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Michele Lee

Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Film Producer / Voice Actress / Television Producer | * 06/24/1942 (81) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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Michele Lee (born June 24, 1942) is an American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director. She is known for her role as Karen Fairgate MacKenzie on the prime-time soap opera Knots Landing, for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988, 1991, and 1992. She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the series. Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 (1960) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962). She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967. Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug (1968), The Comic (1969), and Along Came Polly (2004). She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | TV Movies

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Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him. ...

The Love Bug

G

1968 | 3.3/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business. ...

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

NR

1967 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Music
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Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls coll ...

Along Came Polly

PG-13

2004 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community. ...

Knots Landing

TV-14

1979 | 3.5/5 | 44min per episode
Drama, Soap / Telenovela
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Awards & Nominations for Michele Lee

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Michele Lee as Actress(24)

as Store Clerk2011 The Shunning
as archival footage (The Allergist's Wife)2005 The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Vivian Feffer2004 Along Came Polly
as herself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Cousin Mel (voice)2000 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
as Barbara Traynor1999 Murder on Shadow Mountain
as herself1999 Get Bruce!
1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
as Dina Blake1996 Color Me Perfect
as Dottie West1995 Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
as Jessica Cochran1992 When No One Would Listen
as Blanche1992 Broadway Bound
as Mary Anne1991 My Son Johnny
as Barbara Brennan1990 The Fatal Image
as Susan Parmel1989 Single Women, Married Men
as herself1986 The Making of Captain EO
as Rita Phipps1985 A Letter to Three Wives
as Anne Costello1978 Bud and Lou
as Dolores Marsh1976 Dark Victory
as Jill Garrett1974 Only with Married Men
as Diana Devereaux1972 Of Thee I Sing
as Mary Gibson1969 The Comic
as Carole Bennett1968 The Love Bug
as Rosemary Pilkington1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

TV Shows/Series with Michele Lee as Actress(25)

as herself2018 Morecambe & Wise in America
as Jody Sun2004 CSI: NY
2003 Married to the Kellys
2003 Miss Match
as Estelle Lewis (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Lucille1998 Will & Grace
as Karen Fairgate McKenzie1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
as herself1980 The Tim Conway Show
as Karen MacKenzie1979 Knots Landing
as Denise Fredericks1977 The Love Boat
as Roz Rogers1977 The Love Boat
as Irene Funston1977 The Love Boat
as Dorothy Meacham1977 The Love Boat
1976 Battle of the Network Stars
1976 The Gong Show
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
as Joanna Lowell1970 Night Gallery
as Rowena Dancy1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as herself1967 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as herself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as herself1965 Hullabaloo
as herself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as herself1958 Kraft Music Hall

Movies with Michele Lee as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1996 Color Me Perfect
Writing/Writer1996 Color Me Perfect

TV Shows/Series with Michele Lee as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Directing/Director1979 Knots Landing

Full Name: Michele Lee
Born: Wednesday, 06/24 1942 (June) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 81 years + 301 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Educated at: Alexander Hamilton High School
Net worth estimate: 8,000,000 USD
Spouses (current/former): James Farentino
Other names for Michele Lee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michelle Lee"
"Michele Lee Dusick"
Michele Lee frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (51x, Actor)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (20x, Actress)
Nicole Sullivan (20x, Actress)
Rick McKay (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:305536, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024