Karen Black


    Starbirth:
    July 1, 1939
    Supernova:
    August 8, 2013
    Birthplace:
    Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
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Overview

Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A native of suburban Chicago, Black studied theater at Northwestern University before dropping out and relocating to New York City. She performed on Broadway in 1965 before making her major film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now (1966). Black relocated to California and was cast as an acid-tripping prostitute in Dennis Hopper's road film Easy Rider (1969). That led to a lead in the drama Five Easy Pieces (1970), in which she played a hopeless beautician, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Black made her first major commercial picture with the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974), and her subsequent appearance as Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1974) won her a second Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Black starred as a glamorous country singer in Robert Altman's ensemble musical drama Nashville (1975), also writing and performing two songs for the soundtrack, which won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack. Her portrayal of an aspiring actress in John Schlesinger's drama The Day of the Locust (also 1975) earned her a third Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actress. She subsequently took on four roles in Dan Curtis' anthology horror film Trilogy of Terror (1975), followed by Curtis's supernatural horror feature, Burnt Offerings (1976). The same year, she starred as a con artist in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot. In 1982, Black starred as a trans woman in the Robert Altman-directed Broadway debut of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, a role she also reprised in Altman's subsequent film adaptation. She next starred in the comedy Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983), followed by Tobe Hooper's remake of Invaders from Mars (1986). For much of the late 1980s and 1990s, Black starred in a variety of arthouse, independent, and horror films, as well as writing her own screenplays. She had a leading role as a villainous mother in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses (2003), which cemented her status as a cult horror icon. She continued to star in low-profile films throughout the early 2000s, as well as working as a playwright before her death from ampullary cancer in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​


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Henry Jaglom Finds 'A Safe Place' Self 2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Self 2010
Nothing Special May 2010
Double Duty Annabelle 2009
Stuck! 2009
Repo Chick Aunt De La Chasse 2009
Irene in Time Sheila Shivvers 2009
Wamego: Ultimatum Self 2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos Self 2009
A Single Woman Storyteller 2008
Watercolors Mrs. Martin 2008
Contamination Mavis 2008
Hollywood Dreams Luna 2007
One Long Night Barbara 2007
Ghost Writer Renee 2007
Read You Like a Book Kate 2006
Wanderlust Herself 2006
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula Agrippina 2005
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Paris Chantelle 2003
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House of 1000 Corpses Mother Firefly 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 2003
Curse of the Forty-Niner Aunt Nelly 2002
Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1 ("Los Vampirios Moronious" short) 2002
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A Light in the Darkness Mrs. Melnick 2002
Gypsy 83 Bambi LeBleau 2001
The Donor Mrs. Springle 2001
Plotting 'Family Plot' Self 2001
Soulkeeper Martha la Magnifica 2001
The Independent Karen Black 2000
Red Dirt Aunt Summer 2000
Fallen Arches Lucy Romano 2000
Oliver Twisted Mrs. Mary Happ 2000
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage Self 1999
The Underground Comedy Movie Mother 1999
Mascara Aunt Eloise 1999
Conceiving Ada Lady Byron / Mother Coer 1999
Paradise Cove Ma 1999
Charades Jude 1998
Bury the Evidence The Mother 1998
Angel Blue Social Worker 1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Whip Lady 1998
Invisible Dad Courtney Whitmer 1998
Light Speed High Priestess 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998
Malaika Jessica Martin 1998
Men Alex 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 1997
Stir Dr. Gabrielle Kessler 1997
New York Crossing Mrs. Tender 1996
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering June Rhodes 1996
Dogtown Rose Van Horn 1996
Crimetime Millicent 1996
Cries of Silence Rose Walsh 1996
The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley Evelyn 1995
Plan 10 from Outer Space Nehor 1995
Dinosaur Valley Girls Ro-Kell 1995
Starstruck Bertha 1995
The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black: Teather Penumbra 1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! 1994
Too Bad About Jack 1994
Bound and Gagged: A Love Story Carla 1993
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven Tarot 1993
The Trust Maria Vandermeer 1993
Return of the Roller Blade Seven Tarot 1993
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies Auntie Lee 1992
The Double 0 Kid Mrs. Elliot 1992
Judgement Tiffany Powers 1992
Tuesday Never Comes Michelle 1992
Rubin & Ed Rula 1992
The Player Karen Black 1992
Dead Girls Don't Tango Insp. Wilson 1992
Final Judgement Mrs. Sorrel 1992
Quiet Fire Kim Martino 1991
The Roller Blade Seven Tarot 1991
Children of the Night Karen Thompson 1991
Caged Fear Blanche 1991
The Killers Edge Barrett 1991
Ralph S. Mouse Miss Kuchenbacker 1991
Mirror Mirror Susan Gordon 1990
Club Fed Sally Rich 1990
Haunting Fear Dr. Julia Harcourt 1990
Night Angel Rita 1990
The Children Sybil Lullmer 1990
Zapped Again! Homeroom Teacher 1990
Twisted Justice Mrs. Granger 1990
Overexposed Mrs. Trowbridge 1990
Fatal Encounter Joan Caldwell 1990
Evil Spirits Ella Purdy 1990
Homer and Eddie Belle 1989
Out of the Dark Ruth Wilson 1988
Dixie Lanes Zelma Putnam 1988
The Invisible Kid Mom 1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Martha Gelhorn 1988
Hostage Laura Lawrence 1987
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive Ellen Jarvis 1987
The Little Mermaid Sea Witch 1987
Invaders from Mars Linda Magnusson 1986
Savage Dawn Rachel 1986
Flight of the Spruce Goose Gloria 1986
Cut and Run Karin 1985
Martin's Day Karen 1985
Eternal Evil Janus 1985
Bad Manners Gladys Fitzpatrick 1984
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Zee 1983
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Joanne 1982
The Last Horror Film Karen Black (uncredited) 1982
Miss Right Amy 1982
The Grass Is Singing Mary Turner 1981
Separate Ways Valentine Colby 1981
Chanel Solitaire Emilienne d'Alençon 1981
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop Investigator Evelyn Carter 1980
Where the Ladies Go Helen 1980
Power Rose Vanda-Buchanan 1980
Killer Fish Kate 1979
The Last Word Paula Herbert 1979
Mr. Horn Ernestina Crawford 1979
The Squeeze Clarisse Saunders 1978
In Praise of Older Women Maya 1978
Because He's My Friend Anne 1978
Capricorn One Judy Drinkwater 1977
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver Miriam Oliver / Sandy 1977
Burnt Offerings Marian Rolf 1976
Family Plot Fran 1976
Crime and Passion Susan Winters 1976
Nashville Connie White 1975
The Day of the Locust Faye Greener 1975
Trilogy of Terror Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia 1975
Airport 1975 Nancy Pryor 1974
Law and Disorder Gloria 1974
The Great Gatsby Myrtle Wilson 1974
Rhinoceros Daisy 1974
The Outfit Bett Harrow 1973
The Pyx Elizabeth Lucy 1973
Little Laura and Big John Laura 1973
Portnoy's Complaint Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey 1972
Cisco Pike Sue 1972
Born to Win Parm 1971
A Gunfight Jenny Simms 1971
Drive, He Said Olive 1971
Five Easy Pieces Rayette Dipesto 1970
Easy Rider Karen 1969
Hard Contract Ellen 1969
You're a Big Boy Now Amy Partlett 1966
The Prime Time Betty 1960
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