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The Karen Carpenter Story

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The Karen Carpenter Story

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

7.2

1h 32m

1989

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Joseph Sargent

Richard Carpenter

Trailer

DramaMusicTV Movie

rise and fallpositive musicmusical siblings

Cast & Crew

Cynthia Gibb

Cynthia Gibb

as Karen Carpenter

Mitchell Anderson

Mitchell Anderson

as Richard Carpenter

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

as Harold Carpenter

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

as Sherwin Bash

Lise Hilboldt

Lise Hilboldt

as Lucy

Kip Gilman

Kip Gilman

as David Lattimer

Richard Minchenberg

as Joe Osborn

Scott Burkholder

Scott Burkholder

as Ted

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

as Agnes Carpenter

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