What is Karen Akers?
'''Karen Akers''' (born '''Karen Orth-Pallavicini''' on October 13, 1945) is an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]] and [[actress]]. She does [[cabaret]], [[movie]]s and [[Play (theatre)|stage plays]]. In 1985, Akers played the mistress in the movie ''[[Heartburn (movie)|Heartburn]]''. That same year she also played a singer in the movie ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''. She has appeared in two [[Broadway]] musicals directed by [[Tommy Tune]]. In 1982, she acted with [[Raúl Juliá]] as his wife in the musical ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]''.<ref>''Broadway Musicals, Show by Show'', ed. Key Green (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Publishing, 1996), p. 262</ref> In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Grand Hotel (musical)|Grand Hotel]]''.<ref>''Broadway Musicals, Show by Show'', ed. Key Green (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Publishing, 1996), p. 281</ref> Akers was born in [[New York City]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Karen Akers|publisher=Karen Akers|url=http://karenakers.com|accessdate=December 24, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Akers, Karen}} [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Musicians from New York City]] [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{us-actor-stub}}