Film
The Karen Carpenter Story
- Age rating
- NR
- Director
- Joseph Sargent
- Year
- 1989
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.
Top cast
Cynthia Gibb
Karen Carpenter
Mitchell Anderson
Richard Carpenter
Peter Michael Goetz
Harold Carpenter
Michael McGuire
Sherwin Bash
Lise Hilboldt
Lucy
Kip Gilman
David Lattimer
Richard Minchenberg
Joe Osborn
Scott Burkholder
Ted
Louise Fletcher
Agnes Carpenter
John Patrick Reger
Bob Knight
Doug MacHugh
Dr. Lazwell
William Tucker
Peter Howard
Henry Crowell Jr.
Denny
Josh Cruze
Herb Alpert
Carrie Mitchum
Randi Bash
James Hong
Dr. Dentworth
Stephanie Griffin
Dr. Brooks
Hartley Silver
Band Teacher
Directed by
Joseph Sargent, Richard Carpenter
Written by
Barry Morrow
Produced by
Hal Galli, Robert Papazian
