Karen Montgomery obit

Karen Montgomery, ‘Star Trek’ Actress and Film Producer, Dies at 66

 

She was not on the list.

Actress, producer and development executive Karen Montgomery died Dec. 4 in Los Angeles following a nearly decade-long battle with breast cancer. She was 66.

Montgomery started in showbiz as an actress, starring most notably as Princess Beata in a 1988 episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” She then moved behind-the-scenes role, working as an assistant to screenwriter Waldo Salt, director Hal Ashby and producer Bruce Gilbert on 1978’s “Coming Home.”

Throughout her career she worked in the development departments of indie film companies, with producing credits on films including “Row Your Boat” (1999), “‘Til There Was You” (1997) and “Diary of a Hitman” (1991), which was directed by Montgomery’s former acting coach and friend Roy London.

Following London’s death from AIDS complications in 1993, Montgomery and husband, director Christopher Monger, produced a documentary called “Special Thanks to Roy London,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005.

Montgomery is survived by her husband; her mother Susan Nelson; and brother Carl Montgomery.

 

Filmography

 

Actress

L.A. Law (1986)

L.A. Law

Janet Seaverson

TV Series

1993

1 episode

 

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Beata

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Amazon Women on the Moon

Karen (segment "Silly Pate")

1987

 

Condor (1985)

Condor

Monique

TV Movie

1985

 

Aloha Paradise (1981)

Aloha Paradise

Miss Abel

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)

Nero Wolfe

Fanny Irwin

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Coast to Coast (1980)

Coast to Coast

Dinner Party Guest

1980

 

Willie & Phil (1980)

Willie & Phil

Cute Blonde

1980

 

George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg in Going in Style (1979)

Going in Style

Hooker

1979

 

Kojak (1973)

Kojak

Patricia

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

Producer

A Sense of Wonder (2008)

A Sense of Wonder

producer

Video

2008

 

Roy London in Special Thanks to Roy London (2005)

Special Thanks to Roy London

producer

2005

 

Row Your Boat (1999)

Row Your Boat

co-producer

1999

 

'Til There Was You (1997)

'Til There Was You

associate producer

1997

 

Sherilyn Fenn and Forest Whitaker in Diary of a Hitman (1991)

Diary of a Hitman

associate producer

1991