Biography
Karen Black
Acting
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 both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout…
Career works
214
Movies
179
Series
35
Career average
5.8/10
Birth date
07/01/1939
Place of birth
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Date of death
08/08/2013
Filmography highlights
Movies
Airports
2025
Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts
2018 · 5.5
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015 · 7.6
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · 7.2
Wild in Blue
2014 · 4.2
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · 7.8
She Loves Me Not
2013 · 3.9
Ooga Booga
2013 · 3.1
Dark Blood
2012 · 6.0
OowieWanna
2012 · 9.8
Hawk Warrior of the Wheelzone
2012
Letters from the Big Man
2011 · 7.2
Some Guy Who Kills People
2011 · 6.1
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
Henry Jaglom Finds 'A Safe Place'
2010
Series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 · 7.2
Russians in the City of Angels
2003 · 8.1
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6
Rude Awakening
1998 · 6.6
The Hunger
1997 · 6.1
Profiler
1996 · 7.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 8.2
Party of Five
1994 · 7.0
Tales of the City
1993 · 7.6
Moon Over Miami
1993 · 7.8
Worlds Beyond
1986 · 5.8
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Miami Vice
1984 · 7.5
E/R
1984 · 5.6
The Hitchhiker
1983 · 6.3