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Karen Black

Karen Black

Actor · 169 · crew · 5 · Screenwriter · 4 · Producer · 1 · Composer · 1
Date of birth
July 1, 1939
Place of birth
Парк-Ридж, Иллинойс, США
Date of death
August 7, 2013 · 74 years
Height
170 cm
Zodiac sign
♋ Cancer
Career
1976 — 2013 · 37 years
IMDb
150
films & series
7.7
top rating · «Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood»

Known for

Easy Rider7.5
Easy Rider
1969
Five Easy Pieces7.5
Five Easy Pieces
Rayette Dipesto · 1970
Gypsy 836.6
Gypsy 83
Bambi LeBleau · 2001
The Great Gatsby6.1
The Great Gatsby
1974
Family Plot6.9
Family Plot
Fran · 1976
Party of Five7.4
Party of Five
1994
Miami Vice7.7
Miami Vice
1984
Law & Order: Criminal Intent7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Profiler7.1
Profiler
1996

Filmography

2025Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree)Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree)—2025Memórias com vista para o marMemórias com vista para o mar—2023Helena de GuaratibaHelena de GuaratibaScreenwriter6.72020TryingTryingas: BettyActor7.92020Cursed in LoveCursed in Loveas: Girl with Ed the Mann (segment "Party Scene")Actor7.02019Bring me the Head of Carmen M.Bring me the Head of Carmen M.6.72018Bunker of Blood: Chapter 2 - Deadly Dolls: Deepest CutsBunker of Blood: Chapter 2 - Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cutsas: (archive footage)Actor5.72017IInnocents6.52015Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of BeliefGoing Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Beliefas: Self (archive footage)Actor7.82015Wild in BlueWild in Blueas: JustineActor4.32015BBottomless PitActor7.02013She Loves Me NotShe Loves Me Notas: KarlaActor5.42013Ooga BoogaOoga Boogaas: Mrs. AllardyceActor3.82013Gore Vidal: The United States of AmnesiaGore Vidal: The United States of Amnesiaas: Self (archive footage)Actor7.52012Dark BloodDark Bloodas: Motel WomanActor6.42012WWarnings from the Bathtubas: MotherActor—2012Mommy's Little MonsterMommy's Little Monsteras: Mrs. MelnickActor6.12011Some Guy Who Kills PeopleSome Guy Who Kills Peopleas: Ruth BoydActor6.22011Maria My LoveMaria My Loveas: MariaActor6.82011Letters from the Big ManLetters from the Big Manas: Sean's ColleagueActor6.32009Double DutyDouble Dutyas: AnnabelleActor4.92009FFirst Time Long TimeActor6.82009Stuck!Stuck!as: The Neighbor LadyActor4.92009Irene in TimeIrene in Timeas: Sheila ShivversActor5.02009Repo ChickRepo Chickas: Aunt De La ChasseActor4.32009MMeet the EyeActor—2008WatercolorsWatercolorsas: Mrs. MartinActor6.42008A Single WomanA Single Womanas: StorytellerActor5.42008ContaminationContaminationActor4.92008The Blue Tooth VirginThe Blue Tooth Virginas: ZenaActor4.92008No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmosas: SelfActor7.32007Suffering Man's CharitySuffering Man's Charityas: ReneeActor4.92007One Long NightOne Long Nightas: BarbaraActor5.22007Greater Than a TigerGreater Than a TigerActor6.52006Read You Like a BookRead You Like a BookActor6.12006GGeorge Sluizer - Filming beyond BounderiesActor6.62006Hollywood DreamsHollywood Dreamsas: LunaActor5.62006WhitepaddyWhitepaddyas: Mrs. LeiderActor6.12006WanderlustWanderlustas: HerselfActor6.62005Crazy for LoveCrazy for Loveas: Grace's MomActor5.62005Dr. RageDr. Rageas: MollyActor3.22005Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's CaligulaTrailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligulaas: AgrippinaActor6.32004FirecrackerFirecrackeras: Sandra / EleanorActor5.52004America BrownAmerica Brownas: Marianne BrownActor5.82004BBirth