Karen Black
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Karen Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider
, Five Easy Pieces
, The Great Gatsby
, Rhinoceros
, The Day of the Locust
, Nashville, Airport 1975
, and Alfred Hitchcock
's final film, Family Plot
. Over the course of her career, she won two Golden Globe Award
s (out of three nominations), and an Academy Award nomination in 1970 for Best Supporting Actress
, among numerous other honors.
, in suburban Chicago
, the daughter of Elsie Mary (née
Reif), a writer of several prize-winning children's novels, and Norman Arthur Ziegler. Her paternal grandfather was Arthur Ziegler, a classical musician and the first violin
ist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
. Her sister is actress Gail Brown
. She attended Northwestern University
in Evanston, Illinois
, for two years, having commenced university studies in 1954, aged 15. She then moved to New York
where she appeared in a number of Off-Broadway
productions, as well as moonlighting on the female professional wrestling circuit.
She had previously written and sung the theme song and supporting songs for The Pyx
(1973).
In 1970, Black appeared as Rayette, the waitress girlfriend of Jack Nicholson
, in the film Five Easy Pieces
, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
She starred as Nancy Pryor, the stewardess who is forced to fly the plane, in the disaster film Airport 1975
. That same year, she played multiple roles in the televised anthology film Trilogy of Terror
. The segments, all written by suspense writer Richard Matheson
, were named after the women involved in the plot: a plain college professor who seduces a student ("Julie"), a pair of sisters who squabble over their father's inheritance ("Millicent and Therese"), and, most chillingly, the lonely recipient of a cursed Zuni fetish that comes to life and pursues her relentlessly ("Amelia").
During the next two years, Black had leading roles for famed directors as an aspiring Hollywood actress in John Schlesinger
's The Day of the Locust
, as a country singer in Robert Altman
's Nashville and as a kidnapper in what turned out to be Alfred Hitchcock's last film, Family Plot
. She also co-starred with Bette Davis
in a horror film, Burnt Offerings
.
In April 2009, Black reunited with director Steve Balderson for Stuck! – an homage to film noir women-in-prison dramas, which co-starred Mink Stole
, Pleasant Gehman
and The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin
. Black stars also in the John Landis
-produced 2010 thriller Some Guy Who Kills People.
In 2009, Black appeared on Cass McCombs
' song Dreams-Come-True-Girl
from the album Catacombs
.
on July 4, 1975 and subsequently divorced; their son is actor Hunter Carson
. She married Stephen Eckelberry on September 27, 1987 and they remain married. They have an adopted daughter, Celine.
She has been a Scientologist since the 1970s and, despite some 2006 rumors to the contrary, she and her husband are still active.
, Karen is the all time highest rated female "Center" of Hollywood.
Easy Rider
Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of achieving freedom...
, Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 American drama film written by Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. The cast also includes Billy 'Green' Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, Toni Basil, and...
, The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922....
, Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros (film)
Rhinoceros is a 1974 comedy film based on the play by Eugène Ionesco. The film was produced and released as part of the American Film Theatre, which adapted theatrical works for a subscription-driven cinema series.-Plot:...
, The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West...
, Nashville, Airport 1975
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 is a 1974 disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film Airport. It stars Charlton Heston and Karen Black and is directed by Jack Smight....
, and Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's final film, Family Plot
Family Plot
Family Plot is a 1976 American dark comedy/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, his fifty-third and final film. It stars Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, William Devane, and Karen Black....
. Over the course of her career, she won two Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
s (out of three nominations), and an Academy Award nomination in 1970 for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
, among numerous other honors.
Early life
Black was born as Karen Blanche Ziegler to a Jewish family in Park Ridge, IllinoisPark Ridge, Illinois
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
, in suburban Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, the daughter of Elsie Mary (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Reif), a writer of several prize-winning children's novels, and Norman Arthur Ziegler. Her paternal grandfather was Arthur Ziegler, a classical musician and the first violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
. Her sister is actress Gail Brown
Gail Brown
Gail Brown is an American actress, best known for her role as Clarice Hobson on the soap opera Another World. She played the role from 1975 to 1986 with sporadic on-off appearances following her departure...
. She attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, for two years, having commenced university studies in 1954, aged 15. She then moved to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where she appeared in a number of Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
productions, as well as moonlighting on the female professional wrestling circuit.
