Karen Rose Montgomery (November 28, 1949 – December 4, 2015) was an American actress and producer.
[1] Born in Chicago, Montgomery and her family later moved to California, where she graduated from UC Berkeley.
[2] She appeared on multiple television series including Kojak, Nero Wolfe, Aloha Paradise and L.A. Law.
She played Mistress Beata, the Elected One of the titular planet, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Angel One."
[4][5] Montgomery died of breast cancer in Los Angeles on December 4, 2015, aged 66.