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Karen Leigh Hopkins is an American actress, producer and writer who has worked on films such as The Running Man, Stepmom and Miss Meadows. She also created and wrote the Apple series Little Voice and won the Humanitas Award for Searching For David's Heart.
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Karen Leigh Hopkins is a writer and producer who started as an actress in films like Breakfast Club and Three Amigos. She has written and directed movies like Welcome Home, Roxy Carmicheal, and Miss Meadows, and won the Humanitas Award for Searching For David's Heart.
- Actress, Producer, Writer
The actor-turned-writer-director reveals how she was dropped from the classic teen movie after shooting several scenes. She also shares how her experience helped her launch her screenwriting and directing career.
Mar 26, 2015 · Karen Leigh Hopkins was cast as a gym teacher in the John Hughes movie, but was sent home and removed from the film. She shares her story and how she became a screenwriter after the rejection.
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Apr 21, 2014 · Learn about Karen Leigh Hopkins, the Ohio-born filmmaker who wrote and directed Miss Meadows, a dark comedy about a vigilante teacher. Find out her inspiration, challenges, advice and favorite women directors.
Karen Leigh Hopkins became a writer, director, and producer, because she repeatedly got cut out of films like The Breakfast Club and Three Amigos, and didn’t want to go back to...
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Mar 25, 2015 · Screenwriter Karen Leigh Hopkins ('Stepmom,' 'Miss Meadows') says the explanation of why her character was dropped from the film — offered decades-later in a new book — doesn’t ring true.
