July 15, 1987
43 minutes
DramaMusicAnimation
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
Trailer
Cast
Merrill Gruver
(Karen (voice))
Michael Edwards
(Richard (voice))
Melissa Brown
(Mother (voice))
Rob LaBelle
(Dad / Mr. A&M (voice))
Cynthia Schneider
(Dionne Warwick (voice))
Todd Haynes
(Todd Donovan)
Bruce Tuthill
(Narrator (voice))
Gwen Kraus
(Narrator (voice))
Nannie Doyle
(Cherry Boone)
Larry Kole
(Announcer)
Joanne Barrett
(Self-Singer)
Michele Manenti
(Michelle Hoyt, Musician)
Moira McCarty
((voice))
Richard Nixon
(Self (archive footage))
Ronald Reagan
(Self (archive footage))
