Biography

I was born on March 23, 1971 in Indiana and moved to Sawyer, Michigan at the age of nine.

I have three brothers: Bob, Dave, and Jeff and a younger sister Tina. One might think that growing up with three older brothers would make me a Tomboy but it had the opposite effect. Yeah, that's right, I was a girlscout and I took tap and ballet throughout my childhood.

As I got older, I kept busy with cheerleading, colorguard, and the band, where I played the Clarinet and still do today.

In 1989, I graduated high school and attended Ferris State University for two years before leaving to work as a pre-kindergarden teacher.

During this time a friend of mine encouraged me to enter a local swimsuit pageant. After a lot of coaxing, I entered and that's right, I WON!

I moved on to an international competition where I met an assisting Playboy photographer. I flew to California tested for Playboy

Then I became Miss December and eventually the 1998 Playmate of the Year.

Here are my my cats Brittany, Brandy. I am usually at the gym working out or on modeling and acting auditions. But, when I find the time, I love to shop and read, two of my favorite things.

One of my two greatest passions is my love of children, eventually I want to go back into the child care field with plans to someday open a child care center of my own.

Since, there is a history of breast cancer in my family. Making the early detection and prevention of breast cancer is the other passion in my life. If I can use my so called celebrity to help bring an awareness to breast cancer through my work with the Breast Cancer Foundation, then... I currently live in LA, CA. As for the future, well lets just sit back and see what happens...

Source: karenmcdougal.com

Filmography

The Girl Next Door (2004) (uncredited) .... Woman at Las Vegas convention
Grind (2003) (uncredited) .... Playmate #1
The Arena (2001) .... Jessemina
Joe Dirt (2001) (uncredited) .... Lifeguard (Tall brunette)
Charlie's Angels (2000) (uncredited) .... Roger Corwin's Girl at Party
Raw Diva Search Casting Special (2004) (TV) .... Herself
"The Red Carpet" (2003) TV Series .... Co-Host
Playmates: Bustin' Out (2000) (V) .... Herself
Playmates of the Year: The 90's (1999) (V) .... Herself - Playmate of the Year 1998
Gen-X Girls (1998) (V) .... Herself
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal (1998) (V) .... Herself
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1999 (1998) (V) .... Herself - Miss December
Playmate Profile Video Collection Featuring Miss December 1997, 1994, 1991, 1986 (1998) (V) .... Herself - Miss December 1997
Girls Next Door (1997) (V) .... Herself