"She'd only just begun." 10 February 2023 Factual 99 mins
Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.
Watch the official Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection 2023 trailer in HD below.
Karen Carpenter as Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter as Self (archive footage)
Olivia Newton-John as Self (archive footage)
Cynthia Gibb as Self
Suzanne Somers as Self
Kristin Chenoweth as Self
Belinda Carlisle as Self
Carol Burnett as Self
Cubby O'Brien as Self
Carnie Wilson as Self
Randy Martin Director
Chuck Brown Editor
Randy Schmidt Writer
Brad Osborne Editor
Carnie Wilson Executive Producer
Randy Schmidt Producer
Andy Streitfeld Executive Producer
Osman Tello Director of Photography
Paul Ellison Editor
Brad Osborne Producer
United States 08 July 2024
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