Background
Black, Karen was born on July 1, 1942 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Black, Karen was born on July 1, 1942 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Student, Northwestern University; Studied with, Lee Strasberg.
Appeared on Broadway in The Playroom, 1965, Keep it in the Family, 1968. Films include debut You're a Big Boy Now, 1969, Hard Contract, 1969, Easy Rider, 1969, Five Easy Pieces, 1970, A Gunfight, 1971, Portnoy's Complaint, 1972, Rhinoceros, 1974, The Outfit, 1974, The Great Gatsby, 1974, The Day of the Locust, 1975, Nashville, 1975, Family Plot, 1976, Crime and Passion, 1976, Burnt Offerings, 1976, Capricorn One, 1978, In Praise of Older Women, 1979, Killer Fish, 1979, The Last Word, 1979, Valentine, 1979, Miss Right, 1980, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmie Dean, Jimmie Dean, 1982, Growing Pains, 1982, Breathless, 1983, Killing Heat, 1984, Martin's Day, 1985, Invaders From Mars, 1986, Cut and Run, 1986, New York Crossing, 1996, Dinosaur Valley Girls, 1996, Crimetime, 1996, Children of the Corn: The Gathering, 1996, Stir, 1997, Dogtown, 1997, Conceiving Ada, 1997, Men, 1997, Light Speed, 1998, Felons, 1998, Fallen Arches, 1998. Television film The Strange Possession of Mistress Oliver, 1977, Bury the Evidence, 1998, Spoken in Silence, 1999, Mascara, 1999.
Daughter of Norman A. and Elsie (Reif) Zeigler. M. Charles Black (divorce).
M. Robert Burton (divorce 1974). M.
L. Minor Carson, July 4, 1975; 1 son, Hunter.