- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1950
- Place of Birth
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- February 4, 1983
Karen Carpenter
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was part of the duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. She was praised for her contralto vocals, and her drumming abilities were viewed positively by other musicians and critics. Her struggles with eating disorders would later raise awareness of anorexia and body dysmorphia. Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school and joined the Long Beach State choir after graduating. After several years of touring and recording, the Carpenters were signed to A&M Records in 1969, achieving commercial and critical success throughout the 1970s. Initially, Carpenter was the band's full-time drummer, but gradually took the role of frontwoman as drummin…
Filmography
movie60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieKaren Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieHerb Alpert Is...
2020 · Archival footage
movieMy Music: A Classic Christmas
2019 · Self - The Carpenters (archive footage)
movieCarpenters: Christmas Memories
2016 · Herself
movieOnly Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
2007 · Self
movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieClose to You: The Story of the Carpenters
2002
Carpenters: Gold
movieCarpenters: Gold
2002
movieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieSuperstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1987 · Music
movieCarpenters: Yesterday Once More
1985 · Herself
movieOlivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1980 · Self
movieThe Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
1978 · Self
movieMickey's 50
1978 · Self
movieThe Carpenters... Space Encounters
1978 · Self
movieThe Carpenters at Christmas
1977 · Self
movieCarpenters Very First Television Special
1976 · Self
The Carpenters: A World of Music
movieThe Carpenters: A World of Music
1976 · self
movieThe Carpenters Concert: Live at the New London Theatre
1976 · Herself
tvNuméro un
1975 · Self - The Carpenters
movieThe Perry Como Christmas Show
1974 · Herself
movieCarpenters: Live at Budokan
1974 · Herself
The Carpenters: Live in Australia
movieThe Carpenters: Live in Australia
1972 · self
movieThe Carpenters: Live at the BBC
1971 · Self
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - The Carpenters
Die Drehscheibe
tvDie Drehscheibe
1964 · Self