The Karen Carpenter Story

The Karen Carpenter Story

1989
1h 32m
7.2

7.2/10

21 votes • View on IMDb

"She'd only just begun... and suddenly it was over."

Overview

Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard Carpenter and the Carpenter family.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1989
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0097648

Cast

Cynthia Gibb
Cynthia Gibb

Karen Carpenter

Mitchell Anderson
Mitchell Anderson

Richard Carpenter

Peter Michael Goetz
Peter Michael Goetz

Harold Carpenter

Michael McGuire
Michael McGuire

Sherwin Bash

Lise Hilboldt
Lise Hilboldt

Lucy

Kip Gilman
Kip Gilman

David Lattimer

Richard Minchenberg
Richard Minchenberg

Joe Osborn

Scott Burkholder
Scott Burkholder

Ted

Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher

Agnes Carpenter

John Patrick Reger
John Patrick Reger

Bob Knight

Doug MacHugh
Doug MacHugh

Dr. Lazwell

William Tucker
William Tucker

Peter Howard

Key Crew

Joseph Sargent
Director
Barry Morrow
Writer
Richard Carpenter
Director
Richard Carpenter
Executive Producer
Hal Galli
Producer
Robert Papazian
Producer