Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

  • Drama
  • Music
  • Animation
7/15/1987
43
NR

Storyline

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Director:
Todd Haynes
Writers:
Cynthia Schneider
Todd Haynes
    • bulimia
    • anorexia
    • lawsuit
    • puppetry

    Videos

    Cast

    • Merrill Gruver
      Karen (voice)
    • Michael Edwards
      Richard (voice)
    • Melissa Brown
      Mother (voice)
    • Rob LaBelle
      Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)
    • Cynthia Schneider
      Dionne Warwick (voice)
    • Todd Haynes
      Todd Donovan
    • Bruce Tuthill
      Narrator (voice)
    • Gwen Kraus
      Narrator (voice)
    • Nannie Doyle
      Cherry Boone
    • Larry Kole
      Announcer
    • Joanne Barrett
      Self-Singer
    • Michelle Manenti
      Michelle Hoyt, Musician
    • Moira McCarty
      (voice)
    • Richard Nixon
      Self (archive footage)
    • Ronald Reagan
      Self (archive footage)

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