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Koo Stark

Koo Stark as "Camie," a cut character from Star Wars

Kathleen Dee-Anne Stark (born April 26, 1956), better known as Koo Stark, is an American film actress, model, and portrait photographer.Her late father, Wilbur Stark, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was a producer.

Overview

She gained notoriety for her relationship with Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II, and through starring in a soft-porn film Emily, directed by the 17th Earl of Pembroke. Canadian band Chixdiggit released a song about her relationship with Prince Andrew (entitled Koo Stark) on their 2005 album Pink Razors

She also played the part of Camie (sometimes spelled as "Cammie") in the 1977 film Star Wars. She appeared in just two scenes, both of which were eventually cut in editing. Consequently she only appears in "behind the scenes" and "making of" footage. She also guest starred in the Red Dwarf episode "Timeslides" and according to the Internet Movie Database had an uncredited part in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Breast Cancer

Her five-year-old daughter, Tatiana, first noticed the rock in Koo's breast as the pair hugged. After doctors in London repeatedly failed to spot the cancer, Koo was diagnosed in America in August 2002, and two days later following the emergency mastectomy, had to endure weeks of chemotherapy â€" and the loss of her trademark long hair. In December 2003, underwent her second mastectomy. Has set up a cancer organization called, Keep A Breast.

Trivia

* Her mother, Kathi Norris Caruso, hosted one of the first TV talk shows The Kathi Norris Show on the DuMont Television Network.
* Stark has been a Buddhist since 1994
* Lives between London and New York
* Was married to Green Shield Stamps heir Tim Jeffries
* Daughter Tatiana born 17 March, 1987 to London based US investment banker Warren Walker. She and Walker have had serveral court appearances over custody, and Koo has sued Walker for $50M in 1991 in New York for his alleged failure to care for his daughter, causing her emotional distress and breach after he changed his mind about marrying her. In 1992 the FBI confiscated her passport for failure to allow Walker access http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottinghilltv/celebs&gossip-koo-stark.htm

External links

* IMDb entry for Koo Stark
* Keep A Breast Charity



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