Kathleen Norris Stark (born April 26, 1956), better known as Koo
Stark, is an American photographer and actress, known for her
relationship with Prince Andrew. She is a patron of the Julia Margaret
Cameron Trust, museum of the Victorian pioneer photographer.Stark was
born in New York. Her parents were Wilbur Stark (1912â€"1995), a
writer and producer, and Kathi Norris (1919â€"2005), a writer and
television presenter in New York City. She is the youngest of three
children, the others being Pamela (born 1946) and Brad (born 1952). At
the time of her birth, the family was living in Manhattan. Her
grandfather, Edwin Earl Norris (1876â€"1957) was a cabinetmaker and
musician, playing the French horn and the viola in the Newark Symphony
Orchestra. Her mother's family were Presbyterians. After a divorce in
the 1960s, her mother remarried.Koo Stark attended the Hewitt School
in New York and the Glendower Preparatory School in Kensington,
London. After training at a stage school, she embarked on an acting
career.Her first film role was in the comedy All I Want Is You... and
You... and You... (1974), produced by her father. In 1975 she appeared
in Las adolescentes (The Adolescents), opposite Anthony Andrews, and
starred in an episode of Shades of Greene. Also that year she had an
uncredited role as a bridesmaid in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Her
best remembered performance is the lead role in the avant-garde film
Emily (1976), directed by Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke.
Uncertain whether to accept the part, Stark did so on the advice of
Graham Greene, with whom she had worked the year before. Of working
with her in Emily, actor Victor Spinetti later wrote "I found Koo
Stark to be an enchanting girl and terribly bright and interesting".
Stark, is an American photographer and actress, known for her
relationship with Prince Andrew. She is a patron of the Julia Margaret
Cameron Trust, museum of the Victorian pioneer photographer.Stark was
born in New York. Her parents were Wilbur Stark (1912â€"1995), a
writer and producer, and Kathi Norris (1919â€"2005), a writer and
television presenter in New York City. She is the youngest of three
children, the others being Pamela (born 1946) and Brad (born 1952). At
the time of her birth, the family was living in Manhattan. Her
grandfather, Edwin Earl Norris (1876â€"1957) was a cabinetmaker and
musician, playing the French horn and the viola in the Newark Symphony
Orchestra. Her mother's family were Presbyterians. After a divorce in
the 1960s, her mother remarried.Koo Stark attended the Hewitt School
in New York and the Glendower Preparatory School in Kensington,
London. After training at a stage school, she embarked on an acting
career.Her first film role was in the comedy All I Want Is You... and
You... and You... (1974), produced by her father. In 1975 she appeared
in Las adolescentes (The Adolescents), opposite Anthony Andrews, and
starred in an episode of Shades of Greene. Also that year she had an
uncredited role as a bridesmaid in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Her
best remembered performance is the lead role in the avant-garde film
Emily (1976), directed by Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke.
Uncertain whether to accept the part, Stark did so on the advice of
Graham Greene, with whom she had worked the year before. Of working
with her in Emily, actor Victor Spinetti later wrote "I found Koo
Stark to be an enchanting girl and terribly bright and interesting".
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