Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1939-07-01
- Day of Death2013-08-08 (74 years)
- Place of BirthPark Ridge, Illinois, USA
- Also Known Asカレン・ブラックKaren Blanche ZieglerКарен БлэкКарен Бланш Циглер
Karen Black
Biography
Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in...Read More
Acting Career
- 2014
Wild in Blue
As: Justine
- 2013
She Loves Me Not
As: Karla
- 2013
Ooga Booga
As: Mrs. Allardyce
- 2012
Dark Blood
As: Motel Woman
- 2012
OowieWanna
As: The Donna
- 2012
Hawk Warrior of the Wheelzone
As: Tarot
- 2011
Letters from the Big Man
As: Sean's Colleague
- 2011
Some Guy Who Kills People
As: Ruth Boyd
2010Nothing Special
As: May
2009Double Duty
As: Annabelle
2009Stuck!
As: The Neighbor Lady
2009Repo Chick
As: Aunt De La Chasse
2009Irene in Time
As: Sheila Shivvers
2008A Single Woman
As: Storyteller
2008Watercolors
As: Mrs. Martin
2008Contamination
As: Mavis
2007Hollywood Dreams
As: Luna
2007One Long Night
As: Barbara
2007Suffering Man's Charity
As: Renee
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
As: Jennifer
2006Read You Like a Book
As: Kate
2006Whitepaddy
As: Mrs. Leider
2005America Brown
As: Marianne Brown
2005Firecracker
As: Sandra / Eleanor
2005Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
As: Agrippina
2005My Suicidal Sweetheart
As: Grace's Mom
2005Dr. Rage
As: Molly
2003Paris
As: Chantelle
2003Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
As: Mrs. Buttleman
- 2003
House of 1000 Corpses
As: Mother Firefly
2003Russians in the City of Angels
As: Patricia Sommers
2002Curse of the Forty-Niner
As: Aunt Nelly
2002Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1
As: ("Los Vampirios Moronious" short)
2002Teknolust
As: Dirty Dick
2002A Light in the Darkness
As: Mrs. Melnick
2001Gypsy 83
As: Bambi LeBleau
2001Soulkeeper
As: Martha la Magnifica
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Vera Morgan
2001The Donor
As: Mrs. Springle
2000The Independent
As: Karen Black
2000Red Dirt
As: Aunt Summer
2000Fallen Arches
As: Lucy Romano
2000Oliver Twisted
As: Mrs. Mary Happ
1999The Underground Comedy Movie
As: Mother
1999Mascara
As: Aunt Eloise
1999Conceiving Ada
As: Lady Byron / Mother Coer
1999Paradise Cove
As: Ma
1998Charades
As: Jude
1998Bury the Evidence
As: The Mother
1998Angel Blue
As: Social Worker
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
As: Whip Lady
1998Invisible Dad
As: Courtney Whitmer
1998Malaika
As: Jessica Martin
1997Men
As: Alex
1997The Hunger
As: Miss Gati / Landlady
1997Stir
As: Dr. Gabrielle Kessler
1997Dogtown
As: Rose Van Horn
1996New York Crossing
As: Mrs. Tender
1996Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
As: June Rhodes
1996Crimetime
As: Millicent
1996Cries of Silence
As: Rose Walsh
1995The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley
As: Evelyn
1995Plan 10 from Outer Space
As: Nehor
1995Dinosaur Valley Girls
As: Ro-Kell
1995Starstruck
As: Bertha
1993Bound and Gagged: A Love Story
As: Carla
1993Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
As: Tarot
1993The Trust
As: Maria Vandermeer
1993Return of the Roller Blade Seven
As: Tarot
1992Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
As: Auntie Lee
1992The Double 0 Kid
As: Mrs. Elliot
1992Judgement
As: Tiffany Powers
1992Final Judgement
As: Mrs. Sorrel
1992Tuesday Never Comes
As: Michelle
1992Rubin & Ed
As: Rula
- 1992
The Player
As: Karen Black
1992Dead Girls Don't Tango
As: Insp. Wilson
1991Quiet Fire
As: Kim Martino
1991Evil Spirits
As: Ella Purdy
1991Children of the Night
As: Karen Thompson
1991The Roller Blade Seven
As: Tarot
1991Caged Fear
As: Blanche
1991Blood Money
As: Barrett
1991Ralph S. Mouse
As: Miss Kuchenbacker
1990Mirror Mirror
As: Susan Gordon
1990Club Fed
As: Sally Rich
1990Haunting Fear
As: Dr. Julia Harcourt
1990Night Angel
As: Rita
1990The Children
As: Sybil Lullmer
1990Zapped Again!