of Industryas: SaraActor6.52004Film Trix 2004Film Trix 2004Actor6.42003House of 1000 CorpsesHouse of 1000 Corpsesas: Mother FireflyActor5.92003ParisParisas: ChantelleActor4.72003ButtlemanButtlemanas: Mrs. ButtlemanActor6.12003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywoodas: SelfActor7.32002A Light in the DarknessA Light in the Darknessas: Mrs. MelnickActor6.22002TeknolustTeknolustas: Dirty DickActor5.52002Curse of the 49erCurse of the 49eras: Aunt NellyActor4.42002Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and ConventionsFans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventionsas: играет саму себяActor7.02001SoulkeeperSoulkeeperas: Martha la MagnificaActor5.12001Gypsy 83Gypsy 83as: Bambi LeBleauActor6.62001The DonorThe Donoras: Mrs. SpringleActor5.92000The IndependentThe Independentas: Karen BlackActor5.92000The Invention of Dr. MorelThe Invention of Dr. MorelScreenwriter6.82000Fallen ArchesFallen Archesas: Lucy RomanoActor6.52000Red DirtRed Dirtas: Aunt SummerActor6.22000Oliver TwistedOliver Twistedas: Mrs. Mary HappActor5.62000AA Conversation with Robert AltmanActor6.51999The Underground Comedy MovieThe Underground Comedy Movieas: MotherActor3.41998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedI Woke Up Early the Day I Diedas: Whip LadyActor5.21998CharadesCharadesas: JudeActorProducerScreenwriter4.71998SStripping for JesusActor6.41998Light SpeedLight SpeedActor5.81998Invisible DadInvisible Dadas: Courtney WhitmerActor4.31998My Neighbor's DaughterMy Neighbor's Daughteras: Social WorkerActor5.81997MenMenas: AlexActorScreenwriter4.71997DogtownDogtownas: Rose Van HornActor5.81997Conceiving AdaConceiving Adaas: Lady Byron / Mother CoerActor5.71997StirStiras: Dr. Gabrielle KesslerActor5.31996CrimetimeCrimetimeas: MillicentActor4.71996Dinosaur Valley GirlsDinosaur Valley Girlsas: Ro-KellActor4.01996Cries of SilenceCries of Silenceas: Rose WalshActor6.81996NNew York Crossingas: Mrs. TenderActor6.81996Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringChildren of the Corn IV: The Gatheringas: June RhodesActor4.41995Who Is Henry Jaglom?Who Is Henry Jaglom?as: SelfActor6.31995The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse ShirleyThe Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirleyas: EvelynActor6.41995Plan 10 from Outer SpacePlan 10 from Outer Spaceas: NehorActor6.51994TToo Bad About JackActor6.71994TThe Ramones: Substituteas: Mother, в титрах не указанActor6.71993Return of the Roller Blade SevenReturn of the Roller Blade Sevenas: TarotActor4.01993The TrustThe Trustas: Maria VandermeerActor6.31992The PlayerThe Playeras: Karen BlackActor7.61992The Double 0 KidThe Double 0 Kidas: Mrs. ElliotActor5.11992Final JudgementFinal Judgementas: Mrs. SorrelActor5.91992HitzHitzas: Tiffany PowersActor5.41992Legend of the Roller Blade SevenLegend of the Roller Blade Sevenas: TarotActor3.31992Auntie Lee's Meat PiesAuntie Lee's Meat Piesas: Auntie LeeActor5.41992Dead Girls Don't TangoDead Girls Don't Tangoas: Insp. WilsonActor6.41992Tuesday Never ComesTuesday Never Comesas: MichelleActor6.01991Caged FearCaged Fearas: BlancheActor5.31991The Roller Blade SevenThe Roller Blade Sevenas: TarotActor3.91991Rubin and EdRubin and Edas: RulaActor7.21991The Killers EdgeThe Killers Edgeas: BarrettActor5.91991Children of the NightChildren of the Nightas: Karen ThompsonActor5.01991Quiet FireQuiet Fireas: Kim MartinoActor5.41990The ChildrenThe Childrenas: Sybil LullmerActor6.21990Mirror MirrorMirror Mirroras: Susan GordonActor5.61990Club FedClub Fedas: Sally RichActor4.01990Night AngelNight Angelas: RitaActor5.11990Evil SpiritsEvil Spiritsas: Ella PurdyActor4.31990Haunting FearHaunting Fearas: Dr. Julia HarcourtActor5.11990OverexposedOverexposedas: Mrs. TrowbridgeActor5.41990Twisted JusticeTwisted Justiceas: Mrs. GrangerActor4.91990Zapped Again!Zapped Again!as: Homeroom TeacherActor4.81989Homer and EddieHomer and Eddieas: BelleActor5.71989The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayThe Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas: Martha GelhornActor6.81988Out of the DarkOut of the Darkas: Ruth WilsonActor5.41988The Invisible KidThe Invisible Kidas: MomActor5.31988Dixie LanesDixie Lanesas: Zelma PutnamActor5.41988On the tracks of a filmmakerOn the tracks of a filmmakeras: Karen BlackActor—1987It's Alive III: Island of the AliveIt's Alive III: Island of the Aliveas: Ellen JarvisActor5.01987GGive Me Your Answer TrueActor—1986Worlds BeyondWorlds Beyondas: Lee JeffreysActor6.61986Flight of the Spruce GooseFlight of the Spruce Gooseas: GloriaActor6.31986Invaders from MarsInvaders from Marsas: Linda MagnussonActor5.61986HostageHostageas: Laura LawrenceActor5.91986TThe Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and FriendsActor5.21985Savage DawnSavage Dawnas: RachelActor5.11985Martin's DayMartin's Dayas: KarenActor6.61985Cut and RunCut and Runas: KarinActor5.51985Eternal EvilEternal Evilas: JanusActor4.51984Bad MannersBad Mannersas: Gladys FitzpatrickActor6.21984KKid Creole & The Coconuts: There's Something Wrong in Paradiseas: Gina GinaActor6.61984AA Stroke of GeniusActor—1983Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?as: ZeeActor6.21982Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanCome Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Deanas: JoanneActor7.31982Miss RightMiss Rightas: AmyActor5.61982The Last Horror FilmThe Last Horror Filmas: Karen Black (uncredited)Actor5.81981Chanel SolitaireChanel Solitaireas: Emilienne d'AlençonActor7.01981Separate WaysSeparate Waysas: Valentine ColbyActor4.11981The Grass Is SingingThe Grass Is Singingas: Mary TurnerActor5.71980Where the Ladies GoWhere the Ladies Goas: HelenActor6.51980PPowerActor6.41980PPolice Story: Confessions of a Lady Copas: Investigator Evelyn CarterActor6.51979The Last WordThe Last Wordas: Paula HerbertActor6.01979Killer FishKiller Fishas: Kate NevilleActor4.21979Mr. HornMr. Hornas: Ernestina CrawfordActor6.61979Candy Goes to HollywoodCandy Goes to Hollywoodas: Girl with Ed the Mann (segment "Party Scene")Actor6.01978In Praise of Older WomenIn Praise of Older Womenas: MayaActor5.21978The SqueezeThe Squeezeas: Clarisse SaundersActor5.31978BBecause He's My Friendas: AnneActor6.51977Capricorn OneCapricorn Oneas: Judy DrinkwaterActor6.41977The Strange Possession of Mrs. OliverThe Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliveras: Miriam Oliver / SandyActor6.11976Family PlotFamily Plotas: FranActor6.91976Crime and PassionCrime and PassionActor5.4

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Frequent collaborators

SSScott Shaw14HJHenry Jaglom9DGDonald G. Jackson8SBSteve Balderson8JNJack Nicholson8BRBob Rafelson7DHDennis Hopper7PBPeter Bogdanovich7PWPaul Williams5JTJoan Tewkesbury5DCDan Curtis5BMBurgess Meredith5

Personal life

—divorced
Robert BurtondivorcedL.M. Kit Carsondivorced · 👶 1Stephen Eckelberrymarried · 👶 1Hunter CarsonChild
Norman Arthur ZieglerParent
Peter Norman ZieglerSibling
Diane E Koehnemann BayChild
Matthew R BayGrandchild
Richard L Bay Jr.Grandchild
Michael J BayGrandchild
Anna CarsonGrandchild
Frances CarsonGrandchild

Trivia

  • Скончалась после продолжительной борьбы с раком.