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Karen Black entered Northwestern University at 15 and left two years later... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Sizemore Cleans Up For New Romantic Comedy Action Film(From WENN. 1 April 2008, 6:57 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Karen ZieglerUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. Nov. 18 | 12:06 AM | USA | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Con-Text | #2.10 | more |
Filmography
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Actress:
- Double Duty (2008) (post-production) .... Annabelle
- A Single Woman (2008) (completed) .... Storyteller
- Watercolors (2008) (completed) .... Mrs. Martin
- Irene in Time (2008) (completed) .... Sheila
- The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) .... Zena
- Contamination (2008) .... Mavis
- One Long Night (2007) .... Barbara
- Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Renee
... aka Ghost Writer (International: English title: DVD title) - Read You Like a Book (2006) .... Kate
- Hollywood Dreams (2006) .... Luna
- Whitepaddy (2006) .... Mrs. Leider
- Firecracker (2005) .... Sandra/Eleanor
... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title) - Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) .... Agrippina
- My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) .... Grace's Mom
... aka Crazy for Love (USA: new title)
... aka Max & Grace (USA: festival title) - Compartment (2005/I) (voice) .... Kate Burns
... aka Carma (USA: new title) - Dr. Rage (2005) .... Molly
... aka Nightmare Hostel (UK)
... aka The Straun House (USA: video title) - Birth of Industry (2004) .... Sara
- America Brown (2004) .... Marianne Brown
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2003) .... Aunt Nelly
... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title) - Summer Solstice (2003) .... Dr. McDermott
- Paris (2003) .... Chantelle
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Mother Firefly
- "Russkie v Gorode Angelov" .... Patricia Sommers (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Русские в Городе Ангелов (Russia)
... aka Russians in the City of Angels (International: English title)
- Priklyuchenie (2003) TV episode .... Patricia Sommers - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Vera Morgan (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Con-Text (2003) TV episode .... Vera Morgan - A Light in the Darkness (2002) .... Mrs. Melnick
- Buttleman (2002) .... Mrs. Buttleman
... aka Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman (USA: DVD title) - Teknolust (2002) .... Dirty Dick
- Soulkeeper (2001) .... Magnificent Martha
- Hard Luck (2001) .... Aunt Judy
- Gypsy 83 (2001) .... Bambi LeBleau
- Red Dirt (2000) .... Aunt Summer
- The Donor (2000) .... Mrs. Springle
- Inviati speciali (2000)
- Oliver Twisted (2000) .... Mrs. Mary Happ
- "Rude Awakening" .... Crystal Garcia (2 episodes, 1999)
- One Birthday at a Time (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia
- The Grateful Living (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia - The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .... Mother
- Mascara (1999) .... Aunt Eloise
- Paradise Cove (1999) .... Ma
- Charades (1998) .... Jude
... aka Felons
... aka First Degree (USA: video title) - "Party of Five" .... Doreen Jablonsky (1 episode, 1998)
- One Christmas, to Go (1998) TV episode .... Doreen Jablonsky - Bury the Evidence (1998) .... The Mother
- My Neighbor's Daughter (1998) (TV) .... Social Worker
... aka Angel Blue (USA: video title) - Stir (1998) .... Dr. Gabrielle Kessler
- Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) .... Whip Lady
... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA) - "Profiler" .... Evie Long (1 episode, 1998)
- Cycle of Violence (1998) TV episode .... Evie Long - Invisible Dad (1998) (V) .... Courtney Whitmer
- Stripping for Jesus (1998)
- Light Speed (1998)
- Fallen Arches (1998) .... Lucy Romano
- Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998) .... Dental Assistant
- Men (1997) .... Alex
- Conceiving Ada (1997) .... Lady Byron/Mother Coer
... aka Leidenschaftliche Berechnung (Germany) - "The Hunger" .... Miss Gati (1 episode, 1997)
- Menage a Trois (1997) TV episode .... Miss Gati - Malaika (1997) .... Jessica Martin
... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title) - Modern Rhapsody (1997)
- Dogtown (1997) .... Rose Van Horn
- Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) (V) .... June Rhodes
... aka Deadly Harvest - Crimetime (1996) .... Millicent
- Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996) .... Schubert
... aka Death Before Sunrise (UK: cable TV title)
... aka Devotion (USA: alternative title) - Movies Money Murder (1996) .... Bettie
... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA) - Angelo a New York, Un (1996) (TV) .... Mrs. Tender
... aka New York Crossing (USA) - Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) .... Ro-Kell
- Starstruck (1995) .... Bertha
- The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995) .... Evelyn
- Too Bad About Jack (1994)
- Plan 10 from Outer Space (1994) .... Nehor
- "In the Heat of the Night" .... Carla Ray (1 episode, 1993)
- A Dish Best Served Cold (1993) TV episode .... Carla Ray - Dark Blood (1993) .... Motel Woman
- The Trust (1993) .... Maria Vandermeer
- Tuesday Never Comes (1993) .... Michelle
- Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993) .... Auntie Lee
- Cries of Silence (1993) .... Rose Walsh
... aka Sister Island (USA: new title) - "Moon Over Miami" .... Lorraine Pitzer (1 episode, 1993)
- Watching the Detectives (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine Pitzer - Caged Fear (1992) .... Blanche
... aka Hotel Oklahoma
... aka Innocent Young Female (UK: video title)
... aka Jail Force (USA) - The Double 0 Kid (1992) (V) .... Mrs. Elliot
- Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) .... Carla
- Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) .... Insp. Wilson
- Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
- Final Judgement (1992) .... Mrs. Sorrel
- Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
- Haunting Fear (1991) .... Dr. Julia Harcourt
- Quiet Fire (1991) (V) .... Kim Martino
- Children of the Night (1991) .... Karen Thompson
- The Killer's Edge (1991) .... Barrett
... aka Blood Money - "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Miss Kuchenbacker (1 episode, 1991)
- Ralph S. Mouse (1991) TV episode .... Miss Kuchenbacker - Rubin and Ed (1991) .... Rula
- The Roller Blade Seven (1991) .... Tarot
- Night Angel (1990) .... Rita
... aka Hellborn (UK: video title) - Twisted Justice (1990) .... Mrs. Granger
- Zapped Again! (1990) (V) .... Substitute Teacher
- Overexposed (1990) (TV) .... Mrs. Trowbridge
- Club Fed (1990) .... Sally Rich
- The Children (1990) .... Sybil Lullmer
... aka Meine liebe Rose (West Germany) - Fatal Encounter (1990)
- Mirror Mirror (1990) .... Susan Gordon
- Evil Spirits (1990) .... Ella Purdy
- Homer and Eddie (1989) .... Belle
- "Miami Vice" .... Helen Jackson (1 episode, 1989)
- Victims of Circumstance (1989) TV episode .... Helen Jackson - Out of the Dark (1989) .... Ruth Wilson
- Judgement (1989) .... Tiffany Powers
... aka Hitz - Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Zelma Putnam
... aka Relative Secrets (USA: video title) - The Invisible Kid (1988) .... Mom
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
... aka Hemingway, festa e morte (Italy: TV title) - Platinum Blonde (1988)
- Hostage (1987) .... Laura Lawrence
... aka Colt: Flight 802 (USA) - It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) .... Ellen Jarvis
... aka Island of the Alive (USA) - "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Sea Witch (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- The Little Mermaid (1987) TV episode .... Sea Witch - "Worlds Beyond" (1 episode, 1987)
- Suffer Little Children (1987) TV episode - Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986) .... Gloria
... aka Lot swierkowej gesi (Poland) - Invaders from Mars (1986) .... Linda Magnusson
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn (1 episode, 1986)
- One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn - Savage Dawn (1985) .... Rachel
- Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Karin
... aka Amazon: Savage Adventure
... aka Cut and Run (International: English title)
... aka Straight to Hell (International: English title: literal title) - "The Hitchhiker" .... Kay Mason (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
... aka Voyageur, Le (France)
- Hired Help (1985) TV episode .... Kay Mason - "E/R" .... Sheila Sheinfeld (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
- Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
- Enter Romance (1984) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld - The Blue Man (1985) (TV) .... Janus
... aka Eternal Evil (Australia: DVD title) - Growing Pains (1984) .... Gladys Fitzpatrick
... aka Bad Manners - Martin's Day (1984) .... Karen
- A Stroke of Genius (1984)
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Zee
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Joanne
