Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

43 mins | Drama, Animation, Music | April 30, 1988

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

43 mins | Drama, Animation, Music | April 30, 1988

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Iced Tea Productions
Original title Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Directors Todd Haynes
Writers Cynthia Schneider, Todd Haynes

Cast

Merrill Gruver

as Karen (voice)

Michael Edwards

as Richard (voice)

Melissa Brown

as Mother (voice)

Rob LaBelle

as Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Cynthia Schneider

as Dionne Warwick (voice)

Todd Haynes

as Todd Donovan

Bruce Tuthill

as Narrator (voice)

Gwen Kraus

as Narrator (voice)

Nannie Doyle

as Cherry Boone

Larry Kole

as Announcer

Richard Nixon

as (archive footage) as himself

Ronald Reagan

as (archive footage) as himself