The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1989 (US)
  • Drama, Music, TV Movie
  • 1h 32m

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.

Richard Carpenter

Director

Joseph Sargent

Director

Barry Morrow

Writer

Cast

Cynthia Gibb's headshot

Cynthia Gibb

Karen Carpenter
Mitchell Anderson's headshot

Mitchell Anderson

Richard Carpenter
Peter Michael Goetz's headshot

Peter Michael Goetz

Harold Carpenter
Michael McGuire's headshot

Michael McGuire

Sherwin Bash
Lise Hilboldt's headshot

Lise Hilboldt

Lucy
Kip Gilman's headshot

Kip Gilman

David Lattimer
Richard Minchenberg's headshot

Richard Minchenberg

Joe Osborn
Scott Burkholder's headshot

Scott Burkholder

Ted

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