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Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-02-10
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Time: 1h 39m
She'd only just begun.
Overview:
Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $100,000.00
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Movie: Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
Top 10 Billed Cast
Karen Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John
Self (archive footage)
Cynthia Gibb
Self
Suzanne Somers
Self
Kristin Chenoweth
Self
Belinda Carlisle
Self
Carol Burnett
Self
Cubby O'Brien
Self
Carnie Wilson
Self
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