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The Karen Carpenter Story

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7.2/10 • 21

1989-01-011h 32m

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

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.

Directors
Joseph Sargent, Richard Carpenter
Writters
Barry Morrow
Editors
Barry Morrow, George Jay Nicholson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Cynthia Gibb

    Cynthia Gibb

    Karen Carpenter

  2. Mitchell Anderson

    Mitchell Anderson

    Richard Carpenter

  3. Peter Michael Goetz

    Peter Michael Goetz

    Harold Carpenter

  4. Michael McGuire

    Michael McGuire

    Sherwin Bash

  5. Lise Hilboldt

    Lise Hilboldt

    Lucy

  6. Kip Gilman

    Kip Gilman

    David Lattimer

  7. Richard Minchenberg

    Richard Minchenberg

    Joe Osborn

  8. Scott Burkholder

    Scott Burkholder

    Ted

  9. Louise Fletcher

    Louise Fletcher

    Agnes Carpenter

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
rise and fallpositive musicmusical siblings