Tudi Roche

Tudi Roche
Born (1955-07-19) July 19, 1955 (age 71)
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1981–present
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Children1

Tudi Roche (born July 19, 1955) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her recurring role as Carrie on the sitcom Home Improvement (1995–1998).

Personal life

Roche was born in San Angelo, Texas. She attended Texas Christian University, but did not graduate. She has been married to actor Richard Karn since 1985. They have a son named Cooper, born March 4, 1992.

In 1985, a few weeks after she and Karn got married, Tudi had a sudden collapse while she and Karn were walking through the Manhattan Port Authority Bus Terminal. Tudi was put in a three-day coma and it was discovered that she suffered from a brain aneurysm. She eventually returned home and made a full recovery.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 City of Angels Messinger's Daughter
2001 Pursuit of Happiness Conrad Receptionist
2002 Reality School Student Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Ryan's Hope Kate Alexander 2 episodes
1990 Dream On Chorus Episode: "Angst for the Memories"
1991 Pacific Station Mailperson Episode: "Magnificent Obsession"
1991–1998 Home Improvement Carrie Patterson 6 episodes
1993 The John Larroquette Show Karen Episode: "The Past Comes Back"
1994 Breach of Conduct Enlist Women Television film
2018 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Bernice Krupp (voice) 1 episode
2019 Love, Death & Robots Crazy Mel (voice) Episode: "Suits"
2019 Star Wars Resistance Mika Grey (voice) 2 episodes
2025 Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Cort (voice) 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Other Shore Performer Off-broadway

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lipton, Michael A.: "No Mere Putterer" People, June 12, 1995
  2. ↑ Marmor, Jon: "Richard Karn" UW Alumni Magazine, September 1995