Karen Black

Actor. Born 1 July 1939 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. Died 8 August 2013.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

1 July 1939, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Died

8 August 2013

Active

1969–1992

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

83Critics

We rate Karen’s work 2 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $110m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1969–1992

Genres

Drama4
Comedy2
Adventure1
Crime1
Music1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestNashville1975

76WorstEasy Rider1969

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

131960s

291970s

321980s

601990s

392000s

142010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1971Best Supporting Actress · Five Easy Pieces

Other awards1 won

Won1977Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award: Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · Burnt Offerings

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.