The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)

01/01/1989 (EN) • 1h 32m

Drama, Music, TV Movie

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.

Top Billed Cast

Cynthia Gibb

Karen Carpenter

Mitchell Anderson

Richard Carpenter

Peter Michael Goetz

Harold Carpenter

Michael McGuire

Sherwin Bash

Kip Gilman

David Lattimer

Louise Fletcher

Agnes Carpenter


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

rise and fall

positive music

musical siblings

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