Karen Baley

Karen Baley
Franchise:	Halloween film series
Notability:	Supporting character
Type:	Nurse
Gender:	Female
Location:	Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, Haddonfield, Illinois
Status:	Deceased
Died:	November 1st, 1978
First:	Halloween II (1981)
Actor:	Pamela Susan Shoop

Karen Baley is a fictional nurse as well as a murder victim featured in the Halloween film series. Played by actress Pamela Susan Shoop, she appeared in the 1981 film Halloween II.

Overview

Karen Baley was a nurse at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. She was romantically linked to an EMT driver named Budd. Budd and Karen sneaked off to spend some quality time together in the hospital's therapy pool. Michael Myers killed Karen by turning up the water temperature in the pool, then dunking her face into the water, causing it to blister and boil until she died.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Karen Baley was created by director Rick Rosenthal and writers John Carpenter and Debra Hill.

• Karen Baley is identified only as Karen in the film. Her full name is revealed on her name tag.

• Playing the role of Karen Baley is Pamela Susan Shoop's first credited screen role. It is her second work in the horror genre. She previously appeared in the 1977 sci-fi/horror film Empire of the Ants, directed by Bert I. Gordon.

Explicit content

• Female topless nudity: Reveals both breasts while getting into a hot tub at the hospital.

See also

Halloween films Halloween images

Halloween characters Halloween miscellaneous

External Links

Halloween II at AMG Halloween II at IMDB Halloween II at Retro Junk Halloween II at the Flesh Farm

Halloween II at FEAERnet.com Halloween II at Themoviedb.org Halloween II at Horrormovies.org Halloween II at Rotten Tomatoes

Keywords

Burn victims | Halloween | Hospital | Nurse