Poster for Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987) 7.086

Drama, Music, Animation • 43min • Jul 15th 1987

Story

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Trailers

Cast

Merrill Gruver
Karen (voice)

Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards
Richard (voice)

Melissa Brown
Mother (voice)

Rob LaBelle

Rob LaBelle
Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Cynthia Schneider
Dionne Warwick (voice)

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes
Todd Donovan

Bruce Tuthill

Bruce Tuthill
Narrator (voice)

Gwen Kraus
Narrator (voice)

Nannie Doyle
Cherry Boone

Larry Kole
Announcer

Joanne Barrett
Self-Singer

Michele Manenti
Michelle Hoyt, Musician

Moira McCarty
(voice)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

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