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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

"The brand new… All new"

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Top Cast

  • Merrill Gruver

    Merrill Gruver

    Karen (voice)

  • Michael Edwards

    Michael Edwards

    Richard (voice)

  • Melissa Brown

    Melissa Brown

    Mother (voice)

  • Rob LaBelle

    Rob LaBelle

    Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

  • Cynthia Schneider

    Cynthia Schneider

    Dionne Warwick (voice)

  • Todd Haynes

    Todd Haynes

    Todd Donovan

  • Bruce Tuthill

    Bruce Tuthill

    Narrator (voice)

  • Gwen Kraus

    Gwen Kraus

    Narrator (voice)

  • Nannie Doyle

    Nannie Doyle

    Cherry Boone

Overview

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Rating

7.0 / 10
63 Reviews
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