Career
Black began her film career in 1959 with a small role in The Prime Time.She had previously written and sung the theme song and supporting songs for The Pyx
The Pyx
The Pyx is a 1973 Canadian supernatural thriller film starring Karen Black and Christopher Plummer...
(1973).
In 1970, Black appeared as Rayette, the waitress girlfriend of Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
, in the film Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 American drama film written by Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. The cast also includes Billy 'Green' Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, Toni Basil, and...
, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
She starred as Nancy Pryor, the stewardess who is forced to fly the plane, in the disaster film Airport 1975
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 is a 1974 disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film Airport. It stars Charlton Heston and Karen Black and is directed by Jack Smight....
. That same year, she played multiple roles in the televised anthology film Trilogy of Terror
Trilogy of Terror
Trilogy of Terror is a three-part made-for-television horror film, first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 4, 1975...
. The segments, all written by suspense writer Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
, were named after the women involved in the plot: a plain college professor who seduces a student ("Julie"), a pair of sisters who squabble over their father's inheritance ("Millicent and Therese"), and, most chillingly, the lonely recipient of a cursed Zuni fetish that comes to life and pursues her relentlessly ("Amelia").
During the next two years, Black had leading roles for famed directors as an aspiring Hollywood actress in John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
John Richard Schlesinger, CBE was an English film and stage director and actor.-Early life:Schlesinger was born in London into a middle-class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician...
's The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, its overarching themes deal with the alienation and desperation of a broad group of odd individuals who exist at the fringes of the Hollywood movie industry.In 1998,...
, as a country singer in Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
's Nashville and as a kidnapper in what turned out to be Alfred Hitchcock's last film, Family Plot
Family Plot
Family Plot is a 1976 American dark comedy/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, his fifty-third and final film. It stars Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, William Devane, and Karen Black....
. She also co-starred with Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional...
in a horror film, Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings (film)
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 horror film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. It is about a family who moves into a haunted house that rejuvenates itself with each injury and death that occurs inside of it...
.
In April 2009, Black reunited with director Steve Balderson for Stuck! – an homage to film noir women-in-prison dramas, which co-starred Mink Stole
Mink Stole
Nancy Paine Stoll better known by the stage name Mink Stole, is an American actress from Baltimore, Maryland. She began her career working for director John Waters, having appeared in all of his feature films to date...
, Pleasant Gehman
Pleasant Gehman
Pleasant Gehman is a magazine writer, poet, actor, dancer and musician from Los Angeles.In the 1980s, she was the singer for the punk rock band Screamin' Sirens, and later, The RIngling Sisters and Honk If Yer Horny. All three bands have released numerous titles on vinyl, as well as cd...
and The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
. Black stars also in the John Landis
John Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
-produced 2010 thriller Some Guy Who Kills People.
In 2009, Black appeared on Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs is an American songwriter and performer. Called "unobtrusively brilliant" by John Peel, he has received widespread critical acclaim for his five LPs and one EP.- History :Cass McCombs was born in Concord, California...
' song Dreams-Come-True-Girl
Dreams Come True Girl
"Dreams-Come-True-Girl" is a song by musician Cass McCombs. It is the first track on his fourth album, Catacombs. The song, which was released as the album's first single on May 25, 2009, features vocals by Academy Award-nominated actress Karen Black....
from the album Catacombs
Catacombs (album)
Catacombs is the fourth full-length album by Cass McCombs released on June 1, 2009 in the UK, and on July 7 in North America via Domino Records. The first single, "Dreams Come True Girl", was released on May 25, 2009. The single also features Academy Award-nominee Karen Black as backing vocals. The...
.
Personal life
Black has been married four times, first to Charles Black from 1955 to 1962, then to Robert Burton, who played her student in the TV movie Trilogy of Terror, from April 18, 1973 to October 1974. Black was next married to actor and screenwriter L. M. Kit CarsonL. M. Kit Carson
L. M. Kit Carson is an American actor and screenwriter.He is the oldest son of Minor Lee and Louise Carson; his brothers include David Lee Carson, born 1943, and Carl Fletcher Carson, born 1945...
on July 4, 1975 and subsequently divorced; their son is actor Hunter Carson
Hunter Carson
Hunter Carson is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director.Carson was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Karen Black and actor, producer, screenwriter and director L. M. Kit Carson. He is stepson of Stephen Eckelberry and stepbrother of Celine Eckelberry, Stephen's...
. She married Stephen Eckelberry on September 27, 1987 and they remain married. They have an adopted daughter, Celine.
