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She'd only just begun.

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

0.020231h 39m

Documentary

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

Directed by Randy Martin

Behind the scenes

Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Karen Carpenter

Karen CarpenterSelf (archive footage)

Richard Carpenter

Richard CarpenterSelf (archive footage)

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-JohnSelf (archive footage)

Cynthia Gibb

Cynthia GibbSelf

Suzanne Somers

Suzanne SomersSelf

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin ChenowethSelf

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda CarlisleSelf

Carol Burnett

Carol BurnettSelf