Karen Baley

Karen Baley is a fictional nurse as well as a murder victim featured in the Halloween film series. Played by actress Pamela Susan Shoop, she appeared in the 1981 film Halloween II.

Overview
Karen Baley was a nurse at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. She was romantically linked to an EMT driver named Budd. Budd and Karen sneaked off to spend some quality time together in the hospital's therapy pool. Michael Myers killed Karen by turning up the water temperature in the pool, then dunking her face into the water, causing it to blister and boil until she died.

Notes & Trivia



 * Karen Baley is identified only as Karen in the film. Her full name is revealed on her name tag.


 * Playing the role of Karen Baley is Pamela Susan Shoop's first credited screen role. It is her second work in the horror genre. She previously appeared in the 1977 sci-fi/horror film Empire of the Ants, directed by Bert I. Gordon.

Explicit content

 * Female topless nudity: Reveals both breasts while getting into a hot tub at the hospital.