- Donna giusta, La (1982) .... Amy
... aka Miss Right (USA) - Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Emilienne d'Alençon
- Gräset sjunger (1981) .... Mary Turner
... aka Killing Heat (USA)
... aka The Grass Is Singing - Separate Ways (1981) .... Valentine Colby
- Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980) (TV) .... Officer Evelyn Carter
... aka The Other Side of Fear - The Last Word (1980) .... Paula Herbert
... aka Danny Travis
... aka The Number (UK) - Where the Ladies Go (1980) (TV) .... Helen
- Power (1980) (TV) .... Rose Vanda-Buchanan
- Killer Fish (1979) .... Kate Neville
... aka Deadly Treasure of the Piranha
... aka Killer fish agguato sul fondo (Italy)
... aka Naked Sun (Philippines: English title)
... aka Peixe Assassino, O (Brazil)
... aka The Naked Sun
... aka Treasure of the Piranha - Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Ernestina Crawford
- The Squeeze (1978) .... Clarisse Saunders
... aka Controrapina (Italy)
... aka Diamantencoup, Der (West Germany)
... aka Diamond Thieves
... aka Gretchko (West Germany)
... aka Rip Off - The Diamond Connection (West Germany: video box title)
... aka The Heist
... aka The Rip-Off (Philippines: English title)
... aka Ultimo colpo, L' (Italy) - In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Maya
... aka En hommage aux femmes de trente ans (Canada: French title) - Capricorn One (1978) .... Judy Drinkwater
- Because He's My Friend (1978) (TV) .... Anne
... aka Love Under Pressure (Canada: English title: video title) - The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) .... Miriam Oliver/Sandy
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Host / ... (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Karen Black/John Prine (1976) TV episode .... Host/Various - Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Marian Rolf
- Family Plot (1976) .... Fran
- Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Susan Winters
... aka Crime and Passion (USA)
... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (West Germany) - Nashville (1975) .... Connie White
- The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Faye Greener
- Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV) .... Julie/Millicent Larimore/Therese Larimore/Amelia
... aka Tales of Terror (USA)
... aka Terror of the Doll (USA) - Airport 1975 (1974) .... Nancy Pryor
... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title) - Law and Disorder (1974) .... Gloria
- The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Myrtle Wilson
- Rhinoceros (1974) .... Daisy
... aka Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title) - The Outfit (1973) .... Bett Harrow
- The Pyx (1973) .... Elizabeth Lucy
... aka Lunule, La (Canada: French title)
... aka The Hooker Cult Murders - Little Laura and Big John (1973) .... Laura
- "Ghost Story" .... Barbara Sanders (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- Bad Connection (1972) TV episode .... Barbara Sanders - Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey)
- Cisco Pike (1972) .... Sue
- Born to Win (1971) .... Parm
... aka Addict
... aka Born to Lose - A Gunfight (1971) .... Jenny Simms
... aka Gunfight (USA) - Drive, He Said (1971) .... Olive
- Five Easy Pieces (1970) .... Rayette Dipesto
- Hastings Corner (1970) (TV) .... Jenny Honker
- "The Name of the Game" .... Monica (1 episode, 1969)
- Give Till It Hurts (1969) TV episode .... Monica - Easy Rider (1969) .... Karen
- Hard Contract (1969) .... Ellen
- "Adam-12" .... Susan Decker (1 episode, 1968)
- Log 132: Producer (1968) TV episode .... Susan Decker - "Judd for the Defense" .... Alethea Staunton (1 episode, 1968)
- The Devil's Surrogate (1968) TV episode .... Alethea Staunton - "Mannix" .... Elaine (1 episode, 1968)
- License to Kill - Limit Three People (1968) TV episode .... Elaine - "The Second Hundred Years" (1967) TV series .... Marcia Garroway (unknown episodes, 1967-1968)
- "The Iron Horse" .... Patricia Dunne (1 episode, 1967)
- The Prisoner (1967) TV episode .... Patricia Dunne - "The Invaders" .... Claudia Stone (1 episode, 1967)
- The Ransom (1967) TV episode .... Claudia Stone - "The Big Valley" .... Carla Roberts (1 episode, 1967)
- Days of Grace (1967) TV episode .... Carla Roberts - "Run for Your Life" .... Jennifer Palmer (1 episode, 1967)
- Tell It to the Dead (1967) TV episode .... Jennifer Palmer - "The F.B.I." .... Lorraine Chapman (1 episode, 1967)
- The Satellite (1967) TV episode .... Lorraine Chapman - You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Amy Partlett
- The Prime Time (1960) .... Painted woman
... aka Hell Kitten
Writer:
