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The Karen Carpenter Story

1989 · Joseph Sargent · 92 min

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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.

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7.2/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database22 votesTMDB
Cynthia GibbKaren CarpenterMitchell AndersonRichard CarpenterPeter Michael GoetzHarold CarpenterMichael McGuireSherwin BashLise HilboldtLucyKip GilmanDavid LattimerRRichard MinchenbergJoe OsbornSScott BurkholderTedLouise FletcherAgnes CarpenterJohn Patrick RegerBob KnightDDoug MacHughDr. LazwellWWilliam TuckerPeter HowardHHenry Crowell Jr.DennyJosh CruzeHerb AlpertCarrie MitchumRandi Bash

Cast

Cynthia GibbKaren CarpenterMitchell AndersonRichard CarpenterPeter Michael GoetzHarold CarpenterMichael McGuireSherwin BashLise HilboldtLucyKip GilmanDavid LattimerRRichard MinchenbergJoe OsbornSScott BurkholderTedLouise FletcherAgnes CarpenterJohn Patrick RegerBob KnightDDoug MacHughDr. LazwellWWilliam TuckerPeter HowardHHenry Crowell Jr.DennyJosh CruzeHerb AlpertCarrie MitchumRandi Bash

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