Karen Black

Actor 84 / Writer / Director · 1966 – 2026 · 🎬 86 · 🇺🇸 United States

Karen Blanche Black was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in 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 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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Ivan Passer

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Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

5 shared

Rodion Nahapetov

5 shared

Robert Houston

4 shared

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

4 shared

Trent Harris

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José Bezerra, artista

José Bezerra, artista

director

2026

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

actor

2015

Dark Blood

Dark Blood

actor

2012

Letters from the Big Man

Letters from the Big Man

actor

2011

Repo Chick

Repo Chick

actor

2009

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

actor

2009

Contamination

Contamination

actor

2008

Suffering Man's Charity

Suffering Man's Charity

actor

2007

Read You Like a Book

Read You Like a Book

actor

2006

Firecracker

Firecracker

actor

2005

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

actor

2005

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

actor

2004

Paris

Paris

actor

2003

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

actor

2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

actor

2003

Curse of the Forty-Niner

Curse of the Forty-Niner

actor

2002

Teknolust

Teknolust

actor

2002

Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83

actor

2001

Soulkeeper

Soulkeeper

actor

2001

The Independent

The Independent

actor

2000

Red Dirt

Red Dirt

actor

2000

Mascara

Mascara

actor

1999

Angel Blue

Angel Blue

actor

1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

actor

1998

Invisible Dad

Invisible Dad

actor

1998

Men

Men

writer

1997

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

actor

1997

Stir

Stir

actor

1997

Dogtown

Dogtown

actor

1997

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

actor

1996

Cries of Silence

Cries of Silence

actor

1996

Plan 10 from Outer Space

Plan 10 from Outer Space

actor

1995

Dinosaur Valley Girls

Dinosaur Valley Girls

actor

1995

The Trust

The Trust

actor

1993

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies

actor

1992

The Double 0 Kid

The Double 0 Kid

actor

1992

Judgement

Judgement

actor

1992

Final Judgement

Final Judgement

actor

1992

Rubin & Ed

Rubin & Ed

actor

1992

Quiet Fire

Quiet Fire

actor

1991

Children of the Night

Children of the Night

actor

1991

The Roller Blade Seven

The Roller Blade Seven

actor

1991

Caged Fear

Caged Fear

actor

1991

Blood Money

Blood Money

actor

1991

Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

actor

1990

Club Fed

Club Fed

actor

1990

Haunting Fear

Haunting Fear

actor

1990

Night Angel

Night Angel

actor

1990

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