She has been a Scientologist since the 1970s and, despite some 2006 rumors to the contrary, she and her husband are still active.
Filmography
- The Prime Time (1960)
- You're a Big Boy NowYou're a Big Boy NowYou're a Big Boy Now is a 1966 film with Peter Kastner, Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page, Julie Harris and Karen Black, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on a 1963 novel, also titled You're a Big Boy Now, by David Benedictus....
(1966) - Hard ContractHard ContractHard Contract is a 1969 film written and directed by S. Lee Pogostin and starring James Coburn and Lee Remick. It premiered on April 30, 1969.-Cast:*James Coburn as John Cunningham*Lee Remick as Sheila Metcalfe*Lilli Palmer as Adrianne...
(1969) - Easy RiderEasy RiderEasy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of achieving freedom...
(1969) - Hastings Corner (1970)
- Five Easy PiecesFive Easy PiecesFive Easy Pieces is a 1970 American drama film written by Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Susan Anspach. The cast also includes Billy 'Green' Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, Toni Basil, and...
(1970) - Drive, He SaidDrive, He SaidDrive, He Said is an American motion picture released by Columbia Pictures, based upon the 1964 novel of the same title by Jeremy Larner...
(1971) - A GunfightA GunfightA Gunfight is a Western movie from 1971 directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash.The film was financed by the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, although there are no leading Native American characters in the story.-Plot:...
(1971) - Born to WinBorn to Win-Plot:The film follows Jay Jay , a former hair dresser who has become a drug addict. He lives his new life by doing deals for Vivian from time to time. One day he meets Parm , a free spirited girl. The two fall in love. Jay Jay's drug habit grows, and he soon resorts to robbery...
(1971) - Cisco PikeCisco PikeCisco Pike is a 1972 drama written and directed by Bill L. Norton. It stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician fallen on hard luck who turned to dealing marijuana as a means of income. The film also stars Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Antonio Fargas, Gene Hackman, Viva, and Texas musician Doug Sahm...
(1972) - Portnoy's ComplaintPortnoy's Complaint (film)Portnoy's Complaint is a 1972 American dramedy film written and directed by Ernest Lehman. His screenplay is based on the bestselling 1969 novel of the same name by Philip Roth.-Plot synopsis:...
(1972) - Little Laura and Big John (1973)
- The PyxThe PyxThe Pyx is a 1973 Canadian supernatural thriller film starring Karen Black and Christopher Plummer...
(1973) - The OutfitThe Outfit (1973 film)The Outfit is a 1973 film directed by John Flynn. It stars Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Richard Stark and features a character modeled on Parker, who was introduced in The Hunter.- Plot :Released from prison In...
(1973) - Ghost Story/Circle of Fear (1973)
- RhinocerosRhinoceros (film)Rhinoceros is a 1974 comedy film based on the play by Eugène Ionesco. The film was produced and released as part of the American Film Theatre, which adapted theatrical works for a subscription-driven cinema series.-Plot:...
(1974) - The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby (1974 film)The Great Gatsby is a 1974 romantic drama film distributed by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick, from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on F...
(1974) - Law and DisorderLaw and Disorder (1974 film)Law and Disorder is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth and Karen Black....
(1974) - Airport 1975Airport 1975Airport 1975 is a 1974 disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film Airport. It stars Charlton Heston and Karen Black and is directed by Jack Smight....
(1974) - Trilogy of TerrorTrilogy of TerrorTrilogy of Terror is a three-part made-for-television horror film, first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 4, 1975...
(1975) - The Day of the LocustThe Day of the Locust (film)The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West...
(1975) - Nashville (1975)
- Ace Up My Sleeve (1976)
- Family PlotFamily PlotFamily Plot is a 1976 American dark comedy/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, his fifty-third and final film. It stars Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, William Devane, and Karen Black....
(1976) - Burnt OfferingsBurnt Offerings (film)Burnt Offerings is a 1976 horror film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. It is about a family who moves into a haunted house that rejuvenates itself with each injury and death that occurs inside of it...
(1976) - The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)
- 1922
- Because He's My Friend (1978)
- Capricorn OneCapricorn OneCapricorn One is a 1977 science fiction thriller movie about a Mars landing hoax. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It stars James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O. J...
(1978) - In Praise of Older Women (1978)
- The SqueezeThe SqueezeFor other films called "The Squeeze" see The Squeeze )The Squeeze is a 1977 British gangster thriller, directed by Michael Apted, based on a novel by Bill James...
