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Karen Black

Karen Black

Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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  • Easy Rider

    Easy Rider

    Played Karen

    Average Rating
    7.1
    2082 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1969
    57 years ago
  • House of 1000 Corpses

    House of 1000 Corpses

    Played Mother Firefly

    Average Rating
    6.2
    1696 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 11, 2003
    23 years ago
  • The Player

    The Player

    Played Karen Black

    Average Rating
    7.2
    895 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.6
    842 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 25, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Five Easy Pieces

    Five Easy Pieces

    Played Rayette Dipesto

    Average Rating
    7.1
    563 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1970
    56 years ago
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    Played Myrtle Wilson

    Average Rating
    6.3
    498 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

    Played Judy Drinkwater

    Average Rating
    6.8
    485 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 10, 1977
    49 years ago
  • Family Plot

    Family Plot

    Played Fran

    Average Rating
    6.8
    483 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Nashville

    Nashville

    Played Connie White

    Average Rating
    7.3
    441 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 11, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

    Played Nancy Pryor

    Average Rating
    5.7
    282 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    Played Linda Magnusson

    Average Rating
    5.6
    270 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Burnt Offerings

    Burnt Offerings

    Played Marian Rolf

    Average Rating
    6.5
    258 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

    Played Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia

    Average Rating
    6.2
    178 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Played Linda Magnusson (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.2
    170 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

    Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

    Played June Rhodes

    Average Rating
    4.4
    167 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 1996
    29 years ago
  • Some Guy Who Kills People

    Some Guy Who Kills People

    Played Ruth Boyd

    Average Rating
    6.0
    111 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 2011
    15 years ago
  • The Day of the Locust

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    Played Faye Greener

    Average Rating
    6.4
    105 votes
    Release Date
    May 07, 1975
    51 years ago
  • The Outfit

    The Outfit

    Played Bett Harrow

    Average Rating
    6.8
    83 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1973
    53 years ago
  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    Played Ellen Jarvis

    Average Rating
    5.4
    78 votes
    Release Date
    May 27, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

    Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

    Played Joanne

    Average Rating
    5.9
    74 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 12, 1982
    44 years ago
  • Killer Fish

    Killer Fish

    Played Kate

    Average Rating
    4.6
    71 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1979
    47 years ago
  • Cut and Run

    Cut and Run

    Played Karin

    Average Rating
    5.3
    68 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 1985
    41 years ago
  • The Last Horror Film

    The Last Horror Film

    Played Karen Black (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.2
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 12, 1982
    44 years ago
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.1
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 2003
    23 years ago
  • Mirror Mirror

    Mirror Mirror

    Played Susan Gordon

    Average Rating
    5.1
    58 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1990
    35 years ago
  • Homer and Eddie

    Homer and Eddie

    Played Belle

    Average Rating
    5.5
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 1989
    37 years ago
  • You're a Big Boy Now

    You're a Big Boy Now

    Played Amy Partlett

    Average Rating
    6.1
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Out of the Dark

    Out of the Dark

    Played Ruth Wilson

    Average Rating
    5.5
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Watercolors

    Watercolors

    Played Mrs. Martin

    Average Rating
    5.6
    41 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 07, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Born to Win

    Born to Win

    Played Parm

    Average Rating
    5.2
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Children of the Night

    Children of the Night

    Played Karen Thompson

    Average Rating
    4.2
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Cisco Pike

    Cisco Pike

    Played Sue

    Average Rating
    5.6
    38 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Zapped Again!

    Zapped Again!

    Played Homeroom Teacher

    Average Rating
    4.0
    37 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Teknolust

    Teknolust

    Played Dirty Dick

    Average Rating
    4.3
    37 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 10, 2002
    24 years ago
  • A Gunfight

    A Gunfight

    Played Jenny Simms

    Average Rating
    5.7
    35 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 25, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.8
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 04, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Gypsy 83

    Gypsy 83

    Played Bambi LeBleau

    Average Rating
    6.3
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Rubin & Ed

    Rubin & Ed

    Played Rula

    Average Rating
    6.4
    28 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Soulkeeper

    Soulkeeper

    Played Martha la Magnifica

    Average Rating
    4.9
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

    Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

    Played Agrippina

    Average Rating
    5.8
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 15, 2005
    21 years ago
  • The Double 0 Kid

    The Double 0 Kid

    Played Mrs. Elliot

    Average Rating
    4.8
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

    Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

    Played Auntie Lee

    Average Rating
    4.8
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1992
    33 years ago
  • Curse of the Forty-Niner

    Curse of the Forty-Niner

    Played Aunt Nelly

    Average Rating
    4.1
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Red Dirt

    Red Dirt

    Played Aunt Summer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 17, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Dark Blood

    Dark Blood

    Played Motel Woman

    Average Rating
    5.8
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 27, 2012
    13 years ago
  • The Invisible Kid

    The Invisible Kid

    Played Mom

    Average Rating
    4.8
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 30, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Drive, He Said

    Drive, He Said

    Played Olive

    Average Rating
    5.7
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 13, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Savage Dawn

    Savage Dawn

    Played Rachel

    Average Rating
    4.1
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 21, 1985
    40 years ago
  • Eternal Evil

    Eternal Evil

    Played Janus

    Average Rating
    4.3
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 04, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Wild in Blue

