Karen Black
| Karen Black | |
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Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970.
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| Born |
Karen Blanche Ziegler July 1, 1939 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2013 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Ampullary cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Maine Township High School East Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, singer, composer |
| Years active | 1960–2013 |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Black (m. 1960) Robert Burton (m. 1973–74) L. M. Kit Carson (m. 1975–83) Stephen Eckelberry (m. 1987–2013) |
| Children | 3, including Hunter Carson |
| Relatives | Gail Brown (sister) |
Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. A native of Illinois, Black studied acting in New York City and performed on Broadway before making her major film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now (1966).
She followed this with roles in Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), and The Great Gatsby (1974), for the latter two of which she won Golden Globe awards for Best Supporting Actress; her performance in Five Easy Pieces also garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1975, she appeared in Dan Curtis's cult horror films Trilogy of Terror and Burnt Offerings; Robert Altman's Nashville, and The Day of the Locust, which earned her a third Golden Globe nomination. Other roles include Airport 1975 (1974), Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982), and Tobe Hooper's Invaders from Mars (1986).
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