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Actress:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Double Duty (2008) (post-production) .... Annabelle
2. A Single Woman (2008) (completed) .... Storyteller
3. Watercolors (2008) (completed) .... Mrs. Martin
4. Irene in Time (2008) (completed) .... Sheila
   
   
5. The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) .... Zena
6. Contamination (2008) .... Mavis
7. One Long Night (2007) .... Barbara
8. Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Renee
   ... aka Ghost Writer (International: English title: DVD title)
9. Read You Like a Book (2006) .... Kate
10. Hollywood Dreams (2006) .... Luna
11. Whitepaddy (2006) .... Mrs. Leider
12. Firecracker (2005) .... Sandra/Eleanor
    ... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title)
13. Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) .... Agrippina
14. My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) .... Grace's Mom
    ... aka Crazy for Love (USA: new title)
    ... aka Max & Grace (USA: festival title)
15. Compartment (2005/I) (voice) .... Kate Burns
    ... aka Carma (USA: new title)
16. Dr. Rage (2005) .... Molly
    ... aka Nightmare Hostel (UK)
    ... aka The Straun House (USA: video title)
17. Birth of Industry (2004) .... Sara
18. America Brown (2004) .... Marianne Brown
19. Curse of the Forty-Niner (2003) .... Aunt Nelly
    ... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
    ... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title)
20. Summer Solstice (2003) .... Dr. McDermott
21. Paris (2003) .... Chantelle
22. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Mother Firefly
23. "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
24. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Vera Morgan (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Con-Text (2003) TV episode .... Vera Morgan
25. A Light in the Darkness (2002) .... Mrs. Melnick
26. Buttleman (2002) .... Mrs. Buttleman
    ... aka Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman (USA: DVD title)
27. Teknolust (2002) .... Dirty Dick
28. Soulkeeper (2001) .... Magnificent Martha
29. Hard Luck (2001) .... Aunt Judy
30. Gypsy 83 (2001) .... Bambi LeBleau
31. Red Dirt (2000) .... Aunt Summer
32. The Donor (2000) .... Mrs. Springle
33. Inviati speciali (2000)
34. Oliver Twisted (2000) .... Mrs. Mary Happ
    
    
35. "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
36. The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .... Mother
37. Mascara (1999) .... Aunt Eloise
38. Paradise Cove (1999) .... Ma
39. Charades (1998) .... Jude
    ... aka Felons
    ... aka First Degree (USA: video title)
40. "Party of Five" .... Doreen Jablonsky (1 episode, 1998)
        - One Christmas, to Go (1998) TV episode .... Doreen Jablonsky
41. Bury the Evidence (1998) .... The Mother
42. My Neighbor's Daughter (1998) (TV) .... Social Worker
    ... aka Angel Blue (USA: video title)
43. Stir (1998) .... Dr. Gabrielle Kessler
44. Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)
45. 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)
46. "Profiler" .... Evie Long (1 episode, 1998)
        - Cycle of Violence (1998) TV episode .... Evie Long
47. Invisible Dad (1998) (V) .... Courtney Whitmer
48. Stripping for Jesus (1998)
49. Light Speed (1998)
50. Fallen Arches (1998) .... Lucy Romano
51. Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998) .... Dental Assistant
52. Men (1997) .... Alex
53. Conceiving Ada (1997) .... Lady Byron/Mother Coer
    ... aka Leidenschaftliche Berechnung (Germany)
54. "The Hunger" .... Miss Gati (1 episode, 1997)
        - Menage a Trois (1997) TV episode .... Miss Gati
55. Malaika (1997) .... Jessica Martin
    ... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title)
56. Modern Rhapsody (1997)
57. Dogtown (1997) .... Rose Van Horn
58. Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) (V) .... June Rhodes
    ... aka Deadly Harvest
59. Crimetime (1996) .... Millicent
60. Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996) .... Schubert
    ... aka Death Before Sunrise (UK: cable TV title)
    ... aka Devotion (USA: alternative title)
61. Movies Money Murder (1996) .... Bettie
    ... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA)
62. Angelo a New York, Un (1996) (TV) .... Mrs. Tender
    ... aka New York Crossing (USA)
63. Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) .... Ro-Kell
64. Starstruck (1995) .... Bertha
65. The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995) .... Evelyn
66. Too Bad About Jack (1994)
67. Plan 10 from Outer Space (1994) .... Nehor
68. "In the Heat of the Night" .... Carla Ray (1 episode, 1993)
        - A Dish Best Served Cold (1993) TV episode .... Carla Ray
69. Dark Blood (1993) .... Motel Woman
70. The Trust (1993) .... Maria Vandermeer
71. Tuesday Never Comes (1993) .... Michelle
72. Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993) .... Auntie Lee
73. Cries of Silence (1993) .... Rose Walsh
    ... aka Sister Island (USA: new title)
74. "Moon Over Miami" .... Lorraine Pitzer (1 episode, 1993)
        - Watching the Detectives (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine Pitzer
75. Caged Fear (1992) .... Blanche
    ... aka Hotel Oklahoma
    ... aka Innocent Young Female (UK: video title)
    ... aka Jail Force (USA)
76. The Double 0 Kid (1992) (V) .... Mrs. Elliot
77. Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) .... Carla
78. Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) .... Insp. Wilson
79. Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
80. Final Judgement (1992) .... Mrs. Sorrel
81. Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
82. Haunting Fear (1991) .... Dr. Julia Harcourt
83. Quiet Fire (1991) (V) .... Kim Martino
84. Children of the Night (1991) .... Karen Thompson
85. The Killer's Edge (1991) .... Barrett
    ... aka Blood Money
86. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Miss Kuchenbacker (1 episode, 1991)
        - Ralph S. Mouse (1991) TV episode .... Miss Kuchenbacker
87. Rubin and Ed (1991) .... Rula
88. The Roller Blade Seven (1991) .... Tarot
89. Night Angel (1990) .... Rita
    ... aka Hellborn (UK: video title)
90. Twisted Justice (1990) .... Mrs. Granger
91. Zapped Again! (1990) (V) .... Substitute Teacher
92. Overexposed (1990) (TV) .... Mrs. Trowbridge
93. Club Fed (1990) .... Sally Rich
94. The Children (1990) .... Sybil Lullmer
    ... aka Meine liebe Rose (West Germany)
95. Fatal Encounter (1990)
96. Mirror Mirror (1990) .... Susan Gordon
97. Evil Spirits (1990) .... Ella Purdy
    
