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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Karen Black was born Karen Blanche Zeigler in 1939. She entered Northwestern... more
Trivia:
She and her husband Eckelberry are active in the Church of Scientology. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(44 articles)
The Blu-Ray Review: Easy Rider
(From The Hollywood News. 4 November 2009, 8:59 AM, PST)
Danielle Harris Interview at Chiller Eyegore Awards 2009
(From toxicshock. 3 November 2009, 7:50 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Karen Ziegler
Filmography
Actress:
- Heated Rivalry (2011) (pre-production) .... Dorothy
- Go Straight to Hell (2010) (pre-production) .... Lacy
- Nothing Special (2010) (post-production) .... May
- Katie Q (2009) (post-production) .... Blanche
- Double Duty (2009) (completed) .... Annabelle
- A Single Woman (2009) (completed) .... Storyteller
- Stuck! (2009) .... Next Door Neighbor Lady
- Repo Chick (2009) .... Aunt de la Chasse
- Irene in Time (2009) .... Sheila
- First Time Long Time (2009) .... Dr. Shneidel
- The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) .... Zena
- Watercolors (2008) .... Mrs. Martin
- Contamination (2008) .... Mavis
- Greater Than a Tiger (2007) .... Paige
- One Long Night (2007) .... Barbara
- Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Renee
... aka Ghost Writer (International: English title: DVD title) - Read You Like a Book (2006) .... Kate
- Hollywood Dreams (2006) .... Luna
- Whitepaddy (2006) .... Mrs. Leider
- Firecracker (2005) .... Sandra/Eleanor
... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title) - Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) .... Agrippina
- My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) .... Grace's Mom
... aka Crazy for Love (USA: new title)
... aka Max & Grace (USA: festival title) - Compartment (2005/I) (voice) .... Kate Burns
... aka Carma (USA: new title) - Dr. Rage (2005) .... Molly
... aka Nightmare Hostel (UK)
... aka The Straun House (USA: video title) - Birth of Industry (2004) .... Sara
- America Brown (2004) .... Marianne Brown
- Summer Solstice (2003) .... Dr. McDermott
- Paris (2003) .... Chantelle
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Mother Firefly
- "Russkie v Gorode Angelov" .... Patricia Sommers (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Русские в Городе Ангелов (Russia)
... aka Russians in the City of Angels (International: English title)
- Priklyuchenie (2003) TV episode .... Patricia Sommers - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Vera Morgan (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Con-Text (2003) TV episode .... Vera Morgan - Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002) .... Aunt Nelly
... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title) - A Light in the Darkness (2002) .... Mrs. Melnick
- Buttleman (2002) .... Mrs. Buttleman
... aka Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman (USA: DVD title) - Teknolust (2002) .... Dirty Dick
- Soulkeeper (2001) .... Magnificent Martha
- Hard Luck (2001) .... Aunt Judy
- Gypsy 83 (2001) .... Bambi LeBleau
- Red Dirt (2000) .... Aunt Summer
- The Donor (2000) .... Mrs. Springle
- Inviati speciali (2000)
- Oliver Twisted (2000) .... Mrs. Mary Happ
- "Rude Awakening" .... Crystal Garcia (2 episodes, 1999)
- One Birthday at a Time (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia
- The Grateful Living (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia - Paradise Cove (1999) .... Ma
- The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .... Mother
- Mascara (1999) .... Aunt Eloise
- Charades (1998) .... Jude
... aka Felons
... aka First Degree (USA: video title) - "Party of Five" .... Doreen Jablonsky (1 episode, 1998)
- One Christmas, to Go (1998) TV episode .... Doreen Jablonsky - Malaika (1998) .... Jessica Martin
... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title) - Bury the Evidence (1998) .... The Mother
- My Neighbor's Daughter (1998) (TV) .... Social Worker
... aka Angel Blue (USA: video title) - Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)
- "Profiler" .... Evie Long (1 episode, 1998)
- Cycle of Violence (1998) TV episode .... Evie Long - Invisible Dad (1998) (V) .... Courtney Whitmer
- Stripping for Jesus (1998)
- Light Speed (1998)
- Fallen Arches (1998) .... Lucy Romano
- Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998) .... Dental Assistant
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) .... Whip Lady
... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA) - Modern Rhapsody (1997)
- Conceiving Ada (1997) .... Lady Byron/Mother Coer
... aka Leidenschaftliche Berechnung (Germany) - Stir (1997) .... Dr. Gabrielle Kessler
- "The Hunger" .... Miss Gati (1 episode, 1997)
- Menage a Trois (1997) TV episode .... Miss Gati - Men (1997) .... Alex
