Trivia

Originally auditioned for the role of Erica Kane on All My Children (1970).

Daughter of American composer Jay Gorney (1896-1990) whose songs include, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Moonlight and Pretzels", etc. Her mother is actress/writer Sondra Gorney.

Recorded a self-penned album "Used to Love You Madly" in 1979. The record contains songs that detailed the inner life of Gorney's character Stephanie Mangano, from Saturday Night Fever (1977). She wrote the entire album in her dressing room while filming "Fever," and finished recording the album in 1979. It was recorded in Abbey Road, London, and live in Philadelphia and New York, with a promotional single "Love the Way You Love," backed with the album's title song, which told the story of Stephanie's affair with the record producer from the film. The single quickly disappeared, and the rest of the tracks were vaulted. It wasn't until Original Cast Records agreed to release the album back in 1998, unfortunately it did not include "Love the Way You Love." It was reissued in 2002, but now is out of print.

Is also a dancer, singer, a composer having recorded in London for EMI and a painter for Cicle Fine Arts and working in art galleries.

Due to her success on Saturday Night Fever (1977), Gorney worked as an acting and dancing teacher at the now defunct Jo Jo's Dance Factory on Broadway at Fifty-fifth from 1980 to 1982.

Performed in the '70s jazz funk-pop band: "Wendigo", across the U.S., one of her gigs were at the renowned venue at the time, Bla-Bla-Café.

Her father, composer Jay Gorney, was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky in Bialystok (now Poland), to a Jewish family that left for the United States soon after. Her mother, Sondra Gorney, a public relations consultant, was born Sondra Karyl Kattlove in Louisiana, to Polish Jewish parents.

Once managed a shop that sold cartoon art where Howard Stern producer Gary Dell'Abate bought the infamous "Baba Booey" cell.

In the late 1970s, Karen recorded a version of the Lynsey de Paul/Barry Blue song "Love Bomb".

Remained good friends with 'Richard Hatch' until his death.

Turned down an offer to star in a "Saturday Night Fever" TV series.

Born on exactly the same date as Frank Doubleday of "Escape From New York" and "Assault On Precinct 13" fame.