As: Homeroom Teacher
1990Twisted Justice
As: Mrs. Granger
1990Overexposed
As: Mrs. Trowbridge
1990Fatal Encounter
As: Joan Caldwell
1989Homer and Eddie
As: Belle
1988Out of the Dark
As: Ruth Wilson
1988Dixie Lanes
As: Zelma Putnam
1988The Invisible Kid
As: Mom
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
As: Martha Gelhorn
1988On the tracks of a filmmaker
As: Karen Black
1987Hostage
As: Laura Lawrence
1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
As: Ellen Jarvis
1987The Little Mermaid
As: Sea Witch
1986Invaders from Mars
As: Linda Magnusson
1986Flight of the Spruce Goose
As: Gloria
1985Savage Dawn
As: Rachel
1985Cut and Run
As: Karin
1985Martin's Day
As: Karen
1985Eternal Evil
As: Janus
1984Bad Manners
As: Gladys Fitzpatrick
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Dr. Sylvia Dunn
1983The Hitchhiker
As: Kay Mason
1983Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
As: Zee
1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
As: Joanne
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
As: Guest Interviewee
- 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
As: Sea Witch
1982The Last Horror Film
As: Karen Black (uncredited)
1982Miss Right
As: Amy
1981Chanel Solitaire
As: Emilienne d'Alençon
1981The Grass Is Singing
As: Mary Turner
1981Separate Ways
As: Valentine Colby
1980Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
As: Investigator Evelyn Carter
1980Where the Ladies Go
As: Helen
1980Power
As: Rose Vanda-Buchanan
1979Killer Fish
As: Kate
1979The Last Word
As: Paula Herbert
1979Mr. Horn
As: Ernestina Crawford
1978The Squeeze
As: Clarisse Saunders
1978In Praise of Older Women
As: Maya
1978Because He's My Friend
As: Anne
1977Capricorn One
As: Judy Drinkwater
1977The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
As: Miriam Oliver / Sandy
1976Burnt Offerings
As: Marian Rolf
1976Family Plot
As: Fran
1976Crime and Passion
As: Susan Winters
1975Nashville
As: Connie White
1975The Day of the Locust
As: Faye Greener
1975Trilogy of Terror
As: Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia
1974Airport 1975
As: Nancy Pryor
1974Law and Disorder
As: Gloria
1974The Great Gatsby
As: Myrtle Wilson
1974Rhinoceros
As: Daisy
1973The Outfit
As: Bett Harrow
1973The Pyx
As: Elizabeth Lucy
1973Little Laura and Big John
As: Laura
1972Ghost Story
As: Barbara Sanders
1972Portnoy's Complaint
As: Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey
1971Born to Win
As: Parm
1971Cisco Pike
As: Sue
1971A Gunfight
As: Jenny Simms
1971Drive, He Said
As: Olive
- 1970
Five Easy Pieces
As: Rayette Dipesto
- 1969
Easy Rider
As: Karen
1969Hard Contract
As: Ellen
1968Adam-12
As: Susan Decker
1968The Name of the Game
As: Monica Garrison
1967The Second Hundred Years
As: Marcia
1967The Invaders
As: Claudia Stone
1966You're a Big Boy Now
As: Amy Partlett
1965The F.B.I.
As: Lorraine Chapman
1965The Big Valley
As: Carla
1965Run for Your Life
As: Jennifer Palmer
1960The Prime Time
As: Betty