(1978) - Mr. HornMr. HornMr. Horn is a 1979 made for TV movie chronicling the life of Tom Horn. It was directed byJack Starrett from a screenplay by William Goldman.-Starring:*David Carradine as Tom Horn*Richard Widmark as Albert Sieber*Karen Black as Ernestina Crawford...
(1979) - Killer FishKiller FishKiller Fish is an Italian horror movie directed by Antonio Margheriti in 1979. The film, like many monster movies of the 1970s and 1980s, is very similar to Jaws.-Plot:...
(1979) - Power (1980)
- Where the Ladies Go (1980)
- The Last Word (1980)
- Police Story: Confessions of a Lady CopPolice Story: Confessions of a Lady CopPolice Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop is a crime TV movie starring Don Murray and directed by Lee H. Katzin.- Cast :...
(1980) - Separate Ways (1981)
- Gräset sjunger (1981)
- Chanel SolitaireChanel SolitaireChanel Solitaite is a 1981 British-French historical drama film directed by George Kaczender and starring Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey, Karen Black. The film's subject was Coco Chanel. Its budget was around $7 million....
(1981) - La donna giusta (1982)
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael Emil - Eli* Karen Black - Zee* Michael Margotta - Larry...
(1983) - A Stroke of Genius (1984)
- Growing Pains (1984)
- The Blue ManThe Blue Man (film)The Blue Man is a 1985 Canadian film directed by George Mihalka.The film is also known as Eternal Evil .-Cast:*Winston Rekert as Paul Sharpe*Karen Black as Janus*John Novak as Kauffman*Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe...
(1985) - Martin's Day (1985)
- Inferno in diretta (1985)
- Savage DawnSavage DawnSavage Dawn is a 1985 action and drama film. The Fifth Chapter Motorcycle Club made an appearance in the film. The film was directed by Simon Nuchtern.-Plot:...
(1985) - Invaders from MarsInvaders from Mars (1986 film)Invaders from Mars is a 1986 science fiction film directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. It is a remake of the 1953 science fiction film Invaders from Mars, and is a reworking of that film's screenplay by Richard Blake from an original story by John Tucker Battle...
(1986) - Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986)
- It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
- Hostage (1987)
- Platinum Blonde (1988)
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
- The Invisible KidThe Invisible KidThe Invisible Kid is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Avery Crounse. The film stars Jay Underwood, Chynna Phillips and Karen Black.-Plot:...
(1988) - Dixie Lanes (1988)
- Judgement (1989)
- Out of the DarkOut of the Dark (1989 film)Out of the Dark is an erotic comedy horror film released in 1989 starring Karen Witter. The film is notable for being Divine's last movie.-Plot:...
(1989) - Homer and EddieHomer and EddieHomer and Eddie is a 1989 American film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.-Plot:A homicidal escaped mental patient with a brain tumor and only a month to live meets a childlike mentally challenged traveling companion for a cross-country car trip that...
(1989) - Evil Spirits (1990)
- Mirror, MirrorMirror, Mirror (1990 film)Mirror, Mirror is a 1990 horror film directed by Marina Sargenti, based on a screenplay by Annette and Gina Cascone. It stars Karen Black, Rainbow Harvest, Yvonne De Carlo and William Sanderson...
(1990) - Fatal Encounter (1990)
- The ChildrenThe Children (1990 film)The Children is a 1990 British-German drama film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak and Britt Ekland. It is based on a novel by Edith Wharton.-Main cast:* Ben Kingsley ... Martin Boyne* Kim Novak ... Rose Sellars...
(1990) - Club Fed (1990 film) (1990)
- Overexposed (1990)
- Zapped Again!Zapped Again!Zapped Again!, directed by Doug Campbell, is a 1990 direct-to-video film. It was the sequel to Zapped! . It is marketed with the tagline "Emerson High has raised more than its academic standards."-Plot:...
(1990) - Twisted Justice (1990)
- Night Angel (1990)
- The Roller Blade SevenThe Roller Blade SevenThe Roller Blade Seven is a 1991 cult martial arts film directed by Donald G. Jackson and starring Scott Shaw .-Plot:The Roller Blade Seven follows Hawk Goodman , who is sent on a mission by Reverend Donald , to rescue Sister Sparrow from the clutches of the evil overlord Pharaoh , in the...
