After appearing on stage and studying acting, Crockett became recognized for her five years spent on the popular nighttime soap opera, Dallas (1978) playing "Muriel Gillis", (1979-1983). In 1981, she appeared in a television film, Meurtre d'une créature de rêve (1981), co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis and the motion picture, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981). Her portrayal of "Lisl Gilbert" on ABC Afterschool Specials: A Matter of Time (1981), also in 1981, won her an Emmy. She appeared in three more theatrical films, Return (1985) in 1985, and independent director Avery Crounse's films Les yeux de feu (1983) and 1993's Cries of Silence (1996). Since then, Karlene Crockett has given up acting in film but continues to work on stage.
