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Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

She'd only just begun.

Genres

Documentary

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

Others

Budget

$100000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

10 February 2023

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

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