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| 3 | ->''"If you can write it, I can be it."'' |
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| 5 | Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress and screenwriter, whose career spanned five decades and included more than 200 film credits. |
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| 7 | Black began her acting career in the 1960s on the New York stage and in television before landing her first major film roles in ''Film/EasyRider'' (1969), ''Film/FiveEasyPieces'' (1970), and ''Film/{{The Great Gatsby|1974}}'' (1974); her performances in the latter two earned her UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe Award}}s for Best Supporting Actress, with ''Five Easy Pieces'' also garnering her an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination. Other films she appeared in during the '70s include ''[[Film/{{Airport}} Airport 1975]]'' (1974); Creator/RobertAltman's ''Film/{{Nashville}}'' (1975); Creator/JohnSchlesinger's ''Literature/TheDayOfTheLocust'' (1975), which earned her a third Golden Globe nomination; and Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/FamilyPlot'' (1976). |
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| 9 | In 1975 and 1976 respectively, Black appeared in Dan Curtis's cult horror films ''Film/TrilogyOfTerror'' and ''Film/BurntOfferings''; this would lead to her starring in a variety of horror films through the 1980s and '90s, as well as writing her own screenplays, before her appearance in Music/RobZombie's ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' (2003) cemented her status as a cult horror icon. Black continued appearing in several low-profile films throughout the early [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]], as well as working as a playwright, prior to being diagnosed with ampullary cancer in 2010; she succumbed to the disease in August 2013. |
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| 12 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
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| 15 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 16 | * ''Film/EasyRider'' (1969) as Karen |
| 17 | * ''Film/FiveEasyPieces'' (1970) as Rayette Dipesto |
| 18 | * ''Film/DriveHeSaid'' (1971) as Olive |
| 19 | * ''Film/AGunfight'' (1971) as Jenny Simms |
| 20 | * ''Literature/PortnoysComplaint'' (1972) as Mary Jane Reid |
| 21 | * ''Film/LittleLauraAndBigJohn'' (1973) as Laura |
| 22 | * ''Theatre/{{Rhinoceros}}'' (1974) as Daisy |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{The Great Gatsby|1974}}'' (1974) as Myrtle Wilson |
| 24 | * ''[[Film/{{Airport}} Airport 1975]]'' (1974) as Nancy Pryor |
| 25 | * ''Film/TrilogyOfTerror'' (1975) as Julie[=/=]Millicent Larimore[=/=]Therese Larimore[=/=]Amelia |
| 26 | * ''Literature/TheDayOfTheLocust'' (1975) as Faye Greener |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{Nashville}}'' (1975) as Connie White |
| 28 | * ''Film/FamilyPlot'' (1976) as Fran |
| 29 | * ''Film/BurntOfferings'' (1976) as Marion Rolf |
| 30 | * ''Film/CapricornOne'' (1978) as Judy Drinkwater |
| 31 | * ''Film/KillerFish'' (1979) as Kate Neville |
| 32 | * ''Film/CutAndRun'' (1985) as Karin |
| 33 | * ''Film/InvadersFromMars1986'' as Linda Magnuson |
| 34 | * ''[[Film/ItsAlive It's Alive III: Island of the Alive]]'' (1987) as Ellen Jarvis |
| 35 | * ''Film/MirrorMirror1990'' as Susan Gordon |
| 36 | * ''Film/ZappedAgain'' (1990) as Substitute Teacher |
| 37 | * ''Film/RubinAndEd'' (1991) as Rula |
| 38 | * ''Film/ChildrenOfTheNight'' (1991) as Karen Thompson |
| 39 | * ''Film/ThePlayer'' (1992) [[AsHimself as Herself]] |
| 40 | * ''Film/ChildrenOfTheCornIVTheGathering'' (1996) as June Rhodes |
| 41 | * ''Film/TheIndependent'' (2000) {{as Herself}} |
| 42 | * ''Film/{{Soulkeeper}}'' (2001) as Magnificent Martha |
| 43 | * ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' (2003) as Mother Firefly |
| 44 | * ''Film/RepoChick'' (2009) as Aunt de la Chasse |
| 45 | * ''Film/SomeGuyWhoKillsPeople'' (2011) as Ruth Boyd |
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| 48 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 49 | * ''Series/TheFBI'' (1 episode, 1967) as Lorraine Chapman |
| 50 | * ''Series/TheBigValley'' (1 episode, 1967) as Clara |
| 51 | * ''Series/{{The Invaders|1967}}'' (1 episode, 1967) as Claudia Stone |
| 52 | * ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' (1 episde, 1968) as Elaine Tate |
| 53 | * ''Series/Adam12'' (1 episode, 1968) as Susan Decker |
| 54 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2 episodes, 1976–81) {{as Herself}} (Host) |
| 55 | * ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' (2 episodes, 1985–87) as Sea Witch[=/=]Interviewee |
| 56 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1986) as Dr. Sylvia Dunn |
| 57 | * ''Series/MiamiVice'' (1 episode, 1989) as Helen Jackson |
| 58 | * ''Series/InTheHeatOfTheNight'' (1 episode, 1993) as Carla Ray |
| 59 | * ''Series/{{Profiler}}'' (1 episode, 1998) as Evie Long |
| 60 | * ''Series/PartyOfFive'' (1 episode, 1998) as Doreen Jablonsky |
| 61 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' (1 episode, 2003) as Vera Morgan |
| 62 | * ''Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob'' (1 episode, 2010) as Jennifer |
| 63 | [[/folder]] |
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