Karen Duffy

Karen Duffy
Duffy in 2021
Born (1962-05-23) May 23, 1962
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Occupation(s)Writer, model, actress, television personality
Years active1989–present
Spouse
John Lambros
(m. 1997)
Children1

Karen "Duff" Duffy (born May 23, 1962) is an American writer, model, television personality, and actress. She is a certified hospital chaplain, a former Coney Island Mermaid Queen, and one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Women" in 1993. In 1995, Duffy was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease sarcoidosis called neurosarcoidosis. Since then, she's written two books about her experience living with chronic pain and is a member of the Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Pain Patients.