- Dogtown (1997) .... Rose Van Horn
- Un angelo a New York (1996) (TV) .... Mrs. Tender
... aka New York Crossing (USA) - Crimetime (1996) .... Millicent
- Cries of Silence (1996) .... Rose Walsh
... aka Sister Island (USA: new title) - Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) (V) .... June Rhodes
... aka Deadly Harvest - Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996) .... Schubert
... aka Death Before Sunrise (UK: cable TV title)
... aka Devotion (USA: alternative title) - Movies Money Murder (1996) .... Bettie
... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA: alternative title) - Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) .... Ro-Kell
- The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995) .... Evelyn
- Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995) .... Nehor
- Starstruck (1995) .... Bertha
- Too Bad About Jack (1994)
- "In the Heat of the Night" .... Carla Ray (1 episode, 1993)
- A Dish Best Served Cold (1993) TV episode .... Carla Ray - Dark Blood (1993) .... Motel Woman
- The Trust (1993) .... Maria Vandermeer
- Tuesday Never Comes (1993) .... Michelle
- "Moon Over Miami" .... Lorraine Pitzer (1 episode, 1993)
- Watching the Detectives (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine Pitzer - Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992) .... Auntie Lee
- Final Judgement (1992) .... Mrs. Sorrel
- The Double 0 Kid (1992) (V) .... Mrs. Elliot
- Judgement (1992) .... Tiffany Powers
... aka Hitz - Caged Fear (1992) .... Blanche
... aka Hotel Oklahoma
... aka Innocent Young Female (UK: video title)
... aka Jail Force (USA: alternative title) - Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) .... Carla
- Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) .... Insp. Wilson
- Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
- Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
- Quiet Fire (1991) (V) .... Kim Martino
- Children of the Night (1991) .... Karen Thompson
- Rubin and Ed (1991) .... Rula
- The Killers Edge (1991) .... Barrett
... aka Blood Money - Haunting Fear (1991) .... Dr. Julia Harcourt
- "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Miss Kuchenbacker (1 episode, 1991)
- Ralph S. Mouse (1991) TV episode .... Miss Kuchenbacker - The Roller Blade Seven (1991) .... Tarot
- Club Fed (1990) .... Sally Rich
- The Children (1990) .... Sybil Lullmer
... aka Meine liebe Rose (West Germany) - Mirror Mirror (1990) .... Susan Gordon
- Night Angel (1990) .... Rita
... aka Hellborn (UK: video title) - Zapped Again! (1990) (V) .... Substitute Teacher
- Twisted Justice (1990) .... Mrs. Granger
- Overexposed (1990) .... Mrs. Trowbridge
- Fatal Encounter (1990)
- Evil Spirits (1990) .... Ella Purdy
- Homer and Eddie (1989) .... Belle
- "Miami Vice" .... Helen Jackson (1 episode, 1989)
- Victims of Circumstance (1989) TV episode .... Helen Jackson - Out of the Dark (1989) .... Ruth Wilson
- Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Zelma Putnam
... aka Relative Secrets (USA: video title) - The Invisible Kid (1988) .... Mom
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
... aka Hemingway, festa e morte (Italy: TV title) - Platinum Blonde (1988)
- Hostage (1987) .... Laura Lawrence
... aka Colt: Flight 802 (USA: alternative title) - It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) .... Ellen Jarvis
... aka Island of the Alive (USA: alternative title)
... aka It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive (USA: DVD box title) - "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Sea Witch (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
- The Little Mermaid (1987) TV episode .... Sea Witch - "Worlds Beyond" (1 episode, 1987)
- Suffer Little Children (1987) TV episode - Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986) .... Gloria
... aka Lot swierkowej gesi (Poland) - Invaders from Mars (1986) .... Linda Magnusson
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn (1 episode, 1986)
- One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn - Savage Dawn (1985) .... Rachel
- Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Karin
... aka Amazon: Savage Adventure
... aka Cut and Run (International: English title)
... aka Straight to Hell (International: English title: literal title) - "The Hitchhiker" .... Kay Mason (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
... aka Le voyageur (France)
- Hired Help (1985) TV episode .... Kay Mason - "E/R" .... Sheila Sheinfeld (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
- Enter Romance (1984) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld - The Blue Man (1985) .... Janus
... aka Eternal Evil (Australia: DVD title) - Growing Pains (1984) .... Gladys Fitzpatrick
... aka Bad Manners - Martin's Day (1984) .... Karen
- A Stroke of Genius (1984)
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Zee
