Karen Black

Karen Black

b. 1939 — d. 2013 (aged 74) Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Actress Composer Writer

Karen Black (July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot. Over the course of her career, she won two Golden Globe Awards (out of three nominations), and an Academy Award nomination in 1970 for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other honors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Nashville

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

Filmography

Wild in Blue

Stage Door Divas

5th Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

OowieWanna

Brighter Featuring Karen Black

Dark Blood

Mommy's Little Monster

Mommy's Little Monster

Hawk Warrior of the Wheelzone

Window Dressing

Warnings from the Bathtub

Some Guy Who Kills People

Some Guy Who Kills People

Letters from the Big Man

Letters from the Big Man

Maria My Love

Nothing Special

Nothing Special

Repo Chick

Irene in Time

Stuck!

Double Duty

First Time Long Time

First Time Long Time

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

The Blue Tooth Virgin

The Blue Tooth Virgin

A Single Woman

Contamination

Wamego Strikes Back

Wamego Strikes Back

The 11th Annual Hollywood Awards

Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams

Read You Like a Book

Read You Like a Book

Wanderlust

Whitepaddy

George Sluizer - Filming Beyond Boundaries

Firecracker

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

The Straun House

The Straun House

Carma

America Brown

Birth of Industry

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

Buttleman

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

Teknolust

Curse of the Forty-Niner

Curse of the Forty-Niner

A Light in the Darkness

A Light in the Darkness

Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions

Gypsy 83

Soulkeeper

The Donor

The Independent

The Independent

Red Dirt

Oliver Twisted

Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms

The Invention of Dr. Morel

The Invention of Dr. Morel

Inviati speciali

The Underground Comedy Movie

The Underground Comedy Movie

Mascara

Karen Black: Actress at Work

Karen Black: Actress at Work

The Paul Kent Show

Edna McCoy's Festival

Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess

Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess

Charades

1998 Actress Writer

Malaika

1998 Actress Writer

Fallen Arches

Light Speed

Stripping for Jesus

Sugar: The Fall of the West

Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin

Conceiving Ada

Dogtown

Men

Stir

Modern Rhapsody

Modern Rhapsody

Greater Than a Tiger

Greater Than a Tiger

Crimetime

Cries of Silence

Cries of Silence

Every Minute Is Goodbye

New York Crossing

New York Crossing

Plan 10 from Outer Space

Plan 10 from Outer Space

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Starstruck

The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley

The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley

The 45th Annual American Cinema Editors Awards

Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

Too Bad About Jack

Bound and Gagged: A Love Story

Bound and Gagged: A Love Story

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

The Trust

Movies Money Murder

Movies Money Murder

1993 Actress Writer

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

Legend of the Roller Blade Seven

Legend of the Roller Blade Seven

Hitz

Tuesday Never Comes

Tuesday Never Comes

Dead Girls Don't Tango

Dead Girls Don't Tango

Rubin and Ed

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