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The Karen Carpenter Story
1989 7.2 (21 votes) 1h 32m
Genres
Drama Music TV Movie

The Karen Carpenter Story

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.

Key Crew

Director: Joseph Sargent, Richard Carpenter

Writer: Barry Morrow

Producer: Hal Galli, Robert Papazian

Director of Photography: Kees Van Oostrum

Top 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

Joe Osborn

Scott Burkholder
Scott Burkholder

Ted

Videos

The Karen Carpenter Story - Trailer

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