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Karen Black

Karen Black

Writing · As actor

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.

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Writing

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🎬 The Invention of Dr. Morel Movie · 2000

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🎬 House of 1000 Corpses Mother Firefly 🎬 Capricorn One Judy Drinkwater 🎬 The Day of the Locust Faye Greener 🎬 Invaders from Mars Linda Magnusson 🎬 Eternal Evil Janus 🎬 The Great Gatsby Myrtle Wilson 🎬 Five Easy Pieces Rayette Dipesto 🎬 Night Angel Rita 🎬 Out of the Dark Ruth Wilson 🎬 Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 🎬 Nashville Connie White 🎬 Airport 1975 Nancy Pryor 🎬 Killer Fish Kate 🎬 Savage Dawn Rachel 🎬 Some Guy Who Kills People Ruth Boyd 🎬 The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver Miriam Oliver / Sandy 🎬 BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Self 🎬 Bad Manners Gladys Fitzpatrick 🎬 Airports Movie · 2025 🎬 The Last Word Paula Herbert 🎬 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive Ellen Jarvis 🎬 Auntie Lee's Meat Pies Auntie Lee 🎬 Read You Like a Book Kate 🎬 Judgement Tiffany Powers 🎬 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos Self 🎬 You're a Big Boy Now Amy Partlett 🎬 Caged Fear Blanche 🎬 Where the Ladies Go Helen 🎬 🎬 Maria My Love Maria 🎬 Burnt Offerings Marian Rolf 🎬 Altman on His Own Terms Self 🎬 The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Martha Gelhorn 🎬 A Gunfight Jenny Simms 🎬 Wamego: Ultimatum Self 🎬 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 🎬 Drive, He Said Olive 🎬 Hollywood Dreams Luna 🎬 The Outfit Bett Harrow 🎬 Wild in Blue Justine 🎬 Wanderlust Herself 🎬 Suffering Man's Charity Renee 🎬 Curse of the Forty-Niner Aunt Nelly 🎬 One Long Night Barbara 🎬 In Praise of Older Women Maya 🎬 Trilogy of Terror Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia 🎬 Zapped Again! Homeroom Teacher 🎬 Law and Disorder Gloria 🎬 A Single Woman Storyteller 🎬 The Invisible Kid Mom 🎬 Martin's Day Karen 🎬 Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia Self (archive footage) 🎬 The Grass Is Singing Mary Turner 🎬 Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage Self 🎬 Haunting Fear Dr. Julia Harcourt 🎬 🎬 Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Self 🎬 Dixie Lanes Zelma Putnam 🎬 Portnoy's Complaint Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey 🎬 Dogtown Rose Van Horn 🎬 Mirror Mirror Susan Gordon 🎬 OowieWanna The Donna 🎬 Legend of The Roller Blade Seven Tarot 🎬 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Zee 🎬 She Loves Me Not Karla 🎬 The Children Sybil Lullmer 🎬 Return of the Roller Blade Seven Tarot 🎬 Red Dirt Aunt Summer 🎬 Plotting 'Family Plot' Self 🎬 Dinosaur Valley Girls Ro-Kell 🎬 Flight of the Spruce Goose Gloria 🎬 Cisco Pike Sue 🎬 Cut and Run Karin 🎬 Bury the Evidence The Mother 🎬 Ooga Booga Mrs. Allardyce 🎬 Plan 10 from Outer Space Nehor 🎬 The Double 0 Kid Mrs. Elliot 🎬 Dead Girls Don't Tango Insp. Wilson 🎬 Angel Blue Social Worker 🎬 The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley Evelyn 🎬 Soulkeeper Martha la Magnifica 🎬 Twisted Justice Mrs. Granger 🎬 Because He's My Friend Anne 🎬 Conceiving Ada Lady Byron / Mother Coer 🎬 Rubin & Ed Rula 🎬 Little Laura and Big John Laura 🎬 Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! Movie · 1994 🎬 The Donor Mrs. Springle 🎬 Birth of Industry Sara 🎬 Crimetime Millicent 🎬 Letters from the Big Man Sean's Colleague 🎬 Dark Blood Motel Woman 🎬 Ralph S. Mouse Miss Kuchenbacker 🎬 Evil Spirits Ella Purdy 🎬 Watercolors Mrs. Martin 🎬 Separate Ways Valentine Colby 🎬 Hawk Warrior of the Wheelzone Tarot 🎬 First Time Long Time Dr. Shneidel 🎬 Overexposed Mrs. Trowbridge 🎬 The Little Mermaid Sea Witch 🎬 Invisible Dad Courtney Whitmer 🎬 Final Judgement Mrs. Sorrel 🎬 🎬 George Sluizer - Filming beyond Bounderies Self 🎬 Chanel Solitaire Emilienne d'Alençon 🎬 On the tracks of a filmmaker Karen Black 🎬 Firecracker Sandra / Eleanor 🎬 The Independent Karen Black 🎬 Miss Right Amy 🎬 🎬 Too Bad About Jack Movie · 1994 🎬 🎬 Meet the Eye Movie · 2009 🎬 Repo Chick Aunt De La Chasse 🎬 The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black: Teather Penumbra Movie · 1994 🎬 Paradise Cove Ma