Karen Black American actress screenwriter singer and songwriter

Karen Black is a 74 years old American actress screenwriter singer and songwriter from Park Ridge, Illinois. Karen Black was born on July 01, 1939 (died on August 08, 2013, she was 74 years old) in Park Ridge, Illinois as Karen Blanche Ziegler. Her nickname was Karen Blanche Ziegler.

About

Is Karen Black still alive?

No, she died on 08/08/2013, 11 years ago. She was 74 years old when she died. Cause of death: bladder cancer. She died in Santa Monica

Family

Husbands

Karen Black had two marriages.

Child

She had one child, Hunter (48, American actor) . When her first child, Hunter Carson, was born, Karen Black was 36 years old.

Sister

Karen Black had 1 sibling. American actor Gail (1 year older)

Works

Karen Black Albums (2)

There are 2 albums of Karen Black.

Her last album Songs from Gypsy 83 released 8 years 4 months ago. When Songs from Gypsy 83 released, she was 77 years old. This album contains 2 tracks

Her first album Catacombs released 15 years ago, she was 70 years old when this album released. There were 11 songs in this album.

Popular Karen Black Songs

1. Memphis (Nashville - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, released 49 years ago)
2. Rolling Stone (Nashville - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, released 49 years ago)
3. Walking In The Light (Songs from Gypsy 83, released 8 years ago)
4. I Want A Lip (Songs from Gypsy 83, released 8 years ago)
5. Greatest Nightmare (Shades of Beautiful: The Tracy Stark Songbook, released 8 years ago)

Karen Black Movies (151)

There are 151 movies of Karen Black.

Her first feature film was House of 1000 Corpses (2003, as Mother Firefly). She was 63 when she starred in this movie. Since 2003, she has appeared in 151 feature films. The last one is Bottomless Pit (2015). In this movie, she played the character Karen Black .

