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Karen Black (I) (1939–2013)
Actress | Soundtrack | Writer
Karen Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in Park Ridge, Illinois, to Elsie Mary (Reif), who wrote children's books, and Norman Arthur Ziegler, an engineer and businessman. She was of Norwegian (...
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Known for
Five Easy Pieces (1970),
House of 1000 Corpses (2003),
The Great Gatsby (1974),
Nashville (1975)
Details
Jul
1,
1939 (died Aug
8,
2013)
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5' 7½"
(1.71m)
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Gypsy 83 (2001)
Bambi LeBleau, Performer ("When Sunny Gets Blue", "I Want a Lip", "Walking in the Jungle") |
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The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986)
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Nashville (1975)
Connie White, Composer, Lyrics ("I Don't Know If I Found It in You"), Music ("I Don't Know If I Found It in You"), Performer ("Memphis", "Rolling Stone", "I Don't Know If I Found It in You"), Writer ("Memphis", "Rolling Stone") |
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The Pyx (1973)
Elizabeth Lucy, Performer ("Song of Solomon Chapter Three Verses 1-4", "I Was Touched By Your Passing Through", "It All Turned Out The Way I Planned It"), Writer ("Song of Solomon Chapter Three Verses 1-4", "I Was Touched By Your Passing Through", "It All Turned Out The Way I Planned It") |
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The Hunger (1997)
(TV Series) - Miss Gati / Landlady (1 episode, 1997), Performer ("For He's A Jolly Good Fellow") (1 episode, 1997)
Menage a Trois (Jul
20,
1997)
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Saturday Night Live (1976)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Ten Cents A Dance") (1 episode, 1976), Herself - Host / Catherine the Great / Various (1 episode, 1976)
Karen Black/John Prine (Oct
16,
1976)
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5th Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival (2014)
Herself - 5th annual Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Saturday Night Live (1976–1981)
(TV Series) - Herself - Host / Mona Lisa / Various / Catherine the Great (2 episodes, 1976)
Karen Black/Cheap Trick/Stanley Clarke Trio (Jan
17,
1981)
Season 6,
Episode 7
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Herself - Host / Mona Lisa / Various
Karen Black/John Prine (Oct
16,
1976)
Season 2,
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1976)
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Linda Magnusson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)
(TV Special) - Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
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