    
98. Homer and Eddie (1989) .... Belle
99. "Miami Vice" .... Helen Jackson (1 episode, 1989)
        - Victims of Circumstance (1989) TV episode .... Helen Jackson
100. Out of the Dark (1989) .... Ruth Wilson
101. Judgement (1989) .... Tiffany Powers
     ... aka Hitz
102. Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Zelma Putnam
     ... aka Relative Secrets (USA: video title)
103. The Invisible Kid (1988) .... Mom
104. The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
     ... aka Hemingway, festa e morte (Italy: TV title)
105. Platinum Blonde (1988)
106. Hostage (1987) .... Laura Lawrence
     ... aka Colt: Flight 802 (USA)
107. It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) .... Ellen Jarvis
     ... aka Island of the Alive (USA)
108. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Sea Witch (1 episode, 1987)
     ... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
         - The Little Mermaid (1987) TV episode .... Sea Witch
109. "Worlds Beyond" (1 episode, 1987)
         - Suffer Little Children (1987) TV episode
110. Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986) .... Gloria
     ... aka Lot swierkowej gesi (Poland)
111. Invaders from Mars (1986) .... Linda Magnusson
112. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn (1 episode, 1986)
         - One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn
113. Savage Dawn (1985) .... Rachel
114. 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)
115. "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
116. "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
117. The Blue Man (1985) (TV) .... Janus
     ... aka Eternal Evil (Australia: DVD title)
118. Growing Pains (1984) .... Gladys Fitzpatrick
     ... aka Bad Manners
119. Martin's Day (1984) .... Karen
120. A Stroke of Genius (1984)
121. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Zee
122. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Joanne
123. Donna giusta, La (1982) .... Amy
     ... aka Miss Right (USA)
124. Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Emilienne d'Alençon
125. Gräset sjunger (1981) .... Mary Turner
     ... aka Killing Heat (USA)
     ... aka The Grass Is Singing
126. Separate Ways (1981) .... Valentine Colby
127. Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980) (TV) .... Officer Evelyn Carter
     ... aka The Other Side of Fear
128. The Last Word (1980) .... Paula Herbert
     ... aka Danny Travis
     ... aka The Number (UK)
129. Where the Ladies Go (1980) (TV) .... Helen
130. Power (1980) (TV) .... Rose Vanda-Buchanan
     
     
131. 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
132. Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Ernestina Crawford
133. 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)
134. In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Maya
     ... aka En hommage aux femmes de trente ans (Canada: French title)
135. Capricorn One (1978) .... Judy Drinkwater
136. Because He's My Friend (1978) (TV) .... Anne
     ... aka Love Under Pressure (Canada: English title: video title)
137. The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) .... Miriam Oliver/Sandy
138. "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
139. Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Marian Rolf
140. Family Plot (1976) .... Fran
141. Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Susan Winters
     ... aka Crime and Passion (USA)
     ... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (West Germany)
142. Nashville (1975) .... Connie White
143. The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Faye Greener
144. Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV) .... Julie/Millicent Larimore/Therese Larimore/Amelia
     ... aka Tales of Terror (USA)
     ... aka Terror of the Doll (USA)
145. Airport 1975 (1974) .... Nancy Pryor
     ... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
146. Law and Disorder (1974) .... Gloria
147. The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Myrtle Wilson
148. Rhinoceros (1974) .... Daisy
     ... aka Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
149. The Outfit (1973) .... Bett Harrow
150. The Pyx (1973) .... Elizabeth Lucy
     ... aka Lunule, La (Canada: French title)
     ... aka The Hooker Cult Murders
151. Little Laura and Big John (1973) .... Laura
152. "Ghost Story" .... Barbara Sanders (1 episode, 1972)
     ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
         - Bad Connection (1972) TV episode .... Barbara Sanders
153. Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey)
154. Cisco Pike (1972) .... Sue
155. Born to Win (1971) .... Parm
     ... aka Addict
     ... aka Born to Lose
156. A Gunfight (1971) .... Jenny Simms
     ... aka Gunfight (USA)
157. Drive, He Said (1971) .... Olive
158. Five Easy Pieces (1970) .... Rayette Dipesto
159. Hastings Corner (1970) (TV) .... Jenny Honker
     