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Karen Black movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Mother Firefly	House of 1000 Corpses (2003)	63
Karen	Easy Rider (1969)	30
June Rhodes	Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)	57
Herself	The Player (1992)	52
Myrtle Wilson	The Great Gatsby (1974)	34
Nancy Pryor	Airport 1975 (1974)	35
Judy Drinkwater	Capricorn One (1977)	38
Maya	In Praise Of Older Women (1978)	39
Herself	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)	75
Linda Magnusson	Invaders from Mars (1986)	46
Connie White	Nashville (1975)	35
Music	Nashville (1975)	35
Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia	Trilogy of Terror (1975)	35
Fran	Family Plot (1976)	36
Marian Rolf	Burnt Offerings (1976)	37
Kate Neville	Killer Fish (1979)	40
Faye Greener	The Day of the Locust (1975)	35
Rayette Dipesto	Five Easy Pieces (1970)	31
Belle	Homer and Eddie (1989)	50
Karin	Cut and Run (1985)	46
Barbara	One Long Night (2007)	67
Agrippina	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)	66
Ellen Jarvis	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)	47
Sue	Cisco Pike (1972)	32
Karen Thompson	Children of the Night (1991)	52
Substitute Teacher	Zapped Again! (1990)	50
Ruth Boyd	Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)	73
Dirty Dick	Teknolust (2002)	62
Daisy	Rhinoceros (1974)	34
Martha la Magnifica	Soulkeeper (2001)	61
Mrs. Granger	Twisted Justice (1990)	51
Herself	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)	63
Aunt Summer	Red Dirt (2000)	60
Joanne	Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)	43
Ruth Wilson	Out of the Dark (1988)	49
Susan Gordon	Mirror Mirror (1990)	51
Amy Partlett	You're a Big Boy Now (1966)	27
Mrs. Allardyce	Ooga Booga (2013)	73
Bett Harrow	The Outfit (1973)	34
Screenplay	Men (1997)	58
Justine	Wild in Blue (2014)	74
Bambi LeBleau	Gypsy 83 (2001)	61
Social Worker	Angel Blue (1998)	59
Motel Woman	Dark Blood (2012)	73
Rita	Night Angel (1990)	50
Parm	Born to Win (1971)	32
Millicent	Crimetime (1996)	57
Olive	Drive, He Said (1971)	31
Janus	Eternal Evil (1985)	45
Molly	Dr. Rage (2005)	65
Herself	No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)	69
Ro-Kell	Dinosaur Valley Girls (1995)	55
Rachel	Savage Dawn (1985)	45
Renee	Ghost Writer (2007)	67
Aunt de la Chasse	Repo Chick (2009)	70
Whip Lady	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)	59
Mrs. Elliot	The Double 0 Kid (1992)	53
Herself	Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)	61
Auntie Lee	Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992)	53
Sandra / Eleanor	Firecracker (2005)	66
Susan Winters	Crime and Passion (1976)	36
Herself	Wanderlust (2006)	67
Tarot	Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)	53
Sea Witch	The Little Mermaid (1987)	47
Mary Turner	The Grass Is Singing (1981)	42
Rula	Rubin & Ed (1991)	51
Sheila Shivvers	Irene in Time (2009)	69
Mom	The Invisible Kid (1988)	48
Mary Jane Reid	Portnoy's Complaint (1972)	32
Zelma Putnam	Dixie Lanes (1988)	49
Tarot	Legend of The Roller Blade Seven (1993)	53
Valentine Colby	Separate Ways (1981)	41
Dr. Julia Harcourt	Haunting Fear (1990)	51
Jenny Simms	A Gunfight (1971)	32
Karla	She Loves Me Not (2013)	73
Elizabeth Lucy	The Pyx (1973)	34
Courtney Whitmer	Invisible Dad (1998)	58
	Nothing Special (2010)	70
Annabelle	Double Duty (2009)	70
Barrett	The Killers Edge (1991)	51
	Mr. Horn (1979)	39
Gladys Fitzpatrick	Bad Manners (1984)	45
Blanche	Caged Fear (1991)	51
Aunt Nelly	Curse Of The Forty-Niner (2002)	62
Herself	Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999)	60
Ellen	Hard Contract (1969)	29
Emilienne d'Alençon	Chanel Solitaire (1981)	41
Laura Lawrence	Hostage (1987)	48
Ella Purdy	Evil Spirits (1990)	50
Tarot	The Roller Blade Seven (1991)	52
Luna	Hollywood Dreams (2007)	67
Nehor	Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995)	55
Gloria	Law and Disorder (1974)	35
Marianne Brown	America Brown (2005)	66
Lady Byron / Mother Coer	Conceiving Ada (1999)	59
Zee	Can She Bake A Cherry Pie? (1983)	44
Writer	Charades (1998)	59
Jude	Charades (1998)	59
Aunt Eloise	Mascara (1999)	59
Kim Martino	Quiet Fire (1991)	52
Sean's Colleague	Letters from the Big Man (2011)	72
Amy	Miss Right (1982)	42
Sybil Lullmer	The Children (1990)	50
Clarisse Saunders	The Squeeze (1978)	39
Rose Walsh	Cries of Silence (1996)	56
Paula Herbert	The Last Word (1979)	39
	Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts (2018)	79
Mrs. Trowbridge	Overexposed (1990)	50
Martha Gelhorn	The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)	48
Miriam Oliver / Sandy	The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)	37
Herself	The Independent (2000)	61
Kate	Read You Like a Book (2006)	67
Mrs. Melnick	A Light in the Darkness (2002)	62
	Judgement (1992)	53
	Too Bad About Jack (1994)	54
	BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010)	71
Maxis	Contamination (2008)	68
	Stuck! (2009)	70
Investigator Evelyn Carter	Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980)	40
Chantelle	Paris (2003)	63
Interviewee	Born to Be Wild: The Story of Easy Rider (1995)	55
Mrs. Buttleman	Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman (2003)	63
Rose Van Horn	Dogtown (1996)	57
	The Prime Time (1960)	20
Laura	Little Laura and Big John (1973)	33
Anne	Because He's My Friend (1978)	0
Rose Vanda-Buchanan	Power (1980)	40
	Martin's Day (1985)	45
Gloria	Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986)	46
Joan Caldwell	Fatal Encounter (1990)	50
Sally Rich	Club Fed (1990)	51
Mrs. Sorrel	Final Judgement (1992)	52
Insp. Wilson	Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992)	67
Michelle	Tuesday Never Comes (1992)	52
Carla	Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1993)	54
Bertha	Starstruck (1995)	55
	The Hunger. El Lado Salvaje del Deseo (1997)	57
Dr. Gabrielle Kessler	Stir (1997)	58
High Priestess	Light Speed (1998)	58
Ma	Paradise Cove (1999)	59
Mrs. Mary Happ	Oliver Twisted (2000)	0
Lucy Romano	Fallen Arches (2000)	58
Screenplay	The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000)	60
Mrs. Springle	The Donor (2001)	61
	Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1 (2002)	62
Storyteller	A Single Woman (2008)	69
	Henry Jaglom Finds 'A Safe Place' (2010)	71
Mrs. Melnick	Mommy's Little Monster (2012)	72
The Donna	OowieWanna (2012)	72
Maria	Maria My Love (2012)	72
Karen Black	Bottomless Pit (2015)	76

Karen Black TV Shows (21)

Her first TV Show was Run for Your Life (1965).

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Awards (1)

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1969 .

Education

She graduated from Northwestern University and Maine East High School

What was Karen's zodiac sign?

Karen Black zodiac sign was cancer.

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