Karen Lynn Gorney

'Karen Lynn Gorney' (qv) is the romantic star of _Saturday Night Fever (1977)_ (qv): the dance partner and fantasy girlfriend who said "no" to 'John Travolta' (qv), and won his heart in this mega-hit film, released to raves. Miss Gorney is also the legendary "Tara Martin" ( Erica's mortal enemy) on ABC's award-winning _All My Children (1970)_ (qv). A classically trained Actress, and winner of the People's Choice and European Bravo 'Awards' (qv), Karen holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon and MFA from Brandeis University in Acting and Speech. She has received raves in New York City and throughout the United States performing everything from 'William Shakespeare' (qv) to 'Neil Simon' (qv). Karen's many independent films include _A Crime (2006)_ (qv), with 'Harvey Keitel' (qv), and _Searching for Bobby D (2005)_ (qv) [DeNiro], with 'Sandra Bernhard' (qv).Karen was born in Beverly Hills, California, to 'Sondra Gorney' (qv), a writer-dancer-actress, and 'Jay Gorney' (qv), a producer-composer whose hits include the songs "Brother Can you Spare a Dime,"and "You're My Thrill". Karen's CD of her dad's hits, called "Hot Moonlight!" is availiable on Amazon, and karenlynngorney. It has received received international acclaim. international acclaim.::'Karen Lynn Gorney' (qv)