- The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000) (writer)
- Edna McCoy's Festival (1999) (writer)
- Charades (1998) (writer)
... aka Felons
... aka First Degree (USA: video title) - Men (1997) (writer)
- Going Home (1997) (writer)
- Malaika (1997) (additional story)
... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title) - Movies Money Murder (1996) (writer)
... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA)
Soundtrack:
- Gypsy 83 (2001) (performer: "When Sunny Gets Blue", "I Want a Lip", "Walking in the Jungle")
- The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) ("The ARC Song")
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Karen Black/John Prine (1976) TV episode (performer: "Ten Cents A Dance") - Nashville (1975) (writer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone") (music: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") (lyrics: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") (performer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone", "I Don't Know If I Found It in You")
- Born to Win (1971) ("Ballad in C")
... aka Addict
... aka Born to Lose
Editorial Department:
- Firecracker (2005) (editorial consultant)
... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title)
Thanks:
- Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
Self:
- ItW (2008) (in production) .... Herself
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) (post-production) .... Herself
- "The John Kerwin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 12 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - Wamego Strikes Back (2007) .... Herself
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
- Trilogy of Terror: Three Colors Black (2006) (V) .... Herself
- "On Screen!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- In Praise of Older Women (2005) TV episode .... Herself - "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Herself
- Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere (2004) (V) .... Herself
- "Switched!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Celine and Brandon (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Herself
- Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions (2002) .... Herself
- The Big Show (2001) (TV) .... Herself
... aka The Big Show: Toronto International Film Festival (Canada: English title) - Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V) .... Herself
- The Independent (2000) .... Herself
- Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999) (V) .... Herself
... aka Shaking the Cage (Europe: English title: DVD box title) - Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess (1999) .... Herself
- Karen Black: Actress at Work (1999) .... Herself
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Herself
- Jonas in the Desert (1994) .... Herself
- "Tales of the City" (1993) TV mini-series .... Herself
... aka Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - The Player (1992) .... Herself
- "The Pat Sajak Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode dated 24 January 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Herself - Circus of the Stars #14 (1989) (TV) .... Herself (Performer-Elephant Act)
- The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) .... Herself
- "Breakaway" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode dated 7 February 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - The Last Horror Film (1982) (uncredited) .... Herself
... aka Fanatic
... aka Fanatical Extreme (USA: video title) - "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1981)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Karen Black/Cheap Trick/Stanley Clarke Trio (1981) TV episode .... Herself - Host - "America 2-Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
- Karen Black (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Host
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (6 episodes, 1971-1976)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 21 July 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 29 July 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 8 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 January 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 21 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
(1 more) - "Dolly" .... Herself (1 episode)
... aka The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title)
- Episode #1.9 (????) TV episode .... Herself - The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 5 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
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