Karen Duffy

Karen Duffy: Biography in Details

Who is Karen Duffy?

Karen Duffy is a model, actress, writer, and television personality from the United States.

She is best known for her book where she has shared her experience living with chronic pain.

Karen Duffy: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Karen was born to Carol Duffy (mother) and Phil Duffy  (father) on May 23, 1962. According to her birth date, she is 60 years old as of 2021. She hails from New York City, U.S.

Her father is a developer by profession whereas her mother is a homemaker.

Talking about her education, she attended Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, New Jersey from where she graduated in 1979.

She then earned a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Further, she holds an American nationality and belongs to mixed (Catholic and Irish) ethnicity.

Karen Duffy: Professional Life, Career

Acting career

Karen began her modeling career in the year 1989 and started appearing in television commercials. In the early 1990s, she worked as VJ for MTV under the name “Duff”.

She then made her film debut through the 1991 James Glickenhaus film, McBain as Crack Den Girl.

That year, she also appeared in another film, 29th Street where she portrayed the role of Maria Rios.

In the following years, she starred in movies like Malcolm X (1992), and Who’s the Man? (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), Blank Check (1994), Reality Bites (1994), and Dumb & Dumber (1994).

In 1995, she started working as a correspondent for a documentary filmmaker, Michael Moore on television shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.

Further, she hosted House of Tiny Terrors on TLC in 2006 and appeared on the Live Earth telecast on the Bravo Channel as a co-host at Giants Stadium, New Jersey.

Lately, she guest-starred in an episode of the reality television series, The Real Housewives of New York City.

Writing career

She started writing after she suffered from a disease, called neurosarcoidosis.

In 2001, she published her first book, Model Patient: My Life as an Incurable Wise-Ass. The book was granted as the New York Times bestselling memoir.

She then published her second book, A Slob in the Kitchen in 2004, and her latest book,  Backbone: Living With Chronic Pain Without Turning Into One where she describes her ongoing incurable disease and constant pain.

Karen Duffy: Net Worth, Salary

Karen might have accumulated an impressive amount of wealth but hasn’t been available in the media.

Her salary, net worth, and other income are still under review.

Rumors, Controversy

Karen stays a mile away from the limelight of the media.

She hasn’t been surrounded by any sort of rumors and controversy that could hamper her personal and professional life.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The actress has a well-maintained body physique.

She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall and her weight is about 57 kg.

Likely, she has a dark brown pair of eyes and as well dark brown short hair color.

Social Media

The actress is active on Instagram under the username @karentheduffy where she has nearly 277 followers.

Similarly, she has over 17.2k followers on her Twitter account.

However, she doesn’t available on Facebook.

Trivia

• Karen owns a farm in Connecticut.
• She is a certified hospital chaplain, and a former Island Mermaid Queen.
• In 1993, she was listed as one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People”.
• She is also a member of the Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Pain Patients.

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