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The Karen Carpenter Story
She'd only just begun... and suddenly it was over.
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.
Cast
- Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter
- Mitchell Anderson as Richard Carpenter
- Peter Michael Goetz as Harold Carpenter
- Michael McGuire as Sherwin Bash
- Lise Hilboldt as Lucy
- Kip Gilman as David Lattimer
- Richard Minchenberg as Joe Osborn
- Scott Burkholder as Ted
- Louise Fletcher as Agnes Carpenter
- John Patrick Reger as Bob Knight
- Doug MacHugh as Dr. Lazwell
- William Tucker as Peter Howard
Details
- Director
- Joseph Sargent and Richard Carpenter
- Released
- January 1, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.2 / 10 from 22 votes
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