    Wild in Blue

    Played Justine

    Average Rating
    4.3
    22 votes
    Release Date
    May 05, 2014
    12 years ago
  • The Pyx

    The Pyx

    Played Elizabeth Lucy

    Average Rating
    5.0
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1973
    53 years ago
  • I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

    I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

    Played Whip Lady

    Average Rating
    5.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Ooga Booga

    Ooga Booga

    Played Mrs. Allardyce

    Average Rating
    3.3
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 12, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Repo Chick

    Repo Chick

    Played Aunt De La Chasse

    Average Rating
    3.6
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Night Angel

    Night Angel

    Played Rita

    Average Rating
    4.1
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Suffering Man's Charity

    Suffering Man's Charity

    Played Renee

    Average Rating
    4.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Underground Comedy Movie

    The Underground Comedy Movie

    Played Mother

    Average Rating
    2.4
    17 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1999
    27 years ago
  • The Independent

    The Independent

    Played Karen Black

    Average Rating
    5.4
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 10, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Haunting Fear

    Haunting Fear

    Played Dr. Julia Harcourt

    Average Rating
    4.3
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Firecracker

    Firecracker

    Played Sandra / Eleanor

    Average Rating
    5.8
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 2005
    20 years ago
  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

    Played Gladys Fitzpatrick

    Average Rating
    5.6
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 1984
    42 years ago
  • In Praise of Older Women

    In Praise of Older Women

    Played Maya

    Average Rating
    4.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Rhinoceros

    Rhinoceros

    Played Daisy

    Average Rating
    5.3
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 21, 1974
    52 years ago
  • The Roller Blade Seven

    The Roller Blade Seven

    Played Tarot

    Average Rating
    2.8
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Men

    Men

    Played Alex

    Average Rating
    4.0
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1997
    28 years ago
  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.9
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 11, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Portnoy's Complaint

    Portnoy's Complaint

    Played Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey

    Average Rating
    4.3
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 19, 1972
    54 years ago
  • One Long Night

    One Long Night

    Played Barbara

    Average Rating
    3.9
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 25, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Hard Contract

    Hard Contract

    Played Ellen

    Average Rating
    4.7
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Crimetime

    Crimetime

    Played Millicent

    Average Rating
    3.8
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

    Played Gloria

    Average Rating
    4.5
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Conceiving Ada

    Conceiving Ada

    Played Lady Byron / Mother Coer

    Average Rating
    4.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 19, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

    Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Plan 10 from Outer Space

    Plan 10 from Outer Space

    Played Nehor

    Average Rating
    5.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 23, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Invisible Dad

    Invisible Dad

    Played Courtney Whitmer

    Average Rating
    3.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 24, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Separate Ways

    Separate Ways

    Played Valentine Colby

    Average Rating
    4.1
    9 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 1981
    45 years ago
  • Martin's Day

    Martin's Day

    Played Karen

    Average Rating
    6.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 22, 1985
    41 years ago
  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

    Played Karla

    Average Rating
    3.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 09, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Evil Spirits

    Evil Spirits

    Played Ella Purdy

    Average Rating
    3.3
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven

    Return of the Roller Blade Seven

    Played Tarot

    Average Rating
    4.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 15, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Hollywood Dreams

    Hollywood Dreams

    Played Luna

    Average Rating
    2.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Chanel Solitaire

    Chanel Solitaire

    Played Emilienne d'Alençon

    Average Rating
    4.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 16, 1981
    45 years ago
  • Stuck!

    Stuck!

    Played The Neighbor Lady

    Average Rating
    2.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Dr. Rage

    Dr. Rage

    Played Molly

    Average Rating
    2.2
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Final Judgement

    Final Judgement

    Played Mrs. Sorrel

    Average Rating
    3.3
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts

    Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts

    Played (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    5.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Read You Like a Book

    Read You Like a Book

    Played Kate

    Average Rating
    3.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 2006
    19 years ago
  • My Suicidal Sweetheart

    My Suicidal Sweetheart

    Played Grace's Mom

    Average Rating
    5.3
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Mascara

    Mascara

    Played Aunt Eloise

    Average Rating
    3.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 07, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Irene in Time

    Irene in Time

    Played Sheila Shivvers

    Average Rating
    1.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 19, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Bound and Gagged: A Love Story

    Bound and Gagged: A Love Story

    Played Carla

    Average Rating
    5.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 1993
    32 years ago
  • Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

    Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

    Played Zee

    Average Rating
    5.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 10, 1983
    43 years ago
  • Charades

    Charades

    Played Jude

    Average Rating
    3.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

    Played Barrett

    Average Rating
    5.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 12, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Quiet Fire

    Quiet Fire

    Played Kim Martino

    Average Rating
    4.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 1991
    34 years ago
  • The Squeeze

    The Squeeze

    Played Clarisse Saunders

    Average Rating
    5.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Judgement

    Judgement

    Played Tiffany Powers

    Average Rating
    3.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Dixie Lanes

    Dixie Lanes

    Played Zelma Putnam

    Average Rating
    3.0
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Little Laura and Big John

    Little Laura and Big John

    Played Laura

    Average Rating
    3.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Dinosaur Valley Girls

    Dinosaur Valley Girls

    Played Ro-Kell

    Average Rating
    3.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1995
    31 years ago
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