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Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)

She'd only just begun.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Randy Martin

Synopsis

Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.

Actors

Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Self
Cynthia Gibb
Cynthia Gibb
Self
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
Self
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Self
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Self
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Self
Cubby O'Brien
Cubby O'Brien
Self
Carnie Wilson
Carnie Wilson
Self

Crews

Randy Martin
Randy Martin
Director
Randy Schmidt
Randy Schmidt
Writer
Randy Schmidt
Randy Schmidt
Producer
Brad Osborne
Brad Osborne
Producer
Brad Osborne
Brad Osborne
Editor
Carnie Wilson
Carnie Wilson
Executive Producer
Andy Streitfeld
Andy Streitfeld
Executive Producer
Osman Tello
Osman Tello
Director of Photography
Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown
Editor
Paul Ellison
Paul Ellison
Editor

Trailers and other movies

Karen Carpenter - Starving For Perfection OFFICIAL Trailer

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