- Born
- Died
- Height1.68 m
- Karen Steele was born on March 20, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. A former cover girl and model, she was one of the most strikingly beautiful actresses to ever work in film and television. She went to the University of Hawaii and to Rollins College in Florida before gracing our film screens with her first film in 1952. Rumor has it she was mistaken for another actress by producer Delbert Mann when he cast her as a hard case in the drama film Marty (1955). Like many actresses, as she got older, she turned to television commercials for income. She also became involved in charitable causes and community service. Karen Steele died of cancer in Kingman, Arizona, on March 12, 1988, little more than a week before her 57th birthday.- IMDb mini biography by: Denis Sherman<stidumsherman@yahoo.com>
- SpouseDr. Maurice Boyd Ruland(June 17, 1973 - March 12, 1988) (her death)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsPercy Davis SteeleRuth Covey Merritt
- Blonde hair
- Sparkling blue eyes
- Deep sultry voice
- In 1973, Steele married Dr. Maurice Boyd Ruland, a psychiatrist at the Mohave Mental Health Clinic. The couple resided in Golden Valley, Arizona. They remained together until her death in 1988.
- Body Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.
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