Karen Black

Karen Blackas Karen Blanche Ziegler, born, (Park Ridge, Illinois, 1 July 1939 – Santa Monica, 8 August 2013) was an American actress, singer and screenwriter.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == ===Young years[ Edit] === Black was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of Norman a. Ziegler and Elsie Reif, author of several award-winning children's books; the grandfather on her father's side was Arthur Ziegler, a classical musician and the first violinist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her sister is actress Gail Brown. [1]  Black studied two years atNorthwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, before she moved to New York City, where she appeared in several off-Broadwayproductions. ===Career[ Edit] === Black made her debut on Broadway in The playroom from 1965, that was well received and for which she received a Drama Circle Critic Award in the category "best actress". She had her film debut in The Prime Time (1960) and got her first major role in the film you're a Big Boy Now (1966) as Amy Parlett, which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
 * 1.1 early years
 * 1.2 Career
 * 1.3 private life
 * 2 Filmography
 * 3 see also
 * 4 external links

She became a well-known actress after her role as Karen in Easy Rider (1969). She has more than 100 film roles to her name, including her role as Fran in Family Plot(1976) by Alfred Hitchcock and Chieng Dipesto in Five Easy Pieces (1970), for which she won an Oscarnomination in the category "best supporting actress". She won aGolden Globe in the category "best supporting actress" for her role in Five Easy Pieces, and she won one in the same category for her role as Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1974). She was also featured in Airport 1975 as Nancy Pryor with the memorable phrase "there is no one to control the plane!". Then she had a role in Burnt Offerings (1976), a horror film about a haunted house by Dan Curtis, in which also played Bette Davis in one of her last roles.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Black has had several guest appearances in popular TV series and programs, including The Big Valley, Mannix, Adam-12, Saturday Night Live, Murder, She Wrote, Family Guy and Law & Order: Criminal Intent .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2003, she appeared as Mother Firefly in the horror film House of 1000 Corpses by Rob Zombie. ===Private Life<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Black has been married four times: from 1955 to 1962 with Charles Black (hence her last name), with Robert Burton from 1973 to 1974, from 1975 with screenwriter L.M. Kit Carson (of whom she divorced) and film director Stephen Eckelberry (from 1987 until her death). They got with Carson on 25 december 1975 a son, Hunter Carson, who enjoyed a brief acting career in the 1980s. They adopted a daughter, Celine Eckelberry with Eckelberry, who was born in november 1987. ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">This is just a small selection


 * 1966- you're a Big Boy Now -Amy Parlett
 * 1969- Easy Rider -Karen
 * 1970- Five Easy Pieces -Dipesto Chieng
 * 1974- The Great Gatsby -Myrtle Wilson
 * 1974- Airport 1975 -Nancy Pryor
 * 1976- Family Plot -Fran
 * 1976 – Burnt Offerings -Marian Rolf
 * 1981- Chanel Solitaire -Emilienne d'Alenço
 * 1986- Invaders from Mars -Linda Magnusson
 * 2003- House of 1000 Corpses -Mother Firefly