They are a mother and daughter linked to a legendary filmmaker who each built successful careers in the entertainment industry.
The mother was celebrated as a blonde bombshell during Hollywood’s golden era in the 1950s and 1960s, while her daughter went on to earn acclaim for her work on stage and screen.
The family matriarch appeared in the short-lived yet memorable television Western Johnny Ringo. She also won a Golden Globe for playing an amorous young bride in the 1954 John Wayne film The High and the Mighty, before portraying a lovestruck nurse opposite Jerry Lewis in The Disorderly Orderly.
Her daughter was named Miss Golden Globe Ambassador for the 1990 Golden Globe Awards while still in her early 20s, marking her official introduction to Hollywood.
The pair looked effortlessly glamorous when they arrived together at a Los Angeles event this week, both wearing striking outfits and impeccably styled hair.
Can you identify them?
At 92, this veteran actress was regarded as a blonde bombshell during her Hollywood heyday in the 1950s and 1960s and was married to a legendary filmmaker
Her daughter followed her famous parents into show business and developed an award-winning career on stage and in film
The answer is Karen Sharpe and her daughter, Kat Kramer.
The Daily Mail has contacted Sharpe and Kramer through their production company for additional comment.
Sharpe, 92, evoked the glamour of her movie-star years in a turquoise blazer worn over a black turtleneck and trousers. Turquoise jewelry completed the polished ensemble.
Kramer, born soon after her parents married in 1966, made a vivid impression in a ruffled red blouse and black pants that complemented her red hair.
She also showed off her adventurous fashion sense with a distinctive Rolling Stones purse.
Sharpe was married to acclaimed director and producer Stanley Kramer, whose celebrated filmography included The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967).
The couple had two children, Katharine—known as “Kat”—and Jennifer, who was born in 1968. Stanley Kramer also had two children, Casey and Larry, from his previous marriage to Anne Pearce, and Sharpe helped raise them.
Sharpe and Stanley Kramer remained married until his death in 2001 at the age of 87.
Mother and daughter were seen arriving at a Los Angeles event this week in stylish, brightly colored outfits. Kat Kramer, left, and Karen Sharpe, right, are the mother-daughter duo
Sharpe played a lovestruck nurse in The Disorderly Orderly, which starred Jerry Lewis
Sharpe won a Golden Globe for portraying the amorous young bride in the 1954 film The High and the Mighty, starring John Wayne (pictured with John Smith)
The family matriarch, who was married to celebrated director and producer Stanley Kramer, played Laura Thomas in the short-lived but memorable TV Western Johnny Ringo, starring Don Durant as the titular character
Sharpe starred in Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952) opposite Johnny Sheffield
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With her figure and striking hair, it’s no wonder Sharpe was one of the most glamorous stars ever to grace the big and small screen.
Her first role was in the film Army Bound (1952). Next, she appeared in a string of films including The Sniper, Holiday for Sinners, Bomba and the Jungle Girl and Strange Fascination.
In 1955, Sharpe won a Golden Globe Award in the New Star of the Year – Actress category for her performance as Nell Buck in The High and the Mighty (1954).
In 1959, she went on to star as Laura Thomas in the TV Western series Johnny Ringo opposite Don Durant, Mark Goddard and Terence De Marney.
The series ended after only one season but she made an impression, given the numerous guest-starring television roles that followed. She appeared in Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, Rawhide, Gomer Pyle – USMC, The Man from UNCLE, and I Dream of Jeannie among others.
Other film credits included Mexican Manhunt (1953), Man with the Gun (1955), and The Disorderly Orderly (1964) opposite Jerry Lewis.
In 2022, Sharpe revealed she had been sexually assaulted and harassed by the comedian on the film’s set. It was the last time she would ever work with him. Lewis died in 2017 at age 91.
Sharpe retired from acting in 2021 and her last film was Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story.
Kramer made an impression as 1990’s Miss Golden Globe Ambassador at the Golden Globes where she posed with Cybill Shepherd and Sam Elliott
Kramer was named after the late screen icon Katharine Hepburn, who starred in her father’s feature Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner alongside Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton. Above, Kramer and Sharpe in 2012 at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles
Kramer has hobnobbed with Hollywood stars for years. Above, Kramer and Sharpe with Grant Heslov, left, and George Clooney, right, at the Producers Guild Awards in 2006
Her daughter followed in her mother and father’s footsteps into show business, making an impression at the 1990 Golden Globes as Miss Golden Globe Ambassador.
The daughter of Hollywood royalty appeared on stage and won awards for her roles as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Kramer appeared in the films Going Shopping (2005), What Just Happened (2008) and Little Fockers (2010).
She was named after the late screen icon Katharine Hepburn, who starred in her father’s feature Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner alongside Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton.
Kramer has served as the West Coast representative of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center.
She won a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2019 LOVE International Film Festival for her role as Fran in the indie film Turnover.
She also appeared in the 2023 documentary Call Me Kate about her namesake Hepburn.
In 2024, Kramer was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Luxury Oscar Gala presented by Samira’s Network, according to her bio on her website.
She continues to have projects in the works as an actor and producer.