     
160. "The Name of the Game" .... Monica (1 episode, 1969)
         - Give Till It Hurts (1969) TV episode .... Monica
161. Easy Rider (1969) .... Karen
162. Hard Contract (1969) .... Ellen
163. "Adam-12" .... Susan Decker (1 episode, 1968)
         - Log 132: Producer (1968) TV episode .... Susan Decker
164. "Judd for the Defense" .... Alethea Staunton (1 episode, 1968)
         - The Devil's Surrogate (1968) TV episode .... Alethea Staunton
165. "Mannix" .... Elaine (1 episode, 1968)
         - License to Kill - Limit Three People (1968) TV episode .... Elaine
166. "The Second Hundred Years" (1967) TV series .... Marcia Garroway (unknown episodes, 1967-1968)
167. "The Iron Horse" .... Patricia Dunne (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Prisoner (1967) TV episode .... Patricia Dunne
168. "The Invaders" .... Claudia Stone (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Ransom (1967) TV episode .... Claudia Stone
169. "The Big Valley" .... Carla Roberts (1 episode, 1967)
         - Days of Grace (1967) TV episode .... Carla Roberts
170. "Run for Your Life" .... Jennifer Palmer (1 episode, 1967)
         - Tell It to the Dead (1967) TV episode .... Jennifer Palmer
171. "The F.B.I." .... Lorraine Chapman (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Satellite (1967) TV episode .... Lorraine Chapman
172. You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Amy Partlett
173. The Prime Time (1960) .... Painted woman
     ... aka Hell Kitten
     

Writer:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000) (writer)
   
   
2. Edna McCoy's Festival (1999) (writer)
3. Charades (1998) (writer)
   ... aka Felons
   ... aka First Degree (USA: video title)
4. Men (1997) (writer)
5. Going Home (1997) (writer)
6. Malaika (1997) (additional story)
   ... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title)
7. Movies Money Murder (1996) (writer)
   ... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA)
   

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Gypsy 83 (2001) (performer: "When Sunny Gets Blue", "I Want a Lip", "Walking in the Jungle")
   
   
2. The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) ("The ARC Song")
   
   
3. "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")
4. 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")
5. Born to Win (1971) ("Ballad in C")
   ... aka Addict
   ... aka Born to Lose
   

Composer:

• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
   
   
2. Nashville (1975)
   

Editorial Department:

1. Firecracker (2005) (editorial consultant)
   ... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title)
   

Producer:

1. Charades (1998) (producer)
   ... aka Felons
   ... aka First Degree (USA: video title)
   

Thanks:

1. Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. ItW (2008) (in production) .... Herself
2. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) (post-production) .... Herself
   
   
3. "The John Kerwin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
       - Episode dated 12 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
4. Wamego Strikes Back (2007) .... Herself
5. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
6. Trilogy of Terror: Three Colors Black (2006) (V) .... Herself
7. "On Screen!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
       - In Praise of Older Women (2005) TV episode .... Herself
8. "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
       - Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004) TV episode .... Herself
9. Film Trix 2004 (2004) .... Herself
10. Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere (2004) (V) .... Herself
11. "Switched!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Celine and Brandon (2003) TV episode .... Herself
12. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Herself
13. Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions (2002) .... Herself
14. The Big Show (2001) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka The Big Show: Toronto International Film Festival (Canada: English title)
15. Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V) .... Herself
16. The Independent (2000) .... Herself
    
    
17. Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (1999) (V) .... Herself
    ... aka Shaking the Cage (Europe: English title: DVD box title)
18. Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess (1999) .... Herself
19. Karen Black: Actress at Work (1999) .... Herself
20. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Herself
21. Jonas in the Desert (1994) .... Herself
22. "Tales of the City" (1993) TV mini-series .... Herself
    ... aka Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
23. The Player (1992) .... Herself
24. "The Pat Sajak Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode dated 24 January 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
25. Circus of the Stars #14 (1989) (TV) .... Herself (Performer-Elephant Act)
26. The Road to Freedom: L. Ron Hubbard and Friends (1986) (V) .... Herself
27. "Breakaway" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode dated 7 February 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
28. The Last Horror Film (1982) (uncredited) .... Herself
    ... aka Fanatic
    ... aka Fanatical Extreme (USA: video title)
29. "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
    
    
30. "America 2-Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Karen Black (1978) TV episode .... Herself
31. Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Host
    ... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title)
32. "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)
33. "Dolly" .... Herself (1 episode)
    ... aka The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title)
        - Episode #1.9 (????) TV episode .... Herself
34. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
35. "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
36. The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
    

Archive Footage:

1. A Conversation with Robert Altman (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Connie White