(1991) - Rubin and EdRubin and EdRubin and Ed is an American independent comedy-buddy film written and directed by Trent Harris and released in 1991. It is about an eccentric, unsociable young man who is forced by his mother to make some friends before she'll return his stereo to him...
(1991) - The Killer's Edge (1991)
- Children of the Night (1991)
- Quiet Fire (1991)
- Haunting Fear (1991)
- Return of the Roller Blade SevenReturn of the Roller Blade SevenThe Return of the Roller Blade Seven is a martial arts based film, released in 1993. The film is the second of two sequels to the film The Roller Blade Seven...
(1992)
- Final Judgement (1992)
- Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992)
- Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992)
- Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992)
- The Double 0 KidThe Double 0 KidThe Double 0 Kid is a 1992 direct-to-video family adventure/comedy film starring Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert and Brigitte Nielsen.-Plot summary:...
(1992) - Caged Fear (1992)
- Cries of Silence (1993)
- Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1993)
- Tuesday Never Comes (1993)
- The Trust (1993)
- Dark BloodDark BloodDark Blood is an unfinished 1993 film directed by George Sluizer, written by Jim Barton, and starring River Phoenix, Jonathan Pryce, and Judy Davis. In 2011, it was announced that director George Sluizer plans to release the film in 2012...
(1993) (unfinished) - Plan 10 from Outer SpacePlan 10 from Outer SpacePlan 10 from Outer Space is a low budget science fiction film starring Karen Black and written and directed by Trent Harris. The film is a surreal satire of Mormon theology. The film has no connection to Plan 9 from Outer Space other than its title....
(1994) - Too Bad About Jack (1994)
- The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995)
- Starstruck (1995)
- Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996)
- Angelo a New York, Un (1996)
- Movies Money Murder (1996)
- Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996)
- CrimetimeCrimetime (film)Crimetime is a British thriller film starring Stephen Baldwin, Pete Postlethwaite, Sadie Frost and directed by George Sluizer.-Plot:Crimetime is set in the future where the media is nearly omnipotent...
(1996) - Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringChildren of the Corn IV: The GatheringChildren of the Corn IV: The Gathering is the fourth film in the Children of the Corn horror series. It was released in 1996, and directed by Greg Spence...
(1996) - DogtownDogtown (film)Dogtown is a 1997 drama film by George Hickenlooper about life in the small Missouri town of Cuba, Missouri starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Jon Favreau, Rory Cochrane, Harold Russell, and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film is 93-minute long and was shot entirely in Torrance, California...
(1997) - Modern Rhapsody (1997)
- Malaika (1997)
- Conceiving AdaConceiving AdaConceiving Ada is a 1997 movie produced, written, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Produced by Lynn Hershman Leeson and Henry S. Rosenthal. Directors of Photography: Hiro Narita, Bill Zarchy-Synopsis:...
(1997) - Men (1997)
- Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998)
- Fallen ArchesFallen Arches (film)Fallen Arches is a 1998 comedic crime film starring Richard Portnow, Karen Black, Ron Thompson, Peter Onorati, Tamara Braun, Carmine Giovinazzo, Louis Ferriera and written, produced and directed by Ron Cosentino.-Plot:...
(1998) - Light Speed (1998)
- Stripping for Jesus (1998)
- Invisible Dad (1998)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedI Woke Up Early The Day I DiedI Woke Up Early The Day I Died is a camp comedy film written by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The film, directed by Aris Iliopulos, stars Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman, and Christina Ricci, among many others.-Production:...
(1998) - Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)
- StirStir (film)Stir is a 1984 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace in his feature directorial debut. The prison film was written by Bob Jewson, based upon his own experience while incarcerated as the actual prison riot at Bathurst Correctional Complex in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New...
(1998) - My Neighbor's Daughter (1998)
- Bury the Evidence (1998)
- CharadesCharades (film)Charades is a mystery/drama film released in 1998. The film stars Erika Eleniak, James Wilder, and C. Thomas Howell.Tagline: "One murder can ruin your whole day..."-Film synopsis:...
(1998) - Decoupage 2000: Return of the Goddess (1999)
- Paradise Cove (1999)
- Mascara (1999)
- The Underground Comedy Movie (1999)
- Oliver Twisted (2000)
- Inviati speciali (2000)
- The Donor (2000)
- Red DirtRed Dirt (film)Red Dirt is a 2000 American film written and directed by Tag Purvis. The film starred Dan Montgomery, Jr., Aleksa Palladino, Walton Goggins, and Karen Black.-Plot:...
(2000) - Gypsy 83Gypsy 83Gypsy 83 is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Todd Stephens, about two young goths, Gypsy and Clive, who travel to New York for an annual festival celebrating their idol, Stevie Nicks.-Plot:...
(2001) - Hard Luck (2001)
- SoulkeeperSoulkeeperSoulkeeper is a Sci Fi Pictures original film that premiered October 13, 2001 on the Sci Fi Channel.-Synopsis:After stealing Abraham Lincoln's stovepipe hat from a Civil War reenactment and then being subsequently dumped by their unseen boss "Mr M", two thieves , Corey Mahoney and Terrence...
(2001) - TeknolustTeknolustTeknolust is a 2002 movie produced, written, and directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson who, at the time of production, was working in the art department at University of Spermheads, Massachusetttopia...
(2002) - Buttleman (2002)
- A Light in the Darkness (2002)
- Paris (2003)
- Summer SolsticeSummer Solstice (2003 film)Summer Solstice tells a story set in coastal Maine, a reflective coming-of-age tale starring George Fivas as Joshua Ballard, a brilliant but aimless and misunderstood college student who finds solace in composing music and writing...
(2003) - Curse of the Forty-NinerCurse of the Forty-NinerCurse of the Forty-Niner is a 2002 horror film directed by John Carl Buechler. It is known more commonly by its video title, Miner's Massacre.-Plot:...
(2003) - House of 1000 CorpsesHouse of 1000 CorpsesHouse of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie; it is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...
(2003) - America Brown (2004)
- Birth of Industry (2004)
- FirecrackerFirecracker (2005 film)Firecracker is a 2005 thriller film directed by Steve Balderson, starring Karen Black and Mike Patton of Faith No More.-Synopsis:Firecracker is a tale of murder in small town Wamego, Kansas. The film portrays abuse, suffering, denial, and dreams of escape...
(2005) - Dr. Rage (2005)
- Carma (2005)
- My Suicidal SweetheartMy Suicidal SweetheartMy Suicidal Sweetheart is an American independent dark comedy film written and produced by Michael Parness. The initial working title of the film was Saving Grace; this title was later changed to Max & Grace during production, and remained in place prior to its release on the film festival circuit...
(2005) - Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)
- Whitepaddy (2006)
- Hollywood DreamsHollywood DreamsHollywood Dreams is an American film starring Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, David Proval, Karen Black, Eric Roberts, Seymour Cassel and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.-Plot:...
(2006) - Read You Like a Book (2006)
- Suffering Man's CharitySuffering Man's CharitySuffering Man's Charity, also released as Ghost Writer, is a 2007 comedy/horror film directed by Alan Cumming and written by Thomas Gallagher.-Plot:...
(2007) - One Long Night (2007)
- Contamination (2008)
- The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008)
- WatercolorsWatercolors (film)Watercolors is the 2008 award-winning debut feature film by American director David Oliveras and starring Tye Olson, Kyle Clare. The script of the film is written by David Oliveras himself and features diving Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis and two time Golden Globe winner and Academy Award...
(2008) - First Time Long Time (2009)
- A Single WomanA Single Woman (film)A Single Woman is a 2009 film made by Nevada Shakespeare Company and Heroica Films. It was directed by Kamala Lopez and produced by Cameron Crain, Richard Shelgren and Kamala Lopez. The screenplay was by Jeanmarie Simpson based on her play with the same title.-Artists:The film stars Jeanmarie...
(2009) - Double DutyDouble DutyDouble Duty is a 2009 action-comedy television film starring Mimi Lesseos, Tom Sizemore, Susan Duerden, Alfonso Freeman, Karen Black, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Anthony De Longis, and Connie Stevens.- Plot :...
(2009) - Irene in TimeIrene in TimeIrene in Time is a 2009 American indie film directed by Henry Jaglom. It marked the second collaboration between director Jaglom and his protégé, actress Tanna Frederick, who also starred in Hollywood Dreams, Jaglom's 2006 film. Irene also starred Victoria Tennant, Lanre Idewu, and Andrea...
(2009) - Katie Q (2009)
- Stuck! (2010)
- Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2010, television - Adult Swim)
Trivia
According to Six Degrees of Kevin BaconSix Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any individual involved in the Hollywood, California film industry can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps. The name of the game...
, Karen is the all time highest rated female "Center" of Hollywood.