Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)
Overview
Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.434 |
Directed By
Randy Martin
Crew
Randy Martin
Chuck Brown
Randy Schmidt
Brad Osborne
Carnie Wilson
Randy Schmidt
Andy Streitfeld
Osman Tello
Paul Ellison
Brad Osborne
Jonathan Gann
TOP CAST
Karen Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John
Self (archive footage)
Cynthia Gibb
Self
Suzanne Somers
Self
Kristin Chenoweth
Self
Belinda Carlisle
Self
Carol Burnett
Self
Cubby O'Brien
Self
Carnie Wilson
Self
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