Karen Arthur, born in 1941 in Nebraska, studied dance and design in Florida before becoming at 15 years old main dancer for the Frank Hale Ballets. Later in New York, she studied singing and comedy before working as a dancer and choregrapher. She began working as an actress for cinema and television in Hollywood in 1966. She went back to stage direction and followed classes at UCLA before directing her first film « Her’s » as well as TV shows.