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The Karen Carpenter Story

"She'd only just begun... and suddenly it was over."

Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard Carpenter and the Carpenter family.

Top Cast

  • Cynthia Gibb

    Cynthia Gibb

    Karen Carpenter

  • Mitchell Anderson

    Mitchell Anderson

    Richard Carpenter

  • Peter Michael Goetz

    Peter Michael Goetz

    Harold Carpenter

  • Michael McGuire

    Michael McGuire

    Sherwin Bash

  • Lise Hilboldt

    Lise Hilboldt

    Lucy

  • Kip Gilman

    Kip Gilman

    David Lattimer

  • Richard Minchenberg

    Richard Minchenberg

    Joe Osborn

  • Scott Burkholder

    Scott Burkholder

    Ted

  • Louise Fletcher

    Louise Fletcher

    Agnes Carpenter

Overview

Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard Carpenter and the Carpenter family.

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Rhea lives with her tight-knit multigenerational family. After her mother’s death, she has been her father’s emotional rock, and her life revolves around her family’s restaurant, her eclectic group of friends, and her after-school coding club. Everything changes when she falls for aspiring DJ Max and a long lost passion for music is reignited. Rhea discovers that she has a natural gift for creating beats and producing music that blends her Indian heritage, but must find the courage to follow her true inner talent.

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