S ...

'' (1984–1985).

Early years

Born in New York City on March 12, 1951 Kaye was educated at the High School for the Performing Arts and at Carnegie-Mellon University. In the early 1970s, she studied and practiced the improvisational games created by

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Career

From college, Kaye went to Europe, where she performed in avante-garde theater and drove a taxi. After she returned to New York, she co-founded the War Babies comedy troupe. One of Kaye's early roles was in a training film for the United States Navy about a young woman going through

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. During the mid-1970s, she guest-starred in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''

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''. She played Bambi Benton on ''

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'', a spin-off of ''

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'', which aired from February to June 1977. In September 1977, she co-starred in a similar role as a regular on '' The Betty White Show'', which lasted one season. Her film credits include '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), '' Cuba Crossing'' (1980), ''

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'' (1982), ''

'' (1983), ''

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'' (1989) and '' Satan's Princess'' (1990). In 1984, Kaye co-starred as the mother of

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and girlfriend of David Garrison in the teen comedy ''

''. This series lasted one season. She was featured in six episodes of ''

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'' and has guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Kaye married actor Renny Temple, who performed with her in the War Babies troupe, and they had a child.

References

External links

* American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York City Carnegie Mellon University alumni Living people 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub