The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)
The Karen Carpenter Story is a 1989 drama movie directed by Richard Carpenter and Joseph Sargent, with a running time of 1h 32m. It stars Cynthia Gibb, Mitchell Anderson and Peter Michael Goetz.
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.
Cast
- Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter
- Mitchell Anderson as Richard Carpenter
- Peter Michael Goetz as Harold Carpenter
- Michael McGuire as Sherwin Bash
- Lise Hilboldt as Lucy
- Kip Gilman as David Lattimer
- Richard Minchenberg as Joe Osborn
- Scott Burkholder as Ted
- Louise Fletcher as Agnes Carpenter
- John Patrick Reger as Bob Knight
- Doug MacHugh as Dr. Lazwell
- William Tucker as Peter Howard