Karen Knotts
Actor
Karen Knotts (born April 2, 1954) is an American comedic actress and daughter of Don Knotts. As a child to a teenager Karen said she and her dad often "butted heads" over her wanting to enter show business: "I always wanted to be an actress, even when I was young, but he said, 'No, that's not a good life for a child.". She went on to say that he supported her "100 percent in the end". Knotts works as a stand-up comic and SAG/AFTRA actor. She studied at USC School of Cinematic Arts and previously Beverly Hills High School. Her one-woman show, "Tied Up in Knotts", is the story of growing up with her comedian dad. She also performs standup comedy on the road. Her television and film credits include Return to Mayberry, An Occurrence at Black Canyon, One of Our Own, and the Vice Academy series. Knotts also writes for the stage; her one-woman play Roger and Betsy was nominated for the Merce Awards in 2009. She has written two plays, Dates from Hell the Musical, and a farce, But We Open Tonite.
Karen Knotts (born April 2, 1954) is an American comedic actress and daughter of Don Knotts.
As a child to a teenager Karen said she and her dad often "butted heads" over her wanting to enter show business: "I always wanted to be an actress, even when I was young, but he said, 'No, that's not a good life for a child.". She went on to say that he supported her "100 percent in the end".
Knotts works as a stand-up comic and SAG/AFTRA actor. She studied at USC School of Cinematic Arts and previously Beverly Hills High School. Her one-woman show, "Tied Up in Knotts", is the story of growing up with her comedian dad. She also performs standup comedy on the road. Her television and film credits include Return to Mayberry, An Occurrence at Black Canyon, One of Our Own, and the Vice Academy series.
Knotts also writes for the stage; her one-woman play Roger and Betsy was nominated for the Merce Awards in 2009. She has written two plays, Dates from Hell the Musical, and a farce, But We Open Tonite.