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Joanne
- La donna giusta (1982) .... Amy
... aka Miss Right (USA) - Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Emilienne d'Alençon
- Gräset sjunger (1981) .... Mary Turner
... aka Killing Heat (USA)
... aka The Grass Is Singing - Separate Ways (1981) .... Valentine Colby
- Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980) (TV) .... Officer Evelyn Carter
... aka The Other Side of Fear - The Last Word (1980) .... Paula Herbert
... aka Danny Travis
... aka The Number (UK) - Where the Ladies Go (1980) (TV) .... Helen
- Power (1980) (TV) .... Rose Vanda-Buchanan
- Killer Fish (1979) .... Kate Neville
... aka Deadly Treasure of the Piranha
... aka Killer fish agguato sul fondo (Italy)
... aka Naked Sun (Philippines: English title)
... aka O Peixe Assassino (Brazil)
... aka The Naked Sun
... aka Treasure of the Piranha - Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Ernestina Crawford
- Because He's My Friend (1978) (TV) .... Anne
... aka Love Under Pressure (Canada: English title: video title) - The Squeeze (1978) .... Clarisse Saunders
... aka Controrapina (Italy)
... aka Der Diamantencoup (West Germany)
... aka Diamond Thieves
... aka Gretchko (West Germany)
... aka L'ultimo colpo (Italy)
... aka Rip Off - The Diamond Connection (West Germany: video box title)
... aka The Heist
... aka The Rip-Off (Philippines: English title) - In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Maya
... aka En hommage aux femmes de trente ans (Canada: French title) - Capricorn One (1977) .... Judy Drinkwater
- The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) .... Miriam Oliver/Sandy
- Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Marian Rolf
... aka Ballata macabra (Italy) - Family Plot (1976) .... Fran
- Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Susan Winters
... aka Crime and Passion (USA)
... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (West Germany) - Nashville (1975) .... Connie White
- The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Faye Greener
- Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV) .... Julie/Millicent Larimore/Therese Larimore/Amelia
... aka Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka Terror of the Doll (USA: alternative title) - Airport 1975 (1974) .... Nancy Pryor
... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title) - Law and Disorder (1974) .... Gloria
- The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Myrtle Wilson
- Rhinoceros (1974) .... Daisy
... aka Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title) - The Outfit (1973) .... Bett Harrow
- The Pyx (1973) .... Elizabeth Lucy
... aka La lunule (Canada: French title)
... aka The Hooker Cult Murders - Little Laura and Big John (1973) .... Laura
- "Ghost Story" .... Barbara Sanders (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- Bad Connection (1972) TV episode .... Barbara Sanders - Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey)
- Cisco Pike (1972) .... Sue
- Born to Win (1971) .... Parm
... aka Addict
... aka Born to Lose - A Gunfight (1971) .... Jenny Simms
... aka Gunfight (USA: alternative title) - Drive, He Said (1971) .... Olive
- Five Easy Pieces (1970) .... Rayette Dipesto
- Hastings Corner (1970) (TV) .... Jenny Honker
- Freedom (1970/II)
- "The Name of the Game" .... Monica (1 episode, 1969)
- Give Till It Hurts (1969) TV episode .... Monica - Easy Rider (1969) .... Karen
- Hard Contract (1969) .... Ellen
- "Adam-12" .... Susan Decker (1 episode, 1968)
- Log 132: Producer (1968) TV episode .... Susan Decker - "Judd for the Defense" .... Alethea Staunton (1 episode, 1968)
- The Devil's Surrogate (1968) TV episode .... Alethea Staunton - "Mannix" .... Elaine Tate (1 episode, 1968)
- License to Kill - Limit Three People (1968) TV episode .... Elaine Tate - "The Iron Horse" .... Patricia Dunne (1 episode, 1967)
- The Prisoner (1967) TV episode .... Patricia Dunne - "The Invaders" .... Claudia Stone (1 episode, 1967)
- The Ransom (1967) TV episode .... Claudia Stone - "The Big Valley" .... Carla Roberts (1 episode, 1967)
- Days of Grace (1967) TV episode .... Carla Roberts - "Run for Your Life" .... Jennifer Palmer (1 episode, 1967)
- Tell It to the Dead (1967) TV episode .... Jennifer Palmer - "The F.B.I." .... Lorraine Chapman (1 episode, 1967)
- The Satellite (1967) TV episode .... Lorraine Chapman - You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Amy Partlett
- The Prime Time (1960) .... Painted woman
... aka Hell Kitten
... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Writer:
- The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000) (writer)
- Edna McCoy's Festival (1999) (writer)
- Charades (1998) (writer)
... aka Felons
... aka First Degree (USA: video title) - Malaika (1998) (additional story)
... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title) - Men (1997) (writer)
- Going Home (1997) (writer)
- Movies Money Murder (1996) (writer)
... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA: alternative title)
Soundtrack:
- Gypsy 83 (2001) (performer: "When Sunny Gets Blue", "I Want a Lip", "Walking in the Jungle")
- The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) ("The ARC Song")
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Karen Black/John Prine (1976) TV episode (performer: "Ten Cents A Dance") - Nashville (1975) (writer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone") (music: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") (lyrics: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") (performer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone", "I Don't Know If I Found It in You")
- Born to Win (1971) ("Ballad in C")
... aka Addict
... aka Born to Lose
Editorial Department:
- Firecracker (2005) (editorial consultant)
... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title)
Thanks:
- Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
Self:
- Wamego: Ultimatum (2009) (V) .... Herself
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) .... Herself
- "The John Kerwin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 12 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - Wamego Strikes Back (2007) .... Herself
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
- Trilogy of Terror: Three Colors Black (2006) (V) .... Herself
- "On Screen!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- In Praise of Older Women (2005) TV episode .... Herself - "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Herself
- Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere (2004) (V) .... Herself
- "Switched!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Celine and Brandon (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Herself
- Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions (2002) .... Herself
- The Big Show (2001) (TV) .... Herself
... aka The Big Show: Toronto International Film Festival (Canada: English title) - Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V) .... Herself
- The Independent (2000) .... Herself
- Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999) (V) .... Herself
... aka Shaking the Cage (Europe: English title: DVD box title) - Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess (1999) .... Herself
- Karen Black: Actress at Work (1999) .... Herself
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Herself
- Jonas in the Desert (1994) .... Herself
- "Tales of the City" (1993) TV mini-series .... Herself
... aka Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - The Player (1992) .... Herself
- "The Pat Sajak Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode dated 24 January 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Herself - Circus of the Stars #14 (1989) (TV) .... Herself (Performer-Elephant Act)
- The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) .... Herself
- "The Don Harron Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode dated 24 February 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - "Breakaway" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode dated 7 February 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - The Last Horror Film (1982) (uncredited) .... Herself
... aka Fanatic
... aka Fanatical Extreme (USA: video title) - "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1981)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Karen Black/Cheap Trick/Stanley Clarke Trio (1981) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various
- Karen Black/John Prine (1976) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various - "America 2-Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
- Karen Black (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Host
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (6 episodes, 1971-1976)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 21 July 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 29 July 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 8 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 January 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
(1 more) - "Dolly" .... Herself (1 episode)
... aka The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title)
- Episode #1.9 (????) TV episode .... Herself - The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 5 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
- "Rollin' on the River" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Rollin' (Canada: English title: new title)
- Episode dated 8 January 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Understudy for Adele McDougall, Linda Lehman, Liz Michaelson, 12/21/61-12/8/62. more
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